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Intro

Rocksteady

Slower descendant of ska. Said to be the result of a hot summer in 1966 and the subsequent need for more relaxed dance music. Like ska, rocksteady features skanking offbeat rhythms and horns, but its perceived tempo is nearly half that of ska, due to a slower harmonic rhythm and lower density of rhythmic events. The slower rhythm creates more space for vocalists and musicians to be melodically expressive. Rocksteady later politicized and spiritualized into reggae.

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Parents	Reggae	Features an offbeat staccato feel, halftime one drop drum grooves, and socially conscious lyrics. Influenced by mid-century American R&B and jazz, Jamaican ska, and traditional Jamaican music such as mento. Emerged in Jamaica, particularly around Kingston, in the late 1960s. Notable artists include Bob Marley and the Wailers, Toots and the Maytals, and Count Ossie.
Belongs to AVS	avs:SubGenre	A Type of SubGenre.

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