Rocksteady

Rocksteady is a music genre that originated in Jamaica around the mid-1960s, characterized by a slow tempo and a heavy bassline, acting as a bridge between the ska and reggae genres. The rhythm of rocksteady is smoother and more relaxed compared to the upbeat tempo of ska, with a focus on the off-beat or backbeat rhythm, usually played by the guitar or piano. The bass and drums take a more prominent role, carrying the melody and providing a solid groove. Rocksteady also incorporated more complex vocal harmonies, with lyrics often addressing love, social issues, and the Rastafarian movement. This genre laid the groundwork for the evolution of reggae, with artists and groups like The Heptones and The Skatalites at the forefront, infusing their music with the essence of the cultural and political landscape of Jamaica at the time.

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Al Campbell
Alton Ellis
Big Youth
Bradamon Band
Bulby York
Clancy Eccles
Clive Hunt
Cornell Campbell
Count Lasher
Count Owen
Dave Barker
David Emanuel
David Marley
Dawn Penn
Delano Stewart
Dennis Alcapone
Derrick Harriott
Derrick Morgan
Desmond Dekker
Don Drummond
Eddie Brown
Ernest Ranglin
Eternal Zion
Fred Locks
Giuliano Palma
Glen Brown
Halonai
His Calypsonians
Hortense Ellis
Hubert Porter
Hussla D
I-Roy
Jah T
Jarrett Donald
John Holt
Johnny Clarke
Johnny Nash
Johnny Nash
Junior Byles
Junior Delgado
Justin Hinds
Ken Parker
King Mar
Larry Marshall
Laurel Aitken
Leroy Smart
Lester Sterling
Linval Thompson
Lloyd Charmers
Lloyd Parks
Lloyd Robinson
Lone Ranger
Lord Composer
Lord Tanamo
Los Granadians del Espacio Exterior
Lymie Murray
MARLEY
Michael Prophet
Mystic Marley
Niney The Observer
One Blood
Prince Alla
Prince Buster
Prince Jammy
Prince Jazzbo
RASTA DINE
Reggae Revolution
Roland Alphonso
Roots Radics
Roy Shirley
Slim Smith
Soul Vendors
Stanley Beckford
Tafarri
Tapper Zukie
The Aggrovators
The Clarendonians
The Ethiopians
The Fantells
The Frightnrs
The Heptones
The Jamaican Calypsonians
The Jolly Boys
The Maytones
The Meditations
The Riddims
The Taxi Gang
The Techniques
The Upsetters
The Wanderers
The Wigglers
The Wrigglers
Ticklah
Tippa Lee
Travelers All Stars
Triston Palma
Wayne Jarrett
Winston Wright
YG Marley
Yabby You
YG Marley
Johnny Nash
Dawn Penn
David Marley
The Upsetters
Alton Ellis
The Frightnrs
John Holt
Linval Thompson
Giuliano Palma
The Ethiopians
Ernest Ranglin
Prince Buster
Junior Byles
The Heptones
Desmond Dekker
The Taxi Gang
Cornell Campbell
Derrick Harriott
Niney The Observer
Big Youth
The Aggrovators
Prince Jammy
Roots Radics
Yabby You
Laurel Aitken
Ken Parker
Derrick Morgan
Johnny Clarke
Reggae Revolution
The Techniques
Don Drummond
Al Campbell
Clive Hunt
Junior Delgado
Slim Smith
Tapper Zukie
Michael Prophet
Lloyd Charmers
Hortense Ellis
Justin Hinds
Prince Alla
Prince Jazzbo
Lord Tanamo
Travelers All Stars
Ticklah
Los Granadians del Espacio Exterior
Roland Alphonso
Lone Ranger
The Maytones
Bradamon Band
Triston Palma
Leroy Smart
The Meditations
Clancy Eccles
The Jolly Boys
Dennis Alcapone
I-Roy
Lester Sterling
Dave Barker
Mystic Marley
The Fantells
The Clarendonians
MARLEY
Fred Locks
Larry Marshall
Roy Shirley
Winston Wright
Glen Brown
The Riddims
Lloyd Parks
Bulby York
Stanley Beckford
One Blood
Count Lasher
Wayne Jarrett
Tippa Lee
Lloyd Robinson
Soul Vendors
Halonai
Sound Dimension
King Mar
Hussla D
Johnny Nash
Delano Stewart
Count Sticky
Lymie Murray
Jah T
Hubert Porter
Louise Bennett
Ansell Collins
The Wanderers
The J.J. Johnson All Stars
Lord Flea & His Calypsonians
Eddie Brown
The Jamaican Calypsonians
Eternal Zion
The Wrigglers
David Emanuel
Lord Flea