El musical genre reggae He was born in the late 60s in Jamaica. One of the main characteristics of this genre is its off beat accentuation, that is, the alteration of the sounds made by musical instruments. Also, the reggae tempo is slow and smooth, without much alternation. For this reason, its exponents do not have the same characteristics as those of other genres.
Artists like Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, Bunny Wailer and Jimmy Cliff they established themselves as the greatest representatives of the reggae genre. Three of them had something in common: the Rastafarian religion.
It is important to note that for this musical genre, there is a worldwide known stereotype that all lovers and spokesmen of reggae music have: to be all believers. Dreadlocks. This movement has a particular lifestyle that many of the reggae singers have adopted.
Rastas are passionate about identifying themselves as such and differentiating themselves through aesthetics and appearance. They sport their hair with dreadlocks (braided hair) and wear knitted hats called tams. The clothes are made with vegetable fibers and are comfortable and loose garments. As this movement has the colors green, yellow and red as its flag, it is very common to see them use them in the elaboration of their clothing.
Over the years, more than a movement, this became a fashion among fans of the reggae music. Therefore, even in people who do not know the Rastafari history, dreadlocks and clothes with the lion of Judah printed can be appreciated. As reggae music singers used in their lyrics parts of passages from the Bible - like Bob Marley - which has erroneously assumed that these singers are also considered as personalities of the Ethiopian Rastafarian history.