Jamaican music industry is, and has always been, a business with a lot of followers and very few leaders.Despite this fact Jamaican music has to be the most inventive in the world. The originators themselves would prefer to be paid cash, which mostly they weren't when the original was released.Īnd it's true that most Jamaican producers relies heavily on versions. Using the classic riddims for inspiration is a way of paying respect to those who originated them. Current artist claim that it is an inheritance and a tradition that they are proud of. It's is easy to make a version of 'Real Rock' with today's computers and samplers, but it's much more difficult to create something new. Older producers and artists criticize the current music business for exploitation of the old riddims and for lack of originality and real creativity. The debateThere is an continuously ongoing debate about the usage of these old riddims. Several new cuts on the original Sleng Teng were also released by Jammys in 2005 in celebration of the riddim's 20th anniversary.

The riddim was updated by Jammy in 2005 (slightly speeded up, with added horn riff) and this variation is known as 'Sleng Teng Resurrection'. Under Mi Sleng Teng (1995) - Wayne Smith Way in my brain, no cocaine I don't wanna, I don't wanna go insane. Versions of 'Moving Away', 'Pretty Looks', 'Nanny Goat', 'Drum Song', 'Jah Shakey', 'Full Up', 'Real Rock', 'Skylarking' and 'Joe Frazier' are riddims you'll hear your favorite soundsystem play in any session. Many producers has made more than one classic riddim, but none can compete with the Studio One output from the late sixties and early seventies. Studio OneThe most versioned riddims are more than 20 years old and originated at Coxone Dodd's legendary Studio One studio, Brentford Road, Kingston. Most riddims have originated from a hit tune, and usually the riddim has been given the name of that tune. In other musical contexts it would be called a groove, and that pretty well sums up what it is about. Sometimes a short melody is associated with the riddim, but the main ingredient is the bassline. It's basically a bassline and usually a special drumpattern is used with the bassline.

A rhythm, riddim in reggae vocabulary, is a rhythm pattern.

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