An instrumental composition
music incorporating elements of dancehall (or Ragga, short for the word Raggamuffin)
And DiaspoRara, style of (Haitian Root
music) and Voodoo dance songs that'
s played without Verses, just repeated choruses, hooks and melodic tunes.
Key elements of Ragga-Bòday
musicinclude include a blend of Dubsinging, DJsinging, chanted vocals and Calls and Responses and its extensive use of Haitian
French-Creole, rather than Jamaican Patois and focus on the
track instrumentals (or "riddims").
Characterized by and performed on traditional musical instruments such as:
Metal trumpets which are made from recycled metal, bamboo trumpets, Vaksin (vaccine) the vaccine perform repeating patterns in hocket and often strike their instruments rhythmically with a
stick while blowing into them,
The Ragga influence can be felt through the use of pre-programmed
music, similar to Dancehall "riddims".
The Ragga influence can be felt through the use of pre-programmed
music, similar to Dancehall "riddims".
Which encourages dancing due to its use of dance-oriented rhythms which usually involve lots of frottage dancing.
The word was coined by Negre Marron Records' Founder, CEO and Label director René Guemps.