"The one Drop"-Reggae Beat

[funkyfingaz]

Many people i've seen have trouble playin reggae music. Reggae has dat One Drop...One bass hit on. Im playin dis song from Deitrick Haddon-he never failed me yet...Im gonna post sum more reggae type songs as well

http://s53.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1OFF7VWXWKFN014T7R3EWOO8T4

[ChannelOne]

I'm definately feelin' that!

[fretai03]

hmmm... yeah I've always wondered why people struggle with playing reggae.

[blaquegenius]

I love reggae music...this clip would be better if the drummer would let the music breathe more. Too many chops...at least establish the groove.

[smarkland38]

Ya Mon! Funky!
 I can appreciate reggae music, for my church family is from the west indies. And we tend to mix the music styles alot in church
 

[fretai03]

Aye Funky,

There's a lick that your keys man does (it starts at about 3:05 on the clip) & you guys follow him then come back to the reggae beat.

What song is that lick from?

[SabianKnight]

Many people i've seen have trouble playin reggae music. Reggae has dat One Drop...One bass hit on. Im playin dis song from Deitrick Haddon-he never failed me yet...Im gonna post sum more reggae type songs as well

http://s53.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1OFF7VWXWKFN014T7R3EWOO8T4

The One-Drop in raggae is one 3. I helps to be comfortable playing triplets because the high parts are trips and shuffles. As well the groove actually is a "Big Two"  feel which is 6/8.

Example:
1 & a Drop, 1 & a Drop...  or  1 2 3 Drop 5 6 , 1 2 3 Drop 5 6...

Your accents are up the up beats on the cymbals and the fill tend to be 3s and 5s etc oddd number strokes.

[funkyfingaz]

Nice breakdown S.Knight..Fretai3 im playin da keys..Imma have to listen to it soon and see which lick u were talkin about...I dont understand da "Too much licks" How can u have too many, unless sumone is singing or ur gigging or ur in service or sumthin...I felt it was too little!! lol But i hear u tho, sumtimes u jus wanna hear music...U kno jus tasty music.

[SabianKnight]

The One-Drop in raggae is one 3. I helps to be comfortable playing triplets because the high parts are trips and shuffles. As well the groove actually is a "Big Two"  feel which is 6/8.

Example:
1 & a Drop, 1 & a Drop...  or  1 2 3 Drop 5 6 , 1 2 3 Drop 5 6...

Your accents are up the up beats on the cymbals and the fill tend to be 3s and 5s etc oddd number strokes.

I forgot to mention that you also need to get comfortable with e metric modulation from 4/4 to 6/8 ad back. Especially when you get to doing a Steppers raggae song like "Jammin' that has "Four on the Floor" plus the drop and the syncopated trip/shuffle hat. The key to playing raggae is to watch the people... If they are not moving you are doing something wrong.

[bigbeatz_08]

I love reggae music...this clip would be better if the drummer would let the music breathe more. Too many chops...at least establish the groove.

i understand what he was saying, but i guess it was because, im used to the way "DD" did it on the cd, but i wasnt too much tho, juss different. Nice clip tho, i love that song, gotta get that cd AGAIN!

[SabianKnight]

I love reggae music...this clip would be better if the drummer would let the music breathe more. Too many chops...at least establish the groove.

I agree.. this guy would never hold down a raggae gig. He is too all over the place. Folk cannot dance to it, they cannot feel the music groove and breathe. Raggae is all about the spirit. There was way to much riffing going on here. He never fully established the groove. Raggae has this "deep dish" guly of a groove that must not move. It's like the Grand Canyon of grooves. A year ago I quit a twice a week gig in Daytona Beach because I was playing with 2 Jamaicans and I could not hang. This music is personal for them and at the time I just didn't feel the music as it should be played. Now I have a better understanding of it.

It's all about that 6/8 half time swing and the guitar player controls the tempo with his strumming.   

[JFunky]

...all this Reggae talk reminds me of what Ced the Entertainer said on Kings of Comedy, "...it's music with a cause..." " Ced singing, "...I woke up this Mo'ning, I was hungry......" "  Peanut butter.....but no jam..."   I know yall remember that.

[fretai03]

Nice breakdown S.Knight..Fretai3 im playin da keys..Imma have to listen to it soon and see which lick u were talkin about...I dont understand da "Too much licks" How can u have too many, unless sumone is singing or ur gigging or ur in service or sumthin...I felt it was too little!! lol But i hear u tho, sumtimes u jus wanna hear music...U kno jus tasty music.

My bad... When you said you were playing on this I thought you were on the drums! But, yeah holla back once you've figured out which part I'm talking about. It's towards the end & I'm sure I've heard it from another song...

[bigblackdrummer]

Many people i've seen have trouble playin reggae music. Reggae has dat One Drop...One bass hit on. Im playin dis song from Deitrick Haddon-he never failed me yet...Im gonna post sum more reggae type songs as well

http://s53.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1OFF7VWXWKFN014T7R3EWOO8T4

Its funny but most gospel recordings coming out of the U.S., Y'all cant play reggae. We laugh and call it American reggae.

[min_amw]

...all this Reggae talk reminds me of what Ced the Entertainer said on Kings of Comedy, "...it's music with a cause..." " Ced singing, "...I woke up this Mo'ning, I was hungry......" "  Peanut butter.....but no jam..."   I know yall remember that.

yeah doc! Once you see that flick, you'll never forget it!

[drumkey23]

that riff at 3:05 sounds that ne-yo song so sick of love songs  i play reggae also and he is doin quite a bit. i understand it wasnt a gig but some of the chops dont make sense with the music. check out this clip the song is called "showtime", this is where i take my solo.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=MzjQsN6oT0M

[j_kay]

...(the drums are) just a mess!!! 

*inserts cottonballs into my ear*

[fretai03]

that riff at 3:05 sounds that ne-yo song so sick of love songs

Lol! Thats it! I knew it sounded familiar... Thanks drumkey23

Well, funky I asked about that specific lick in the clip cause I thought that (if you guys tidied it up) it might actually work with that reggae song. I'm guessing you guys
play that for a specific song and not just for shedding?

[funkyfingaz]

that riff at 3:05 sounds that ne-yo song so sick of love songs  i play reggae also and he is doin quite a bit. i understand it wasnt a gig but some of the chops dont make sense with the music. check out this clip the song is called "showtime", this is where i take my solo.



http://youtube.com/watch?v=MzjQsN6oT0M

Yea but jus cuz u take ur licks on da beat means dat it makes sense, or its correct? All ur licks were done on time....Dey were good, but I like wen a drummer can fill off da beat, and still bring it back without the musicians goin off da beat totally, no wat i mean???..sorry guys if im 2 FUNKY for yall. Its about creatviity for me. If u hear us in a service or sumthin, trust, we wont be playin da same way...and SabianKinght, da drummer actually plays for a reggae Sky Band in Europe.

[funkyfingaz]

Lol! Thats it! I knew it sounded familiar... Thanks drumkey23

Well, funky I asked about that specific lick in the clip cause I thought that (if you guys tidied it up) it might actually work with that reggae song. I'm guessing you guys
play that for a specific song and not just for shedding?

Nah Fretai03, Its only me playing da keys and synth bass. I jus put it in dere randomly jus to throw everything off and bring it back. I actually posted a clip before playin dat Neyo song..If u wanna hear it, u can message me.