| Jamaican music is indeed something else. It takes its | | | | Ska, for one, traces its roots in Jamaican folk music. |
| audience to the tropics, the island's sparkling waters, | | | | From ska, reggae emerged. With some hint of jazz |
| white sand beaches, swaying palm trees, warm | | | | and rhythm and blues, reggae was brought to the |
| climate and laid back life. At the same time, Jamaican | | | | mainstream and rose to popularity. Although the |
| music fills the soul with a certain sense of struggle. | | | | country suffers the woes of a developing nation, it is |
| Sometime in the 18th century, the English colonizers | | | | in music, culture and history that Jamaica finds its |
| brought African slaves to Jamaica, who found | | | | pride. |
| freedom solely in music. This spirit of the struggle | | | | Undoubtedly, one of the most celebrated reggae |
| found its way to Jamaican folk music, which has | | | | artists was Bob Marley, who was born in Jamaica but |
| spawned various musical genres like reggae. | | | | later made a name for himself in the United States. In |
| Until today, a trip to Jamaica will take you to the | | | | the course of his career, Marley established a very |
| heart of reggae. The truth is Jamaica is a melting pot | | | | strong fan base and produced platinum-selling albums |
| of musical influence from the neighboring Caribbean | | | | with hit songs like "No woman, no cry," "Redemption |
| islands and the country's Western colonizers. | | | | Song," "Red, Red Wine" and "I Shot the Sheriff. |