Reggae is based on ska, an earlier form of Jamaican pop music. Reggae employs a heavy four-beat rhythm with drums, bass guitar, electric guitar, and the “scraper,” a corrugated stick that is rubbed by a plain stick. It evolved with slower tempos and politicized lyrics addressing social and economic injustice.
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