The Lifestyle of Reggae Musical Performers

Reggae music started in Jamaica. It served as an outlet for the working classees and the young to rebel against harsh working conditions. This musical genre inspired another type of music called Ska, which switched the upbeats. Ska would letter mix with punk to create a new style called ska punk. Ska punk would take influences from reggae, ska, punk and the American genre of swing music. The lifestyle of a reggae musician varies widely between the musician’s lvel of success.

Like most musicians, few reggae artists are rich and famous. Indivuals like Bob Marley are exceptions to the rule rather than the reality. They work long hours and may have to hold down a day job in order to pay the bills. Unlike Marley, they do not always do drugs. Some reggae artists may reject drugs entirely, others use recreational pharmaceuticas casually. They may often affect Jamaican accents and styles if they are not actually Jamaican.

The best thing about reggae music, at least in the minds of people who are not diehard fans of the genre, is the bright, happy brass section of many of the bands. Bob Marley’s “I Shot the Sheriff” would not sound the same without trumpets. In fact, it’d sound like Eric Clapton’s much slower rock rendition of the same song.

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