Rastafari: The Spirit of Reggae
It could be said that reggae is the prayer-chant of a downtrodden soul. The music traces its beginnings to the community of Trenchtown, a ghetto in Kingstown, Jamaica. Reggae is a soulful blending of the traditional folk music of Jamaica as well as the American-influenced jazz and R&B. Many musicians claim to have coined the word "reggae," but whether their claims have basis is no longer important. What matters today is that reggae has become a lasting legacy of the "poor" people of Trenchto...
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