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reggae  

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  • Reggae is a unique, exceptional, and infectious musical expression that developed out of the creativity of African Jamaicans during the early 1970s. It is a distinctive artistic musical style centering on its captivating 2/4 downbeat syncopated rhythm pattern that is created by a passionately played electric base guitar, drums, and organ or electric piano. [Source: Encyclopedia of Black Studies; Reggae]

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