Share your associations about Reggae music by

Matthew Holland

2024-12-07 23:27:14 UTC

When I worked at a smoothie shop for 6 months, since I was working alongside people of Jamaican heritage, I heard reggae in the background. I quite enjoyed the music so I used Shazam to figure out who recorded the songs. It happened to be someone named Dennis Brown. As I was listening to the music, I realized that it followed a slow rhythm and had a limited amount of chords playing. While jazz music uses countless chords to create its harmonic structure, reggae only uses two chords, because it gives more emphasis on its rhythms.

The best time of the year to hear reggae music in my opinion is at summer time. I always feel straight at home whenever I hear Bob Marley whether I am at the pool or on the boardwalk.

Dylan Ritzen

2025-04-22 14:54:56 UTC

When I was 10 or 11, my family went on a cruise, and one of the destinations was Jamaica. When we got off the boat, all over the area, people were playing reggae in the streets, and when we went into little shops, reggae was playing over the loudspeaker. Back then, I didn't appreciate what I was hearing, but now, as a music lover, I can look back and appreciate the sounds I was hearing.

Caleb Silver

2025-04-30 13:18:19 UTC

I myself have never experieced reggae at least with appreciation. Ive heard and listened to some songes, sure! Bob Marley, Peter Tosch the normal bunch. But I never actually "been exposed to it". Last year I really wanted to go watch the Bob Marley movie, but never got the chance unfortunately.

Michael Shearer

2025-05-02 14:10:20 UTC

I'll be entirely honest. My only association with reggae music that I can actually remember at all is what I've read and learned of in this class. Neither of my parents or their parents ever listened to reggae music, so it just wasn't something that I heard growing up.