a type of slow Jamaican dance music of the 1960s
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rock′ stead′y,
- Music, Music and Dancethe style of vocalized Jamaican popular music that succeeded ska and preceded reggae in the 1960s, influenced by American soul music and having a more upbeat tempo with emphasis on electric bass and guitar rather than on horns.
- 1965–70
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