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In this lesson we're going to take a look at Reggae, and we're going to do that in the context of the great #CarltonBarratt who rose to prominence as the drummer for The Wailers, who of course ended up as the backing band for Bob Marley.
Carton Barratt featured on all the albums recorded by The Wailers through this period and due in no small part to the world-wide appeal of Bob Marley, went on the popularise the one-drop rhythm, going a long way to setting in stone its place in contemporary popular music. There are many prototypical examples of this beat, however, some of the best and most audible from a production perspective, in terms of more 'modern' day production, can be found on Bob Marley & The Wailers 'Legend' and Natural Mystic' albums.

We're going to break the rhythm down, have a look at different feels and build it back up in the context of the rhythm itself, whilst also having a look at a slightly different groove at the same time -- the Steppers, aka 'four on the floor'.

Issue 21 of iDrum Magazine.
For the notation for this lesson, please email pat@patgarvey.net and I'll email it to you.