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Jamaica and Reggae experienced a big transition after the destabilization of the country. As guns flooded the island and profits from the cocaine trade skyrocketed, the music moved from a message of love and black liberation to songs of vanity and consumerism. As the content of the music changed, the method of making the music changed. Producers were no longer using live musicians but computers resulting in a Digital Era.
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[@gratefulkm]

Its how cocaine destroys everything everywhere really

[@drummer78]

Kevin Mannix This

[@Luiz.Campos]

Wise words!

[@babylonsmostwanted8406]

Reggae is not dead and it never died...Virgin Islands brought new life to the genre and culture from the late 80s and early 90s. It’s always been there, even if it’s behind the scenes. Maybe the Jamaican reggae scene turned more dancehall and slack but there have always been those keeping the torch lit. Peace from 🇵🇷

[@topasioo]

Puerto Rican follow hip hop

[@melodysouljahrootsdubpress5539]

Reggae never died full stop. All the way through, we have it inna England.

[@ROYWONDEROFF]

Jah Shaka as wel as others in UK revived Sound System in UK and therefor the sound of Roots, Rock, Reggea

[@l.ronhubbard5445]

I am American and i was introduced to Reggae music by a band called Sublime. Sublime sparked an interest in Reggae music in a whole nation of youth and there are now many bands who have followed in their footsteps. I don't know what Jamaicans think of Sublime, but i beg you, please give them a listen. They have helped spread Reggae across the planet. Now the whole world is in love with music from Jamaica

[@TheRealRevelation]

Art imitates life. Life imitates art.

[@johnr8820]

I’m from America and so many of my friends love reggae, rocksteady, and early dub and all the positive messages and feeIing it had

[@beatstreetmedia]

Kill reggae is a stretch. I think it's important to note that Jamaican popular music has always evolved since the spread of mento in the 50s. Pair new instruments and phonographic dissemination to the mix and you'll see how we would have progressed into 'Jamaican rhythm and blues', nyahbingi, ska, rocksteady and reggae. No one genre ruled for long, we always moved to the next sound. The Casio MT40 helped to shape the roots of digital dancehall, it did not demolish reggae. The demise of several reggae artistes came because of drugs, yes, but most importantly, poor money management. Many of the producers ripped off the singers who were more preoccupied with being a star than securing royalties. As a result, many of them fell to the wayside. Reggae still has its place, but the sound has evolved into what some may call reggae revival, while others label it one beat music. The genre library has to evolve in order for the music industry to grow, which is why we've been at a standstill for the past 30 years, because we've done a poor job updating it and marketing it...which is how Koffee's 'one beat' EP could easily be labelled as reggae by the Grammy committee, because we've yet to properly update the world on our new sound.

[@matthewdeward1984]

probably the most accurate reply ive read

[@markb5478]

This was a Excellent Topic and discussion of the Changing in the reggae music over the years that people don’t understand. But good to see being talked about. It something that should get more attention. Would like to hear a part 2.

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[@SoundBankzRec]

I make music digitally and it’s not our fault most of the live music players don’t grow more youths to learn the instruments..me personally wish I had the opportunity to learn it but most ghetto youths like myself can’t afford live instruments..we use what we have..the elders gonna forever be the foundation.

[@jmarvosa6x3]

Elder no teach the youth, but sure sing about doing so.

[@jamesryan3059]

Many sounds all over the world stayed playing conscious roots reggae music all the while, the sniff cocaine and shake ya booty dancehall thing is a different phenomenon imo. I want to hear and feel something Godly when I listen to reggae music. Bless up all the musicians and sounds who kept the fire burning.

[@Fintan33]

very crucial video, well done for making this!

[@rasmarcusdubwise1396]

I always digging fo the past reggae..

[@AlainCarAudioManiac]

VERY INTERESTING DOCUMENTARY! Thanks! BLESS

[@rymeyflow947]

we need more !!! respect good work !

[@razakza]

I went to school in Cape Town, South Africa. Reggae was important to us. In 1980, reggae was still excellent. Dub music coming from Scientist for example, was great! However, by 1984, the music coming from Jamaica was crap. By the time Jamaica started pushing out "artists" like Shabba, I dissociated. I wanted nothing to do with that non-reggae bull. I focussed only on the seventies and early eighties stuff. Fortunately, there is now a return to real reggae and I'm happy about that. The music now doesn't necessarily come from Jamaica, but maybe they'll catch up again one day.

[@ma_deem]

But Shabba is a great contributor to Hiphop kulture! What I like about the original reggae vibe is that the music in the room had to be co-signed by multiple skilled musicians. So the music had to be significant to multiple people before leaving the studio. That is one of the elements that made it so recognisable to the human experience.

[@RockwellJunya]

Shabba's album "Best Baby Father" is a classic! The bass on that album is boss!

[@razakza]

@@RockwellJunyaWas it reggae?

[@chifu101]

@@razakza Google it

[@razakza]

@@chifu101 Just tell us...

[@jimmyandtheresurrection7247]

Reggae no dead. Is the people dead. They'll soon have to return to the kings music in a hurry. See what's happening in the world today? JUDGEMENT!!!

[@jamesmcbride3855]

Yes I the Earth vex

[@TheTruth-kd7zs]

Powerful statement bless brother so true

[@TheTruth-kd7zs]

@StevieEthereal 528hz brother am half Irish white my dad Jamaica black. Iv seen the hath on both sides of all colour and race. One thing about the root of the people's music it brings souls together with no body form just energy love that's why Bob Marley was lover by the people and his name lives on power the people of yah blessings and love brother's and sisters

[@rymeyflow947]

@@TheTruth-kd7zs you are absolutly right but jamaicans have been giving their all and the reward is very low the message of reggae reach the world and leave jamaica in worst shape than ever before and now men like i never knew tv are reflecting and finding out where we went wrong. And the bigger picture is reggae is always fighting to free jah people and promoting independends from the colonial systeme but now its just a music genre in the systeme ruined by those who only live for their own profit so the same forces that reggae was fighting are corruping it !

[@jimmyandtheresurrection7247]

Rymey flow you're so right bro. Its intentional. They promote dunce hall music cause it represent their agenda to fight reggae music. Dunce hall music does not motivate the soul of man. Only the body. Man's lower nature. But as tosh say. How long can you keep a good man down

[@Krytikalmass]

Autotune is killing our music right now.

[@Meriamen]

No auto tune is fucked up

[@JHAVA]

Auto tune is a tool made simply to help you sing in the key of beat...how u use the tool is up to you

[@enduser63]

@@JHAVA pitch control,and enhances one note to a preset chord, I laugh every time I hear it because I used it once,great for parody

[@africangodman6145]

I agree, I want to hear excellent vocals with an excellent mic.

[@jar303]

Modern reggae with autotune is shite.

[@darcebader2126]

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[@NoSkyLarking888]

Bless up! You should interview Joe Lickshoot! Keep the fire blazing!!! Enjoy your content.

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[@brokenpsylens7938]

Great video!

[@TheSKULLSandBONES]

Strong Reasoning! Great video editing.

[@largiemiltondyer3554]

Keep doing the good work my brothers this is magnificent to tell the truth it's absolutely significant to youths of today to know there history jah guide and protect both of you one perfect love ❤❤❤❤

[@dongargon763]

Technology changed all music not just Jamaican music and the youth don’t wanna do what the last generation did ,it’s progression

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[@pinncok3344]

You guys did very good work on this piece I've always said that for many many years. It was dancehall music that destroyed Jamaica Society completely obliterated Jamaica at one of the most peaceful and decent societies on Earth that everyone marveled about and they have completely destroyed it in 30 years I think you guys did very good work wish we could get majority of the people to see this type of video get this type of message I honor you for the work that you have done

[@Maglorirecords]

Great message the Jamaica modern producers need to know our culture

[@jojogatuna]

Blessed love Aurtachi

[@jahtea7849]

"There was the Casio MT40" -shows didgeridoo.

[@brittanysrecordshop3991]

JahTea I saw that to lol

[@regalroyallevi157]

Upfull reasoning! The infiltration of Reggae music which is the King's music was deliberately done in my opinion to distract the people from RAS TAFAR I.. When the heartbeat was taken from the Akete drum and put to the electricity sound it became freaky.🎸🥁🎹🎺🎚🎤🎧🎺🎼🎵🎶🔊🔊🔊🎵

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[@sarahjah1472]

I was shocked fi true .. nuff artists use it on the low JAH GUIDE OUR PEOPLE

[@jamesmcbride3855]

Yes I Jah guide and protect

[@arrowseventific]

Interesting

[@archgoldbranchkawaza6146]

reggae music lives

[@azimuthenigma6621]

Reggae was always built on economics first and foremost. Look at how dub was created; to save money. By putting a "Version" on the B-Side instead of investing in a new recording session. Everything is about economics, thats how and why the music evolve into digital.

[@RobertCarvalhoUK]

Azimuth Coordinator True dat but how great is Dub

[@talawa777]

Azimuth Coordinator True dat. !!!

[@justakaduppy]

The casio MT-40 has a distinctive sound just like the TR 808 bass kick the makers had no idea how it would be used in such an experimental way until after the fact (MT-40 basically toy keyboard and TR 808 drum machine so a drummer wasn't always needed to practice and midi also was a revolutionary concept ) .. digital recording VS analogue different sounds but hand in hand you can make magic it's all about vibe and enjoying the evolution forward and celebrating all sounds in my opinion if certain people don't like the sound of the mt-40 fairplay but it didn't kill reggae as reggae has loads of flavours to choose from one sound can't kill reggae

[@melodysouljahrootsdubpress5539]

I don't think Reggae music will ever die. And it's influence is everywhere. One love

[@DJahriLionfish]

GREAT TUNES will live on no matter who/how they try to flip it.

[@sunrah4469]

This is a CRUCIAL lesson. Anyone was truly loved reggae can remember when the sound shifted from great bands like the roots radics and Sly & robbie to the synth sound of Steely & Cleavie. Once that happened the spirit of the music died.

[@matthewdeward1984]

Absolutely Culture and the Deejays, Roots,. Gladiators. could not agree more

[@spoonbred]

Same with soul music and rap in the USA. 60-80's legendary tunes. 90's-present, mostly synthesized JUNK.

[@FIXTREME]

That's a pretty stout statement, leaving the 80's out of *synthesized junk*

[@mellow_keys8618]

THANK YOU

[@alfredbaxter1061]

The old reggae was more talented

[@Fintan33]

more spiritual and natural and no gangsta persona just love, nothing compares, dont think it will change back

[@Fintan33]

the producers were jah godly. lee scratch for example.. other worldly

[@mjstecyk]

oldhead judging youth without fully understanding them, what else is new

[@GOLDMYNDMUSIC]

Very very information video. I think the title is a bit misleading though should more be the "Evolution of Music or Journey of Music" my opinion but good story thou. I am definitely gonna watch the full Jose wale interview.

[@jamiami3804]

Most Americans think dance hall is reggae, Jamaicans recognize them as two different things. It's like rap and R&B. He's talking about dance hall called DJ in Jamaica which is what rap spring from.

[@davidpilon38]

Reggae is alive and thriving. More relevant than a handful of your favorite rappers and all else as well.

[@ruffasimon6262]

Yes I will say that the frequency definently changed which changed the vibe still. Still long live the Real.

[@richieblingas8606]

Respect Wayne smith RIP Sleng Teng riddim will never die

[@psalm5187]

back in 1984/85 a whole album of sleng teng was released in London.....Tippa did a tune call sleng teng finish areddy !.... something was wrong from time....

[@MentalPistol]

@@psalm5187 proof?

[@psalm5187]

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[@psalm5187]

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[@MentalPistol]

@@psalm5187 i misread your comment. What did you mean when you said something was wrong from those days? Thanks fi the Tippa Ire tune too, adi fus time mi ear dat.

[@RootsahdiRoots]

Peace. The change was definitely a difficult experience. I guess those who never knew the foundation will never know. Such a beautiful music coming from the heart soul and culture, being watered down to a fetish. Hope and pray new artists such as yourself can always keep to the foundation. Respect and Love. African postman. The Burning Spear lives. Rastafari.

[@StuSiney]

You can make a riddim on anything. As long as it sounds good , no problems

[@lengmuzik6333]

Good reasoning 👍🏽

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[@wadewilliams1892]

Fantastic documentary 👀👀🪐💥

[@irielion3748]

2 salty guys, no facts only opinions.

[@ryrilo5078]

Blaming the Casio is like saying 5G is the sole contributor of CoVid 19.

[@boricua2486]

What is the video clip at the 319 mark. That digareedoo is awesome

[@kenmonrose517]

DJ Tonto irie

[@SuperSupacoop]

Respect due to your channel bredda, content's usually on point. Not this time tho. Not accurate at all. The history, timeline, and fyi while sleng teng was a gamechanger, it didnt replace anybody or was an alternative to reggae or musicianship.

[@poppajaro]

Nice video.... although some of your timelines are incorrect....which muddies up some of the points you were trying to make. Technology changed the world and will continue to do so. Such is life.

[@cosmicwisdom999]

I was here...

[@andchat6241]

I think it's worth considering the effect not just in finance & politics that the U S & other countries played - everybody took so much from JA- Sound Systems /clash, Deejays/toasters ,the version(remix) & the look & style that vocalists had to compete not just with each other but the Detroit house ,NY R&b ,the U.K. fastchat styles etc....that you didn't know what Country something was recorded in - a few years before you knew a Studio One, Black Ark or Junjo/Roots Radics track on its first (down)beat....

[@JosueRodriguezTonUpBoy]

Broooo I’ve been wondering about this

[@beatworldrecords6080]

Crucial.

[@LADYG-gl1jx]

Peter Tosh said long time that many producers have no musical talents

[@MentalPistol]

Sensing a vibes is a talent.. and i say that as a multi instrumentalist. Nuff man could play an instrument but dat no mean dem could make good music.

[@onetwothree1201]

Peter Tosh was a true legend

[@andchat6241]

Lady G...true many 'producers' pay for a session & musicians - & then sell the music to 'big label'...but Peter Tosh at least worked with some of the best producers (& arrangers) at Studio One, Lee 'scratch' Perry ,Leslie Kong....his music eventually suffered in quality mostly due to signing with 'bigger labels'- Island ,Virgin,Rolling Stones inc,

[@andchat6241]

Tosh was a great talent ...but he never took responsibility for the music of his that was not good-

[@LADYG-gl1jx]

And Chat 🤣🤣🤣 and I guess bob Marley did? Get out of here 🤣

[@ZEEWASNEVERLAST]

When they poison the music they poison the minds. Give thanks for sharing this reasoning. Bless!

[@dissident_media]

Reggae evolved. Things like albums were concepts that record companies invented. Now music is completely democratised. Any one person who want to make a tune can do it on there own.

[@hypocriteorchestra]

Ask a Jamaican youth if they know Delroy Wilson, or Cluet Johnson... Them don't know it seen? Now ask an American or European youth into Jamaican music and they do... What's really the problem here? It's it the fact of devalued culture? What about the roots revival? Be wise young man, be honest Jamaican youth have forgotten the roots and origins...

[@katarockretrosundays9082]

This reasoning needs a part 2

[@andchat6241]

Yes ...I think it's a big one - & a lot of strong views..

[@MrSimZOldSchoolRev]

Computer music was another choice, not everyone can afford a band... variety is the spice of life, I love both and computers have allowed a poor man to do a ting and be creative. As for cocaine - bun dat, devil tings. Peace

[@applecandyfolks7979]

variety is the spice of life but lack intelligence is the death pf black peple. ALWAYS KNOW YOUR SPACE, the islland was too snall, pusing only one genre so how the hell you can be pushing a change in instrument outting people out of job just to get into the mood when all you did was incorporate the sound of rock music to reggae, its the same thing that reach rap music, when it started it was unique, rich, authentic, but then the run dmc, and other came in the 80s looking and sounding like rock stars dressing the same way. now hip hop is owned by white jewish people who are the movers putting and signing destructive people to push destructive contenct music and lifestyle of lean, molly, percocet, alcohol

[@dannyhughes2680]

Computer software captures the heart, many time's over and beyond...

[@vitahealth.2372]

Nuff teachings here.

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[@dfpguitar]

very refreshing to hear an intellectual /history piece on KZbin made by someone other than white men with four university degrees. By the way I own a Casio MT and never knew this history. I would love to ask you a few detailed questions about Jamaican culture and identity if you have a contact email/number

[@patkelly8309]

Stick it up on ebay mate

[@richiedon9133]

nonetheless I love digital reggae,. it's part of the evolution..like many things in life, evolving

[@onetwothree1201]

The main reason for the death of reggae is because Peter Tosh does not get the respect he deserves, he suffered police brutality for the genre, he was jailed for the genre, he was assassinated for the genre. He is the real king of reggae he was, he is, he will forever be

[@glendoncodling1012]

PETER TOSH Killed because politician policeman did like his powerful presentation.his music was about people

[@jamiejamie8785]

Fire blaze what u sayin ..... irie 😂

[@keriesenpereira3587]

Watching from Antigua #268

[@juggybabuvloglife5133]

Az it waz in the beginning, so it shall be!!

[@johnjohnny1822]

NOTHING IS GREATER THEN LIVE MUSIC IT is absolutely what it looks like on the surface. BUT! Ive play drums for 25 years and also had a love for digital Audio. The joy i get from staying in the pocket while playing funk or blues reggae and jazz is exactly the same as i get from creating a good bass line and proper drums and have it SOUND like me and my brother jamming together, me on drums my brother playing bass The music in my head like every instrument in the band feels the same to me at least . . It's the convenience of being the rhythm section, singer composer in total creation. With a knowledge and understanding of the mpc its a mystical experience for user. Music has no form no color no identity. IT is the Identity and language of the universe. Down to core of itself it manifests though the listener.

[@LZ-dm8co]

I man agree wid di bredrin name Jimmy. Reggae Music never dead at all. Ah di people dem ah dead and dem need fi come outta dem lickle sleep and slumber. Like mi bredrin Bob Marley say, no man can stop the technological development of dis earth becah God give one of Noah sons di gift of technology. The problem ah di man within him own flesh. Him nuh know weh him ah deal wid...

[@scottphree1232]

you had quadrill,mento,ska,rock steady,reggae,roots ,and then came digital.To me Jammys (by accident) came with the next new sound form.But instead of creating another sound people ran with the same formula.

[@user-pp9bl5gr1n]

Jamaicans killing each other over 2 white politicians is the saddest shit ever

[@unity2BC]

Peace brothers ,,great to listen to the points regarding the change in culture is so true and relevant ,the way it appears to me in UK ,is many or most of the greats those who are promoting respect unity ,love etc ,have been seriously under represented ,,these days it seemed to begin in early mid 80, with the iniciatves ,promoting good reggae I believe it would be just a popular if not more so than sack in the day ,the message of good reggae has is what people need these days we just need the right foundation behind the artists ,🎼

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[@YungTrinidad407]

What's the super cat song around 17:30 seconds in ???

[@Bone_youtube_soft]

What a ride

[@tushyranx5860]

Msanii ni kioo cha jamii

[@kuntavibration3092]

Very good reasoning , thanks for the information

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[@Stewartchampion]

The digital recording explosion changed music world wide not just in Jamaica..that's the problem with alot of music these days it's missing that human touch and the feel and vibes ya get from mics and rooms

[@andrepontes2664]

Reggae is alive.. Better than ever... Listen produtions of russ disciple, ras muffet, nick Manasseh and you will see better than ever

[@SoundKillazMusicNetwork]

Computer riddim is NOT the order of the day King. Poverty is the order of the day. To have a studio to record a whole band and rehearsal takes as much money and organisation now as it did then. Even if you have the musicians the recording capabilities to record an entire band live takes a lot of resources. Not everyone has access to that.

[@INEVERKNEWTV]

Reality fyah. Economics is the source of the use of computers for most. But then you have those with the resources, who choose not to invest in putting out the highest quality product. Too many hustling the music. 👊🏿

[@SoundKillazMusicNetwork]

@@INEVERKNEWTV the Hustlers making it bad for the rest of us is 100% facts, but then the Chinese pretty much own reggae music (VP, Irie and Zip fm). It's good to see a black man building a platform and representing our point of view. Nuff respect. Keep up the good work 👑

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[@jeremiahhurley2513]

73 was when I heard some shots fired on Penso and Bryan street corner . The place was owned by mr Chin .

[@jeremiahhurley2513]

My bad , it was owned by mr Wong .

[@orvillecarnegie8950]

Reggae. Heartbeat of the nation cannot die.

[@cosmicsprings8690]

✨✨🌞✨✨🌸🌺🍄🌺🌸✨✨o ye of little faith, reggae is not Dead only sleeping ✨✨🌼🌺🌸🍄🌺🌸🌼✨✨the days of dance hall Ganga shall come again ✨✨✨

[@ryanwilliams7987]

Everything has it's place, but too much of one thing is good for nothing!.. And to keep and sustain an entire industry you have to continue to cultivate all of it for the passing of the torch to future generations, especially the players of instruments! 💯

[@uchoobe1876]

What's the name of that song at 17:18 ? It go hard asf

[@David_Smith]

That was a Super Cat free style

[@MrJHM]

Strictly Organic Rooooooooootsssssss

[@jameskerr9509]

Don't know about kill but it made significant changes and not all for the better

[@joanjovallblanca700]

what is the song and artist playing between minutes 1:00 and 1:40?

[@Tropicaya]

Burning Spear

[@irical100]

There are alot of challenges in the market today. Things cycle so quickly through and promotion is often not enough to break into the scene. There are alot of ones who now have the ability through home studio, to record professional sounding tracks, giving them an opportunity where may not have existed a generation ago. This tends to open up the market to many more artists working independently of record production companies which then of course changes the landscape of the listening field. It redefines the artist motivation and innovation. It also alters the quality of the field when novice artists -presummably millions of them - are unrestrained by talent scouting filters and bar-setting Though i may be hard to pin point how the changes manifest though it may be enough to simply look at the filters in creativity ie. from the production process to the attitude of today’s contemporary youth culture against the state of the world to see how we get the sound expressions of today. Punk music in the 70s for example, was an answer and repudiation of the privileged elitism of the society at large and at the same time a slap to the face of musically virtuosity seen also as a product of elitism. Emerging forms most often are just versions of existing forms, slightly modified to accomodate signatures from the group doing the inventing. This might make something interesting sounding (like reggae which took some cues from American music) or it may weaken the sound/power that the original form produced. Crossover is a thing that fits the latter category. It breaches the boundary which had been set in the establishment of the parent form. So how could a weak replica of reggae or reggae crossover be holding so much traction with fans and gentrifying/confusing the industry? There are two contributing elements which i've determined to be on some level, swaying the market for reggae First - and this is surely not just a problem for reggae - slack music/mediocrity has always taken centerstage and conscious music/quality has always been on the margin with few exceptions. This is a statement about the state of humanity trough eons of time and generations as a whole. Sad but true that the popular masses love folly more than the truth, love ecstacy more than the joy of uprightness. So therefore if any musical artist comes singing about boobs or butts or Scooby Doo, we can expect them to hit the charts with a bullet. I heard Mutabaruka commentary on music’s downward slope on his CE radio show and I agree with him that it matches the vibe and character of the masses. They have become so desensitized to violence and corruption while having been turned out from CREATIVE JOY into uninspired, consumming homogenes. And within the current schools of even my favorite form: reggae music…has been affected by homogenization whereby most (too many for my taste) current, young artists sound nearly identical to one another in their delivery, in their mix. And EVERYTHING nowadays sounds like Protools production; tinty, glassy, flatly compressed and loud. Hardly anyone anymore is concerned as much with signature sound when it comes to the way a song or album or studio production could be distinguished and also subtle stylistic changes in the instrumentation of the music with the modern approach being more strait forward and no particular players standing out like before with man like Sly and Robbie or Roots Radics. You may hear this across genres but I suspect there is more blandness with these elements going on in contemporary reggae than in others. I think it is so readily apparent in reggae to me because reggae is a very particular feel unlike for instance rock music's feel. I don’t mean that rock is without it's particulars; rock music has a feel yes, but to acheive that feel does not really take nearly as much of a nuanced approach to get that familiar bang sound that rock typifies. Nuances are very important in reggae transcendance in my view. Its not just a snare sidestick landing with a kick one drop style nor a syncopated chop rhythm on the guitar, nor a organ “bubble”. IMO, The more one distills the music to these core characteristics without some mindfulness of other , the less expressive and therefore the less compelling the music becomes Another utility kind of element which is not discussed is something I see as a sort of catch 22 for Jamaican reggae these days; it is the not-so-obvious factor which has occured over time from the golden years of reggae (1970s) and is a clincher when talking about popularity and commercial success. A hint lies in a question: What are the performance elements that Bob Marley, Burning Spear, Dennis Brown, Black Uhuru, and EVERY other artist from that era possessed that virtually disappeared from reggae with later artists such as the great Capelton and Sizzla and most jamaican artists since then? It’s the vocal approach (and BTW these comments are certainly NOT to complain or support a negative consensus, just an observation of one that has come to my attention from voices of the non-caribbean listening audience at large): To sing in thick Patois or not to, this is the point which directly confronts the Jamaican Artist who struggles to maintain relevancy in a now, for better or worse, full-grown multinational field of representation. To put it in the form of an answer to the question I posed about BM and B Spear, D. Brown - man like that always did their thing with “enough” english that could be sung along with by nations who were hungry for reggae’s message. I have to repeat that: THEIR THING that could be sung along with by the nations. (and this ABSOLUTELY is a consensus that I have heard repeated over and over again by the traditionally largest purchasers of reggae music: white people. Even the children of the white people who were attending reggae concerts in the 1970s and early 80s). That approach by those earlier artists gave away to this now all-pervasive thick patois singer/sing-jay approach. It is delivering Jamaican music proudly as a Jamaican without the acknowledgement that the world at large of generations new to reggae would be strained to be able to translate the patois, much less sing along with it. If they do learn to sing along, catch likkle patois fe go sound out wit dem voice, it becomes seen as just another appropriation of Jamaican culture. This is the hard irony of the whole vibe right now and all of the pro-jamaican advocacy by cultural conservationists, I do not believe it will suffice to alieviate this problem of dropped popularity/record sales Of course it is anathema for most revolutionaries to consider having to cater to white musical sensibilities. At the same time, as commendable as it is to sacrifice sales for principle and identity, in this analysis it may be a miss to complain about the market without being aware of this qualitative element for which the artist has complete control. This problem should be no mystery. Speaking for the listening audience accountability, this is what humans do. They do what they automatically can and usually not much more. Don’t ask them to work for it by having to learn to decifer an unfamiliar articulation of words that is not common to them. By and large - and that is what we are talking about here, the masses, the global market - they won’t do it. Morgan Heritage and a few others have maintained a more english-sounding approach but for the most part, many artists go the heavy patois route and, for better or worse, it has repelled many reggae enthusiasts who prefer the older roots to contemporarary artists. It’s not all bad but IMO too many of the contemporaries are far too cookie-cutter to attract my ear; take a listen to ANY current singer out there using the patois sing-jay method. listen to their track and pick out the vocal harmony sections of each artist/song. It is virtually impossible to distinguish them from one another and it is almost as if they (always stylistically sounding like the same one man and two females) are the only voices in existence singing the same lines in every tune. Alot of overused 4 chord structure. It becomes predictable. I have to force myself to listen to stuff like that. If today’s reggae happened to be the point of origin of all reggae I would have not been attracted to it in quite the same way as from the foundational years. (This is not just with reggae; all other western pop music forms have also declined in the similar manner). Continued...

[@irical100]

continued.... So although personally I have my own likes and dislikes and/or musical critiques about contemporary reggae expressions and I am aware that to younger audiences my points may be irrelevant. Although mediocre as it is to me, It is just possible that the youths of today are simply not concerned with the finer points of musical detail. Perhaps the music has simply been comodified more so out of pure necessity to get food on the table and bills paid. Also they are coming in at a time when a barrage of commercial sounds and images have polluted the psyches which otherwise might favor creativity in expression. I actually have heard of one study which indicates that the more people are exposed to corporate logos, the less they appreciate beauty. Think about what that means! YES, I get all these reasons. I recognise too that I as an artist/enthusiast have no room or right to be overly critical. It is more important to be supportive in this time and in this described dimension of the state of affairs surrounding reggae. So again, all of this about the perceived change in the sound of reggae is just about basic market analyzation, a look at trends and an inspection of the driving factors. A side note to the main reasoning about reggae and culture but nevertheless, as everything is mired in systematics of this white supremacist world program, I feel that is worthy of mention if only for tactical purposes of navigating in such a field. Thanks for reafing and for posting this video Jayta

[@45revolver35]

8:45 smoke alarm battery alert

[@therealgodessisis]

"Blowing out another's candle won't make yours shine brighter." The devil delights in predicting the death of what we hold dear, but the internet has revolutionised reggea, we no longer depend on foreign owned industries to bring the music to us. The demand for concious lyrics rises from the people who now have power. We have made our choice. #reggealives

[@quay9115]

Can we all take a second to appreciate chronix, koffee and protoje. Up

[@judahboogiemix]

The fast pace started in England in the 70s

[@judahboogiemix]

Lots hypocrazy corruption and pollitricks got recording that says so

[@rasmarcusdubwise1396]

My crates Dem full of past REGGAE

[@irielion3748]

Crates are what dogs shit in.

[@rasmarcusdubwise1396]

@@irielion3748 well I got sum good dog shit

[@Pablopax4]

This is a similar argument that is being discussed across all genres of popular music, as an example, 70's rock bands were actually pretty funky, then came the click track/drum machine and the music lost it's human feel. 8o's funk turned out to be less funky and only the sampled 70's drum loop in hip hop saved the day.

[@David_Smith]

Lots of producers robbed those artists blind.

[@rujianchristford3423]

Reggae isnt dead bro it integrate it self with the other genres ppl it educate it self new generation new mix up bro big up reggae still my favorite music it still a roll model music 2 me cause Garnett silk still a me gener n still a rock me head on old school

[@doombrush]

It was on 666 I hit like before I even watch de ting 😀😀😂🤣😂🤣🔥🔥🔥

[@andchat6241]

Some fair points...but Jamaican music had constantly updated & evolved from early 60s to late 80s....the island has always produced a massive number of records/CDs/dub plates/specials/pre"s etc.....that eventually ideas run dry & 'Sleng Teng ' ,Jammies ,Volcano etc did sound great...in some ways Sly & Robbie played a part -becoming more 'electronic sounding' & a point between Dancehall & Ragga.....to go back to the 'warm Roots sound' wasn't possible as going back to Ska wasn't possible once 'rockers' & 'steppers' & the drum & bass dub was 'in'... tho saw Maxie (romeo) recent ,Eek a mouse & others & they still have something ....not all bad..