The 'Art Beat of Humanity - REGGAE

Reggae is the greatest thing to have happened to music. The beauty and magnificence of this art form is unrivaled by any other creation, whether audio or visual.

Since the beginning of time there was art. When God created the masterpiece that is earth, He referred to it as good and was pleased. Since then a large number of artist who are nothing short of genius have walked the earth leaving behind pieces that are absolutely magnificent. But none as brilliant as Reggae.

The music has the ability to reach persons from every culture and background. It not only captivates the ear, but the mind, body and enchants your very soul. The brilliant works of great reggae composers such as; the bizarre Lee Scratch Perry; Winston Holness ; the gifted Sly and Robbie; and the godfather of it all Donovan "Don Corleone" Bennett have all immortalize the music.

The greatest reggae producer/composer of all times, Don Corleone, with his slew of simply magical 'riddims', has taken reggae to a divine level. His music is worthy of the gods' audience and is earthly incomparable.

The brilliance, sophistication, talent and relevance of the King himself, Robert (Bob) Nester Marley, is the greatest the world has ever seen. Despite the millions of dollars in the marketing of artist from richer countries and decades, they have been incapable of surpassing, The Legend that is Bob Marley.

The defiance of superstars such a the Gargamel- Mark 'Buju Banton ' Myrie, and the unnatural talent of Miguel "Sizzla Kalonji" Collins captures and creates new fans almost daily across the globe. Contemporary female vocalists such as; the angelic Alaine Laughton; the lovely Tami and her soulful sister Tessanne Chin; the brilliant Tanya Stevens and the refreshing Cherine Anderson adds diversity and heart to the music.

Reggae is the heart beat of our society today. It is currently attracting artist from varying cultures and countries. Three of the most famous being Tilmann 'Gentleman' Otto from Germany, Lucky Philip Dube from South Africa and Delyno 'Pressure' Brown from the Virgin Islands.

Despite this, reggae will never be taken away from its Jamaican roots. Reggae is synonymous with Jamaica. It is the sentiments of some Jamaicans that we are allowing foreigners to take the music from us, but like Bob once said, the music is for everyone to enjoy. It is our gift to the world and we should never be worried when the begin to accept it.

The fact is, nobody can make reggae like Jamaicans. This is reinforced by the emergence of artist such as Cliffroy 'IWayne' Taylor, Siccature 'Jah Cure' Alcock, Omar 'Tarrus' Riley and rising star's Christopher Martin. Further to this are the veterans amongst us today too much and too great in their own rights to single out any one.

Bill Laswell once said, "Reggae has a kind of floating and trance quality which lends itself to being expanded more than a lot of other music." but to really understand how great Reggae really is, I'll close with a quote from His Royal Highness Robert Nester Marley:

" My music will go on forever. Maybe it's a fool say that, but when me know facts me can say facts. My music will go on forever."