- Pacific reggae
Pacific reggae is a style of
reggae music found in thePacific . This style is found inPolynesia (includingNew Zealand andHawaii ), andMelanesia (includingPapua New Guinea ). Within this genre there are differing styles, for example between theNew Zealand reggae sound (such asKatchafire ), and that found in thePacific Islands .Pacific reggae differs from Jamaican reggae in the use of instruments such as the
ukelele , traditional wooden drums, and keyboard synthesizers. Reggae in the Pacific is not typicallyRastafarian ; in the Pacific Islands, songs are often remakes of traditional songs e.g. Small Axe's remake of "Kalipolina". New Zealand reggae hasMāori influences.Notable Pacific reggae groups include Herbs, 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.
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