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Rocksteady
- Genre family
- Reggae / Ska / Dub
- 2000s recordings
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ORIGIN · SOUND · PEOPLE
Meet Rocksteady
Rocksteady is a branch of the Reggae / Ska / Dub family, with its own performance and recording traditions.
The clearest way to understand Rocksteady is to hear how its rhythm, timbre and performance language change across artists and recordings.
Begin with I‐Roy, John Holt and Noel “Bunny” Brown.
GENRE FAMILY
Its place in the genre family
Parent genreReggae / Ska / Dub
Current genreRocksteady
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2000s · Rocksteady
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ESSENTIAL LISTENING
10 recordings2000s starting recordings
01Curfew2002 · Rocksteady · rocksteadyOpen in new tab 02Try a Little Merriness2005 · Rocksteady · rocksteadyOpen in new tab 03Fair Deal2005 · Rocksteady · rocksteadyOpen in new tab 04The Way I Feel2005 · Rocksteady · rocksteadyOpen in new tab 05Keep the Pressure On (alternate version)2005 · Rocksteady · rocksteadyOpen in new tab 06The Rock Steady2005 · Rocksteady · rocksteadyOpen in new tab 07Halls of Montezuma2005 · Rocksteady · rocksteadyOpen in new tab 08The Emperor2005 · Rocksteady · rocksteadyOpen in new tab 09Tonight2002 · reggae · roots reggaeOpen in new tab 10It's a Jam in the Streets2002 · reggae · roots reggaeOpen in new tab
KEY ARTISTS
2000s artists
ESSENTIAL ALBUMS
2000s albums
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