Ongoing History Daily: Why do we call it “reggae?”
First, Jamaica gave us ska. Then out of ska came reggae. Well, sort of. Reggae also descended from another form of Jamaican music called rocksteady, which itself has some DNA from R&B. The
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Ongoing History Daily: Why do we call it “ska?”
Chances are you know what ska music is. But where did it get that name? The ska sound first appeared in Jamaica in the 1950s as a blend of Dixieland, jazz,
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RIP dub great Lee “Scratch” Perry. He’s died at age 85.
Lee “Scratch” Perry was one of the most influential and at the same time one of the weirdest dudes to ever step into a recording studio. But his idiosyncracies are
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Random music for Saturday, January 2, 2021
In case you missed it, Dawn Wells–Mary Ann on Gilligan’s Island–died this week at the age of 82. COVID. On that cheery note, here’s music news for January 2, 2020.
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Random music news for Friday, November 30, 2018
It’s been a bad year for romaine lettuce, hasn’t it? I miss my caesar salads. Here’s some music news for November 30, 2018. Qobuz, a high-res streaming platform, is expanding. Not
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Garry Lowe, bassist for Big Sugar, dead at 65
Garry Lowe, bassist for legendary band Big Sugar, passed away Saturday, July 7, at the age of 65. He’d fought cancer for two years, privately, according to the band. Garry
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Why Do Singers Lose Their Accents When They Sing?
Outside of a few vowels, drawls and clipped consonants, almost all singers, regardless of their mother tongue or accent sound pretty much the same when it comes to Western pop
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Do You Run to Music? Avoid Reggae.
A group of boffins in Australia set to discover which music is best for jogging. They analyzed runners who listened to pop, metal, opera, classical and reggae as part of
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Spring forward, etc. Why is daylight saving time still a thing? Why do we bother when science says it’s a waste of time? (No pun intended.) And now, the music
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Science Says Dogs Love Reggae. But Which Songs Are Best?
Research boffins in Scotland are doing good work. They’ve determined that if dogs had a choice between five specific types of music, the one they prefer the most is reggae.
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Your Dog Loves Reggae. Science Says So.
Every dog owner has wondered what kind of music their animals love. Don’t lie. You know what I mean. My bull terriers seems to be pretty ecumenical when it comes
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