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Rocksteady
- Genre family
- Reggae / Ska / Dub
- Starting recordings
- 19
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
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01Curfew2002 · Rocksteady · rocksteadyOpen in new tab 02Try a Little Merriness2005 · Rocksteady · rocksteadyOpen in new tab 03Keep the Pressure On (alternate version)2005 · Rocksteady · rocksteadyOpen in new tab 04The Rock Steady2005 · Rocksteady · rocksteadyOpen in new tab 05Halls of Montezuma2005 · Rocksteady · rocksteadyOpen in new tab 06The Emperor2005 · Rocksteady · rocksteadyOpen in new tab 07Great Great Great1999 · Rocksteady · rocksteadyOpen in new tab 08Clappers Tall1999 · Rocksteady · rocksteadyOpen in new tab 09Anywhere But Nowhere1999 · Rocksteady · rocksteadyOpen in new tab 10Nuclear Weapon1999 · Rocksteady · rocksteadyOpen in new tab
KEY ARTISTS
Key artists
ESSENTIAL ALBUMS
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