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Reggae
Music from Jamaica, heard around the world
Reggae is a music genre that developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. It grew out of the earlier Jamaican styles ska and rocksteady, and is known for its off-beat rhythm.
Origin & history
Reggae took shape in Jamaica in the late 1960s, after ska and rocksteady.
In the 1970s, artists such as Bob Marley and the Wailers carried reggae around the world. In 2018, UNESCO added the reggae music of Jamaica to its list of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
Where it lives
Where these artists come from
1,659 Reggae artists are on TimTim.Live, and 1,608 of them have a public hometown. Here is where they come from.
Countries
- Jamaica422
- United States222
- France174
- United Kingdom173
- Canada48
- New Zealand38
- Germany34
- Argentina30
- Nigeria27
- Spain26
- Brazil24
- Italy21
Cities and places
- Kingston (parish), Jamaica136
- Kingston (city), Jamaica121
- London, United Kingdom41
- Paris, France16
- Birmingham, United Kingdom14
- New York City, United States13
- Los Angeles, United States12
- Saint Mary Parish, Jamaica11
- Montego Bay, Jamaica10
- Brooklyn, United States9
- Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica9
- Clarendon, Jamaica8
Some of the artists
- 10 Ft. Ganja PlantBoston
- 3030Brazil
- 311Omaha
- AK The MenaceIllinois
- AbraskadabraCuritiba
- AfrodiziaItanhaém
- Alai OliYekaterinburg
- AlborosieItaly
- Alpha BlondyDimbokro
- Anthony BKingston
- Aqua CherryNew York City
- AswadLondon
- AureaSantiago do Cacém
- Aysha LorenUnited Kingdom
- AyọFrechen
- Baba ZulaIstanbul
- BaianaSystemSalvador
- BaretoLima
- Barrington LevyClarendon
- Beenie ManKingston
- Ben BüdüGreece
- Big MountainSan Diego
- Biga RanxTours
- Bob MarleyJamaica
Questions & Answers
What is reggae?+
Reggae is a music genre from Jamaica, known for its off-beat rhythm. It grew out of ska and rocksteady.
Where did reggae start?+
Reggae developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s.
Where do the reggae artists on TimTim.Live come from?+
This page lists the countries and places that the reggae artists on TimTim.Live come from, counted from their public hometowns.
