El reggae es un género musical originario de la isla de Jamaica, inspirado en otros dos géneros antecesores: el ska y el rocksteady, y cuya primera aparición se remonta hacia los finales de la década del sesenta del siglo pasado. Género musical originario de la Isla de Jamaica y que nace en los años sesenta En tanto, la principal característica que distingue a este estilo musical es su ritmo parsimonioso, repetitivo y sumamente sencillo.
Damian Marley (nacido el 21 de julio de 1978 en Kingston, Jamaica), artista de reggae, es el hijo pequeño de Bob Marley, y el único hijo del matrimonio entre Bob y Cindy Breakspeare, Miss Mundo de 1976. Su apodo es Junior Gong, derivación del de su padre, Tuff Gong. Damian ha estado actuando desde los 13 años. Comparte con la mayor parte de la familia Marley una larga carrera musical. A diferencia de sus hermanos y hermanas, su especialidad musical es, sin embargo, el "deejaying", un estilo jamaicano de rap al que algunos consideran un antecesor del hip hop moderno.
Como su padre antes que él y el resto de la familia Marley, es un rastafari y su música refleja tanto sus creencias como los principios dirigentes rastafaris de un amor, un planeta, y la libertad para todo. A pesar de que se pasa la mayor parte del año viajando, reside en Kingston, Miami Florida.
Down through the roots of the one called King David
Down through the roots of the one called King David
Down through the roots of the one called King David
Now I say love and harmony is what we need upon the street
Got to get a place fi ghetto youths fi rest dem feet
Because they trod the rocky road
Because they trod the rocky road
Yes I say love and harmony is what we need upon the street
Got to get a place fi ghetto youths fi rest dem feet
Because they trod the rocky road
Oh yes they trod the rocky road
Now mi sey when the base is heavy mi sidung pon the rhythm
Militant soldier no go deal with isim skism
Now when the drummer steady him lock on with the rhythm
Militant soldier naw go deal with isim skism
Now praise up the almighty no deal with devilism
Fi almighty works I and I naw go put no critism
Now praise up the almighty no deal with devilism
Rasta livity a no rastafarism
Now love and harmony is wey we need upon the street
Got to get a place fi ghetto youths fi rest dem feet
Because they trod the rocky road
Because they trod the rocky road
Now I say love and inity is wey we need upon the street
Got to get a place fi ghetto youths fi rest dem feet
Because they trod the rocky road
Because they trod the rocky road
Now mi sey when the base is heavy we lay pon the rhythm
Militant soldier no go deal with isim skism
Now when the drummer steady him lock on with the rhythm
Militant soldier naw go deal with isim skism
Now praise up the almighty no deal with devilism
Watch the ghetto youths as keep being only victims
Love up the almighty no deal with devilism
Rasta livity a no rastafarism
Love and inity is what we need upon the street
Got to get a place fi ghetto youths fi rest dem feet
Because they trod the rocky road
Oh yes they trod the rocky road
Now I say love and inity is what we need upon the street
Got to get a place fi ghetto youths fi rest dem feet
Because they trod the rocky road
Because they trod the rocky road
Bim bam bam scabolee
Pat go tell pam and pam tell beverly
And beverly she gone tell everybody
Yes a beverly gone tell everybody
Well, tell 'bout "works to do" by ziggy marley
Buju banton raggamuffin with the do-ray-me
"Loving clear" by ju ju royalty
Under the maestro with I "my daddy"
Love and inity is what we need upon the street
Got to get a place fi ghetto youths fi rest dem feet
Because they trod the rocky road
Because they trod the rocky road
Now I say love and harmony is what we need upon the street
Got to get a place fi ghetto youths fi rest dem feet
Because they got to easy load
Oh yes they've got to easy load
Now mi sey when the base is heavy we sit upon the rhythm
Militant soldier no go deal with isim skism
Now when the drummer steady him lock on with the rhythm
Militant soldier naw go deal with isim skism
Now love up the almighty no deal with devilism
Fi almighty works I and I naw go put no critism
Now praise up the almighty no deal with devilism
Rasta livity a no rastafarism