
As early as 1960, reggae has been the only type of music where understanding the language was never an issue. The music was just too powerful. The thumping bass lines and vibrating rhythms of Jamaica carried a message across the globe, infecting the planet with it's political as well as sexual innuendo. The Grammy winning Shabba Ranks opened doors for artists like Super Cat, Bounty Killer, Mad Cobra, and the ever popular Beenie Man who in 1998 exploded from the island with the fury of a hurricane. In the early 90's, Spanish speaking artists developed a revolution. Artists from Panama began experimenting with reggae music obviously influenced by their long time neighbors (Jamaicans migrated to Panama to help build the canal). The heat caught on everywhere, from Puerto Rico to Honduras, launching the careers of El General, Lisa M., and La Diva, as well as many others. Reggae Hot Jams brings together the various influences of reggae music around the world, from the island of Jamaica to Latino communities to the ghettos of Brooklyn and the South Bronx where new faces flourish in New York's reggae dance scene.
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