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Rocksteady
- Genre family
- Reggae / Ska / Dub
- Starting 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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ESSENTIAL LISTENING
10 recordingsStart with these recordings
01Curfew2002 · Rocksteady · rocksteadyOpen in new tab 02Do It Madly1999 · Rocksteady · rocksteadyOpen in new tab 03Fair Deal2005 · Rocksteady · rocksteadyOpen in new tab 04The Way I Feel2005 · Rocksteady · rocksteadyOpen in new tab 05Try a Little Merriness2005 · Rocksteady · rocksteadyOpen in new tab 06Gee Whizz2005 · Rocksteady · rocksteadyOpen in new tab 07Please Stay2005 · Rocksteady · rocksteadyOpen in new tab 08Love Brother1999 · Rocksteady · rocksteadyOpen in new tab 09Don’t Play That Song (Darling I Love You)2005 · Rocksteady · rocksteadyOpen in new tab 10Keep the Pressure On (alternate version)2005 · Rocksteady · rocksteadyOpen in new tab
KEY ARTISTS
Key artists
ESSENTIAL ALBUMS
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