Title of Disc- The Very Best of Toots & The Maytals
Record Company- Music Collection International
Catalog Number- MCCD 332
Date of Publication- 1998
It is tough to define a specific moment in time in which reggae music was born, but there isn't a better place to start than with the band Toots & the Maytals. The band stems from Jamaica and are most famous for their ska music (a more uptempo and faster paced version of reggae) and for defining this new genre. Their song "Do the Reggay" gave this new genre it's name. The song features a very strong bass line as well as several other instruments that have become a mainstay in the genre. While reggae music was being made in Jamaica a few years before The Maytals' song hit it big, this was the first time that this new, slower style of play was given a name and therefore differentiating themselves from other styles such as ska and rocksteady.
Listen Here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7_7SLjzaTI
Sources: The origins of ska, reggae, and dub music: http://www.potentbrew.com/skaregdu.html
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