... Bar Blues, but the chords do not go in a set pattern, like Blues. The chords are played on the 2nd and 4th beats of the bar, and the drums on the 1at and 3rd beats. This gives a typical Reggae sound. There is usually a bass riff. The bass line is very important in Reggae and is turned up loud in the mix. The bass riff is also usually syncopated. Bob Marley and the Wailers Bob Marley was learning the welding trade in Kingston when he formed his first harmony group, the Rudeboys, in 1961. The group later became known as the Wailers. The Wailers included vocalists Bunny Livingston and Peter Tosh, both of whom later embarked on successful solo careers. The group's early recordings were in a style called ska, a hybrid of New Orleans rhythm and blues and Jamaican mento. Mento was the first of the reggae styles. By the late ...

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