A style of reggae music characterized by its heavy basslines and energetic, danceable rhythms
Patois: Di rub-a-dub style mek yuh waan move yuh waist
English: The rub-a-dub style makes you want to move your waist
One Drop , One Love , No woman no cry , Patan ,
The Rastafarian language is actually much easier to learn than Jamaican Patois because it’s mostly a play on English words (e.g. “overstand” for “understand”,“downpress” for “oppress”,“ I-ditate” for “meditate” etc…) rather than being an entirely separate dialect as with Jamaican Patois.
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