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Bob Marley
How Bob Marley brought reggae into the mainstream
The roots of reggae music
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Offbeat Rhythms: Understanding Reggae
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Bobi Wine
Ugandan politician
Bob Marley
Bob Marley
Jamaican musician
Desmond Dekker
Jamaican singer-songwriter
Ry Cooder
American musician
Wyclef Jean
Wyclef Jean
Haitian rapper, producer, and philanthropist
Lee Perry
Lee “Scratch” Perry
Jamaican musician
Jimmy Cliff
Jimmy Cliff
Jamaican singer and songwriter
Bob Marley and the Wailers
Peter Tosh
Jamaican singer and songwriter

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Young girl wearing a demin jacket playing the trumpet (child, musical instruments, Asian ethnicity)
Sound Check: Musical Vocabulary Quiz
Flag of Jamaica
Offbeat Rhythms: Understanding Reggae
Lady musician playing a sitar, ink and opaque watercolor on paper, ca. 1800; Kota, Rajastan, India.
Music in the World (Part Two) Quiz