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In which country was reggae music invented?

Jamaica

Background

Reggae emerged on the island of Jamaica in the late 1960s. Bob Marley made the music famous worldwide. The name reggae first appeared on a record in 1968. Typical is the accent on the second and fourth beat. Unesco declared reggae a cultural heritage of humanity in 2018.

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