Reggae Roots
Resistance smells like salt and moves slow.
Reggae Roots is a style from the Street and Verse family. 75 BPM, Weirdness 18, Style Influence 96.
One-drop bass and a guitar chopping the offbeat. Reggae roots, the conscious voice of Jamaica, warm, spiritual, and free.
See lyrics written in this style →When to choose this style
Choose it when your conscience craves a warm groove and a message with no leash.
How it sounds
Jamaican beach at sunset, palm trees, smoke, gold and green
Palette: grayish white / amber orange / soft olive green
- BPM
- 75 BPM
- Family
- Street and Verse
- Serial
- CLL-09
- Rarity
- Epic
- Style fidelity
- 96
- Sonic weirdness
- 18
Typical structure
[Intro] groove → [Verse] → [Chorus] → [Verse 2] → [Chorus] → [Bridge] dub → [Final Chorus]
- DEEP BASS
- FREE MESSAGE
Sample excerpt
Mi abuelo decía que la tierra no se hereda, que se cuida y se devuelve un poco mejor. Yo no entendí hasta que sembré algo mío y vi cuánto tiempo tarda en dar.
Paciencia, hermano, paciencia, lo que crece de verdad no se apura. El que siembra pensando en la cosecha todavía no aprendió a sembrar.
Workshop note — Primera persona, presente, sapiencial. El reggae roots pide una enseñanza concreta y ninguna abstracción. A 75 BPM el skank del segundo tiempo obliga a frases cortas con pausa en medio.
Sample excerpt written by MUSAI. Your lyrics are written from scratch, based on your story.