“This music is about struggle. Reggae is a vehicle to carry a message of freedom and peace.” StruggleMessagesMusic IsVehicleReggaeFreedom And Peace Author:Bob Marley
“Reggae music is simple music - but it's from the heart. Just as people need water to drink, people also need music. If it is true music, the people will be drawn to it.” PeopleIfsNeedsHeartWaterSimpleDrinkMusic IsReggaeReggae Music Author:Ziggy Marley
“Our past as well as our future. It could have been completely destroyed when we were brought to the New World as slaves. They even took away our drums. And I don't want to talk about all those negative things going on. But its music is more present in our lives than ever. Blues, samba, calypso, reggae, jazz, salsa, Africa is everywhere.” WorldWantWellsHas BeensPastOur LivesMusic IsNegativeJazzSlaveDestroyedOur FutureNew WorldOur PastCould Have BeenReggaeSalsaSambaCalypso Author:Randy Weston
“A lot of my music is very reggae- driven. Half of my life Bob Marley was all I listened to.” HalfMusic IsDrivenBobReggaeMarley Author:Wyclef Jean
“I love hip-hop music, ... It's rebel music is how I like to speak about it. Hip-hop and reggae come from the same community as far as class...they both come from the bottom of society.” SpeakCommunityClassMusic IsBottomHip HopHipsHopsRebelReggaeReggae MusicHip Hop Music Author:Damian Marley
“The really cool thing about reggae music is that I can get away with saying spiritual things as a reggae influenced artist that I couldn't get away with saying as a rock artist. Reggae has such spiritual roots and people almost expect to hear spiritual things.” PeopleI CanSpiritualArtistRocksMusic IsRootsGet AwayReally CoolReggaeCool ThingsReggae Music Author:Dominic Balli
“You put music in categories because you need to define a sound, but when you don't play it on your so-called radio stations that claim to be R&B or jazz or whatever... All music is dance music. But when people think of dance music, they think of techno or just house. Anything you can dance to is dance music. I don't care if it's classical, funk, salsa, reggae, calypso; it's all dance music.” PeopleThinkingCareHouseMusic IsJazzReggaeFunk Author:Afrika Bambaataa