Does Reggae music go in the HipHop channel?

We really need an *Africa channel.

Merci, maybe in the future someone comes with a dub/reggae channel..

In reply to this comment by Krupo:
*promote the Polish reggae... *hiphop for reggae is ok? Let's say yes.

*promote the Polish reggae... *hiphop for reggae is ok? Let's say yes.

Like wot mauz15 said I wouldn't want to lose Music just use it where it's needed and where an existing music channel has not been assigned. For example, some one performing reggae would be Music because there isn't a Reggae channel.

>> ^kronosposeidon:
To address Deano's point, I don't think eliminating the Music channel is a good idea. There are too many videos here that don't fit neatly into our five musical genre tags:
rocknroll
metal
jazz
bravo
hiphop
Even if we included Wildwestshow for country music, that's still not enough to cover all of our musical bases. Where would reggae go? Or theremin music? Or any experimental instruments, such as tesla coils? Or just plain old acoustic folk music?
Music definitely needs to stay, IMHO.


That's not what Deano said. The point made was that if a music video already fits in a certain musical channel, then it should not be necessary to also add a music label to it. For instance, you submit a classical music video, so you put it in the bravo channel and possibly the livemusic channel; if the video already has those 2 musical channels, why bother adding it to the music channel and waste one slot that could be used to describe another characteristic of such video?

at least that's how I am reading that post.

To address Deano's point, I don't think eliminating the Music channel is a good idea. There are too many videos here that don't fit neatly into our five musical genre tags:

rocknroll
metal
jazz
bravo
hiphop

Even if we included Wildwestshow for country music, that's still not enough to cover all of our musical bases. Where would reggae go? Or theremin music? Or any experimental instruments, such as tesla coils? Or just plain old acoustic folk music?

Music definitely needs to stay, IMHO.

My grandmother was a big Moody Blues / Pink Floyd fan. That coupled with fond memories of rocking out to The Cars, Billy Idol and Pat Benatar with my mom when I was a youngin' has shaped much of my appreciation for rock and/or roll. It wasn't until my mom met my step dad a little later on that I was introduced to new wave and 2nd wave ska. When I got to high school, there was a big 3rd wave ska revival. Meanwhile I was rockin' the 1st wave and 2nd wave stuff, claiming to be too cool for that newer sh*t. That eventually lead to an interest in reggae music. Sublime was a very big influence on my life...

...I don't know why I like hip hop or house music. That's just random I guess.

During my hiatus year between high school and college, I went on a student trip to Gambia with my jazz class at the (uniquely Scandinavian concept of) folk college I was attending. We stayed mostly in this village by the river Mini Mini Yang Bolong out in the Gambian countryside.

The occasion for the trip was some kind of cultural exchange organized by a Gambian organization who ran a center for foreign students at this village. The center consisted of several plaster and straw huts where we lived, a large pavilion where we ate our meals and a court yard where we received our music and dance lessons, all contained within a high fence in the middle of the village. At the pavilion there was a plaque advertising for a boat trip on the river, and we agreed to try it out. We had surveyed the river earlier and had found a ruin of an old boat house and an abandoned rotten canoe carved out of a tree trunk and wondered what kind of boats would take us on the river trip.

It should be said at this point that the reggae life style is very prominent among the Gambian semi rich, as our caretakers and hosts at the camp exemplified with Ganja, dreads and the works. These were the very hosts who would take us on the boat trip in, you guessed it, hollowed out tree trunks of highly questionable integrity and seaworthiness. This became apparent when we started to embark the two canoes, 4-5 people in each. The canoes sat very deep in the water with only 5-10 centimetres of clearance from the waterline to the rim of the boat. A couple of my classmates chickened out, which on hindsight probably saved our lives; the river was quite fierce and had strong currents.

We started out downstream, in it self a bad idea with only one Ganja smoking Gambian at the stern in each boat wielding a short paddle. It was then we discovered that the boats had started to leak. On top of the water already sploshing over the rim. Our Gambian captains, all calm, started back upstream while we scooped the water out of boats with our hands as best we could. The boats made little headway at first, but when our intoxicated and skillful caretakers paddled our boats along the banks of the river, the going got easier and we eventually reached the village all wet on our shoes, backsides and brows.

More stories from Gambia upon request...

I came in here to say the same thing Kronos did - I appreciate the classic reggae you've been posting too! It's really hard to get them published, but I'm always happy when I see a random song I adore popping up in the queue. Keep it up!

1. my music tastes vary widely. ipod contents include death metal, reggae, swing, ska, punk, pop, hardcore rap, funk, and christian. enjoy it.

2. i've had strong feelings for a lot of girls, but it's hard for me to say i love anyone. last time i said that, something bad happened.

3. my dog shares a death-day with heath ledger.

4. i have a few shows that i watch religiously, 24 and LOST spring to mind.

5. i'm friends with my own mother on facebook. is that weird?

6. I got accepted to two different colleges by the grace of God, and i have no idea which one i want to go to.

7. I'm more religious than i let on. i go to church every sunday.

8. i have done e-brake turns in my car, and it's sooo much fun.

9. Ricky Jay is my idol.

10. I think everyone should know at least one card trick.

11. I have a twin brother, and we're really close. we do almost everything together.

12. I'm not a vegetarian, nor could i ever be. but somehow, every time i've ever made a vegetarian joke, there's been one in the room.

13. i have a lot of good friends, but i feel like i don't have any "best" friends.

14. btw, my friends are as varied as my music.

15. I'll try anything once, whether it be food or activity.

16. i plan on becoming an english teacher, so i'm a grammar nazi. i will correct your grammar, all the time.

17. Top 5 movies: Snatch, Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs, Fight Club, Sin City.

18. i consider myself lucky, compared to others. my house is a nice size, my parents are still together, i have my own computer and tv, and a ps2 and xbox, not to mention a ton of books, movies, and misc. games.

19. I love ska. I’m kind of in a ska band, but we need to practice soon. We haven’t practiced since November.

20. I’m friendly and nice and not ugly at least. But for god’s sake, I can’t hold onto a girlfriend to save my life. Idk what it is.

21. Sometimes I feel like the only reason I’m here is to help other people. So that’s what I say. “I’m here to help.”

22. If I find a song I like, I will generally play it until I’m sick of it. This happens a lot.

23. I broke my hand in 4th grade after getting hit by a car. Worst pain I’ve ever felt.

24. I have the strangest friends. I will openly admit to hating one of my friend’s guts. With a straight face. He’s probably my best friend.

25. i once shot a man, just to watch him die.

26. One of the above statements is a lie.

Tags for this video have been changed from '90s' to '90s, dance, shake, ass, city, streets, sunglasses, stick, 1994, reggae, nyc' - edited by Eklek

Good reggae song.

There's an amazing Reggae cover of this song I can't find.

It doesn't get a whole trippier than a cat and a deer remixing a reggae beat:

http://www.videosift.com/video/You-drive-me-oh-oh-oh-Juicy-Panic

And maybe this one too:

http://www.videosift.com/video/Friends-With-You-Rainbow-Dance-music-by-Ponpoko

Both submitted by Eklek, BTW.

It doesn't get a whole trippier than a cat and a deer remixing a reggae beat:

http://www.videosift.com/video/You-drive-me-oh-oh-oh-Juicy-Panic

And maybe this one too:

http://www.videosift.com/video/Friends-With-You-Rainbow-Dance-music-by-Ponpoko

Both submitted by Eklek, BTW.