rocksteady
music genre that originated in Jamaica around 1966
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rocksteady
Summary
rocksteady is a music genre[1]. rocksteady ranks in the top 8% of music_genre entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (545 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- rocksteady's image is recorded as Ethiopians-photo-by-Dubwize.jpg[3].
- rocksteady's instance of is recorded as music genre[4].
- rocksteady's based on is recorded as ska[5].
- rocksteady's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh2011002055[6].
- rocksteady's subclass of is recorded as music of Jamaica[7].
- rocksteady's Commons category is recorded as Rocksteady[8].
- rocksteady's country of origin is recorded as Jamaica[9].
- +1966-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of rocksteady[10].
- rocksteady's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/019z2l[11].
- rocksteady's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Rocksteady[12].
- rocksteady's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as art/rock-steady-music[13].
- rocksteady's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Rocksteady'}[14].
- rocksteady's different from is recorded as Rocksteady Studios[15].
- rocksteady's YSO ID is recorded as 29811[16].
- rocksteady's JSTOR topic ID is recorded as rocksteady[17].
- rocksteady's Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms ID is recorded as gf2014027056[18].
- rocksteady's MusicBrainz genre ID is recorded as 81638671-c67c-47cf-b21d-e92261068cf6[19].
- rocksteady's National Library of Israel J9U ID is recorded as 987007597637605171[20].
- rocksteady's Rate Your Music genre ID is recorded as rocksteady[21].
- rocksteady's AllMusic genre/style ID is recorded as ma0000002830[22].
- rocksteady's Discogs style ID is recorded as rocksteady[23].
- rocksteady's Every Noise at Once ID is recorded as rocksteady[24].
- rocksteady's WikiKids ID is recorded as Rocksteady[25].
Why It Matters
rocksteady ranks in the top 8% of music_genre entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (545 views/month).[2] rocksteady has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] rocksteady is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]
rocksteady has been cited as an influence by reggae rock[28], a music genre[29] and early reggae[30], a music genre[31], founded in 1965[32].
FAQs
Who did rocksteady influence?
rocksteady has been cited as an influence by reggae rock[28] and early reggae[30].