(therefore the intro is commonly called 'Marley Chant' among fans). In 1980, reggae superstar Bob Marley's band The Wailers used the riddim as an introductory theme to the Uprising Tour concerts, with keyboardist Tyrone DownieĬhanting 'Marley!' over the riddim while Marley comes to the stage The rhythm also influenced early hip-hop, and can be recognized on Public Enemy's hit 'Don't Believe the Hype'. It was a foundation for dub instrumentals.

These 'chunes' can be pulled at any modern dancehall and still get ratingsĪ very popular riddim or rhythm, which produced by Winston Riley's Techniques label and became popular in the 1970s.

Any Reggae DJ of any credibility must have one or all in their catalog.These songs are so timeless you can sing or DJ a modern song over it and it still sounds good.Constant use as samples in hip hop tracks.Non Jamaican artists use these tracks frequently to try and 'reggae-ize' their songs.

There are endless 'lick over'or versions of these tracks.

Some other sure signs that these songs are classics are: These riddims are considered Classic because of their intrinsic musicality, their longevity and just their inherent popularity. The Greatest Dancehall Riddim Ever and honorable mentions. We got a lot of feedback on our last best riddims feature and we painstakingly pointed out it was just the Dancehall Riddims (Vibes edition) and more was to come so here we go again this time Reggae riddims which we call the Best Reggae Riddims Ever (Classic Edition) Reggae music: 5 Of The Best Dancehall Riddims Of All Time broken down. So we figured lets go for something to celebrate all of these achievements. On Wednesday was Bob Marley's birthday and this month we all celebrate Black History month and of course Reggae Month.

Best reggae riddims of all time