Reprinted from RICE RADIO FOLIO
Fall 2002
reggae glossary
babylon : the corrupt establishment; the "system"
dancehall : a contemporary reggae style usually accompanied by
deejay rap
deejay : rapper
dreadlocks : hair that is neither combed nor cut; a person with
dreadlocks
dub : an instrumental, electronic music created by skillful,
artistic
re-engineering of recorded tracks
irie : excellent, cool, highest; state of feeling great
Jah : God, shortened from Jehovah
jamdown : Jamaica
natty : dreadlocks
rasta : a follower of Marcus Garvey who worships the Almighty in the
person
of Haile Selassie
roots : conscious, rasta reggae; a fellow rasta
sing-jay : a deejay that utilizes melody
yard : home; Jamaica
[ thanks to mike pawka ]
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