Reggae
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Stylistic origins:
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R&B, Jazz, Mento, Calypso, Nyabinghi drumming
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Cultural origins:
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1960s onwards, Jamaica, especially Kingston
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Typical instruments:
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Bass - Drums - Guitar - Organ - Piano - Brass - Melodica
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Mainstream popularity:
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1970s onwards, worldwide
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Subgenres
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Ska - Rocksteady - Roots reggae - Dub - Dub poetry - Dee jaying - Dancehall - Ragga - Raggamuffin
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Fusion genres
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Trip hop - Drum and bass
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National scenes
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African - UK - Japanese - Dutch - Fijian - New Zealand
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Other topics
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Jamaica - Rastafarianism - Haile Selassie - Marcus Mosiah Garvey
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