What is Rocksteady?

Rocksteady is a genre of music that came from Jamaica in the late 1960s. The following from Ska was a Rocksteady short -term style categorized by soulful singing and lyrics that were socially conscious. His music was also known for his prominent bass lines and floating, unconventional rhythms, while the lyrics were inspired by the advantage and disadvantage of the "Rude Boy" subculture in Kingston. There were many popular Rocksteady groups such as Melodians and Gaylades, and these groups set the basis for the style of music that later developed reggae.

During the end of the 1950s, a musical genre called ska was created. It came after the end of World War II in 1945, when the US Army was placed in Jamaica. During this period, the Jamaicas listened to American music, including rhythm and blues and American jazz. These styles, along with Jamaican folk music, called Mento , and the style of Trinidad and Tobago, called Calypso, influenced by the ska. Music was positive and fast and provenLa conversion of the rhythm of shuffle used in rhythm and blues. But how music in America began to change was also ska. American music has become slower and smoother and eventually Ska developed in Rockstead.

Despite its popularity, Rocksteady lasted only two years, from 1966 to 1968. During this time, Jamaica faced difficult circumstances with increasing poverty and unemployment. Many of his youth moved to the ghetto in Kingston and became delinquents known as "Rude Boys". The subculture of Rude Boy got into the texts of some songs that spoke about political and social injustices, and either favored or disagreed with the criminal and violent behavior of gross boys. However, the uniform songs were political, many of which were love songs largely influenced by the American soul by music.

Although the ska influenced rocksteady, it developed a sound that was compared to the slowand gentle. The bass lines were louder and the rhythms differed from the continuous rhythm of the piano and the guitar. Druming patterns also differed from ska and more emphasis was placed on the rhythm of "One Drop". Jamaican musicians called it "Afterbeat" and achieved it by playing a snare and bass drum together on the third rhythm.

Melodians and gaylades are only two of many popular groups during this time. In 1965, Melodians produced international hits called the Babylon Rivers and Sweet Sensation . Gaylades also created in 1965 and made songs including via The Rainbow; End and joy in the morning.

Until the end of the sixties, Rocksteady developed into a music genre called Reggae. This style is much decreased than ska and rocksteady and came with the introduction of organ mixing. Reggae has created many popular artists inspired by Jamaican culture and subculture, Bob Marley is most influential.