Reggae rock

Reggae rock
Stylistic origins	Reggae reggae fusion ska rocksteady rock
Cultural origins	Late 1970s Jamaica, North America and Europe
Typical instruments	Bass drums guitar brass instrument sampler keyboard
Derivative forms	2 Tone ska punk
Other topics
Third wave ska List of reggae musicians

Reggae rock is a subgenre of reggae fusion and rock music that primarily uses the genres reggae, rock and ska. The term "reggae rock" has been used to categorize bands like The Police, Sublime, Sublime with Rome, Pepper, Slightly Stoopid, The Expendables, Iration, the Dirty Heads, Rebelution, 311 and, to some extent, heavier bands such as Fishbone and Bad Brains. The somewhat related term "ragga metal" has been used to describe bands that combine metal and ragga, such as Dub War, Skindred and Zeroscape. Reggae rock found its rise in popularity in the 1990s in Long Beach, California, with the band Sublime. The genre has lately found a boost in popularity with the 2010 song "Lay Me Down" by the Dirty Heads featuring Rome Ramirez from Sublime with Rome, which peaked at number 1 on both the US Billboard Alternative Songs and Rock Songs charts.^[1][2]

See also

• List of reggae rock artists

References

1. "Dirty Heads – Alternative Songs Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
2. "Dirty Heads – Rock Songs Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 17 February 2013.

External links

• JamsSpace.com
• MusicBailout.net
• The Pier Magazine
• Surf Roots