Seggae is a

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, the traditional music of the

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, and

reggae Reggae () is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1960s. The term also denotes the modern popular music of Jamaica and its diaspora. A 1968 single by Toots and the Maytals, " Do the Reggay" was the first popular song to use ...

. It was originally created in

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and eventually became popular in

. Seggae is one of the most popular music genres in Mauritius.

Origin

It was invented in the mid-1980s by the

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Rastafari singer Joseph Reginald Topize who was commonly known as

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, after a song title by

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. He campaigned for rights of the

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. Kaya died in prison in 1999. A popular

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ese seggae musician is Baster, and

is the most important and known artist in the seggae genre of music, often being dubbed "Bob Marley of Seggae".

Composition of seggae music

Seggae music, just as

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, a rhythm guitar, a solo

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, a

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, a bass,

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and a singer. Unlike reggae, seggae is played at a 4/4 (common time) tempo, and 138 with 140bpm, just like the Sega music. Unlike the Sega music, the rhythmic guitar is played with an offbeat rhythm and the drum's one drop rhythm, faster than reggae. Nowadays, Seggae Artists tend to slow down the bpm to give it a more heavy and soulful touch.

References

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