Pacific reggae is a style of reggae music found in the Pacific. This style is found in Polynesia (including New Zealand and Hawaii), and Melanesia (including Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands ). Within this genre there are differing styles, for example between the New Zealand reggae sound (such as Katchafire), and that found in the

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co-founder Dilworth Karaka, it is a phrase UB40 came up with. Pacific reggae differs from Jamaican reggae in the use of instruments such as the ukulele, traditional wooden drums, keyboard synthesizers and other Pacific sounds including Māori instruments. Reggae in the Pacific is not typically Rastafarian; in the

, songs are often remakes of traditional songs e.g. Small Axe's remake of ''Kalipolina''. New Zealand reggae has Māori influences. Notable Pacific reggae groups include

, who originally played a more Jamaican reggae style. They were subsequently encouraged by Bob Marley when he toured New Zealand in 1979, to explore and develop the Pacific reggae sound. Other notable Reggae groups include

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and artists such as Fiji Veikoso, Swiss, Majic and Samoan descent Hawaiian based J Boog.

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Reggae genres Polynesian music Melanesian culture {{music-genre-stub