Raggamuffin

Raggamuffin (or ragga) is a kind of reggae that includes digitized backing instrumentation. It is a form of dancehall, and has been popular since the middle of the 1980s; "(Under Me) Sleng Teng" (Wayne Smith; 1985) is usually recognized as the first ragga song. The instrumentation is usually behind dub singing, which is similar to rap music in its focus on rhythmic, assonating and rhyming words.

Related Topics:
Reggae - Dancehall - 1980s - Sleng Teng - Wayne Smith - 1985 - Dub - Rap music

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Ragga is the short form of Raggamuffin, a term created in the late 1980s or beginning of 1990s in England, to put HipHop elements into the dancehall market. The name was given by the album from Asher D & Daddy Freddy - "Raggamuffin Hip-Hop" as well as the Daddy Freddy songs "Ragga House" with Simon Harris or "Ragga Rock" with Led Zeppelin.

Related Topics:
1990s - Asher D - Daddy Freddy - Simon Harris - Led Zeppelin

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Important ragga artists include: Shabba Ranks, Beenie Man, Pato Banton, Tony Rebel, Buju Banton, Anthony B, Cocoa Tea, Charlie Chaplin, Mad Cobra, Bounty Killer, Nichola Francis, Tippa Irie, and Cutty Ranks.

Related Topics:
Shabba Ranks - Beenie Man - Pato Banton - Tony Rebel - Buju Banton - Anthony B - Cocoa Tea - Charlie Chaplin - Mad Cobra - Bounty Killer - Nichola Francis - Tippa Irie - Cutty Ranks

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The name Raggamuffin is derived from the Middle English personal name Ragamuffyn, usually employed in an insulting manner. The word later came to mean a person who is shabbily clothed and dirty, often applied to a child.

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Raggamuffin was also used as the name of a demon in the 14th century satire Piers Plowman.

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14th century - Piers Plowman

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