- Avion Blackman
- Barefoot Man
- Bob Marley
- Cedrick Luces
- Christafari
- Dennis Brown
- Eddie Lovette
- Gregory Isaacs
- Harry Belafonte
- Jimmy Cliff
- Johnny Nash
- Third World
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Reggae MIDI Files
Stylistically, reggae incorporates some of the musical elements of rhythm and blues (R&B), jazz, mento, calypso, African, and Latin American music, as well as other genres.
Reggae is played in 4/4 time because the symmetrical rhythmic pattern does not lend itself to other time signatures such as 3/4 time. One of the most easily recognizable elements is offbeat rhythms; staccato chords played by a guitar or piano (or both) on the offbeats of the measure, often referred to as the skank.
This rhythmic pattern accents the second and fourth beats in each bar and combines with the drum’s emphasis on beat three to create a unique sense of phrasing. The reggae offbeat can be counted so that it falls between each count as an “and” (example: 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and etc.) or counted as a half-time feel at twice the tempo so it falls on beats 2 and 4. This is in contrast to the way most other popular genres focus on beat one, the “downbeat”.
The tempo of reggae is usually slower than ska and rocksteady. It is this slower tempo, the guitar/piano offbeats, the emphasis on the third beat, and the use of syncopated, melodic bass lines that differentiate reggae from other music, although other musical styles have incorporated some of these innovations.
Harmonically the music is essentially the same as any other modern popular genre with a tendency to make use of simple chord progressions. Reggae sometimes uses the dominant chord in its minor form therefore never allowing a perfect cadence to be sounded; this lack of resolution between the tonic and the dominant imparts a sense of movement “without rest” and harmonic ambiguity. Extended chords like the major 7th (“Waiting in Vain” by Bob Marley) and minor 7th are used though suspended chords or diminished chords are rare. Minor keys are commonly used especially with the minor chord forms of the subdominant and dominant chord (for example in the key of G minor the progression may be played Gm – Dm – Gm – Dm – Cm – Dm – Cm – Dm). A simple progression borrowed from rhythm ‘n blues and soul music is the tonic chord followed by the minor supertonic chord with the two chords repeated continuously to form a complete verse (“Just My Imagination” by The Temptations C – Dm7).
The concept of “call and response” can be found throughout reggae music, in the vocals but also in the way parts are composed and arranged for each instrument. The emphasis on the “third beat” of the bar also results in a different sense of musical phrasing, with bass lines and melody lines often emphasizing what might be considered “pick up notes” in other genres.
This excerpt is from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reggae
Reggae is played in 4/4 time because the symmetrical rhythmic pattern does not lend itself to other time signatures such as 3/4 time. One of the most easily recognizable elements is offbeat rhythms; staccato chords played by a guitar or piano (or both) on the offbeats of the measure, often referred to as the skank.
This rhythmic pattern accents the second and fourth beats in each bar and combines with the drum’s emphasis on beat three to create a unique sense of phrasing. The reggae offbeat can be counted so that it falls between each count as an “and” (example: 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and etc.) or counted as a half-time feel at twice the tempo so it falls on beats 2 and 4. This is in contrast to the way most other popular genres focus on beat one, the “downbeat”.
The tempo of reggae is usually slower than ska and rocksteady. It is this slower tempo, the guitar/piano offbeats, the emphasis on the third beat, and the use of syncopated, melodic bass lines that differentiate reggae from other music, although other musical styles have incorporated some of these innovations.
Harmonically the music is essentially the same as any other modern popular genre with a tendency to make use of simple chord progressions. Reggae sometimes uses the dominant chord in its minor form therefore never allowing a perfect cadence to be sounded; this lack of resolution between the tonic and the dominant imparts a sense of movement “without rest” and harmonic ambiguity. Extended chords like the major 7th (“Waiting in Vain” by Bob Marley) and minor 7th are used though suspended chords or diminished chords are rare. Minor keys are commonly used especially with the minor chord forms of the subdominant and dominant chord (for example in the key of G minor the progression may be played Gm – Dm – Gm – Dm – Cm – Dm – Cm – Dm). A simple progression borrowed from rhythm ‘n blues and soul music is the tonic chord followed by the minor supertonic chord with the two chords repeated continuously to form a complete verse (“Just My Imagination” by The Temptations C – Dm7).
The concept of “call and response” can be found throughout reggae music, in the vocals but also in the way parts are composed and arranged for each instrument. The emphasis on the “third beat” of the bar also results in a different sense of musical phrasing, with bass lines and melody lines often emphasizing what might be considered “pick up notes” in other genres.
This excerpt is from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reggae
Dub Drops proudly announce their second in range of authentic Dub and Reggae beats that come supplied with mixed ready to drop loops and one shot samples collected into banks of 16 kit sounds ready mapped to your favourite drum samplers, complete with MIDI Grooves for a total flexible beat workout.
Since 1984 and till the present day, the Jamaican computer beats have been rocking the world, influencing urban music from Hip Hop to the UK club scene and riding it ruff over the pirate radio stations worldwide. From early digital Prince Jammy style beats to Major Lazer and Reggaeton it’s all represented in the new Ragga Drops series.
For the first time and made exclusive to Loopmasters a true Dance Hall, Ragga and Bashment beats collection programmed by Horseman and mixed by Prince Fatty hits the sample store featuring 10 rude beats with alt patterns, drops, breakdowns and percussion ranging from 81-97 Bpm plus all the separate single hits and midi patterns.
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Ragga Drops Vol1 features 10 Full Kits ranging from 81 to 97 BPM with multiple patterns per kit available as Sampler Patches + MIDI and also fully programmed up for FXpansion Geist performed by Horseman and Prince Fatty at Fatty Dub HQ using all the usual weapons of Dub Destruction!
In Detail expect to find 310Mb of 24Bit 44.1Khz Sounds and Loops including 10 Drum Kits (16 sounds per kit), 76 MIDI Grooves, 37 Ready Mixed Beats, and 131 Bonus Drum, Percussion and SFX sounds. This collection also features ready to play sampler patches for Kontakt, Halion, Geist, Nnxt, Kong, Exs24 and Sfz formats.
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