Reggae Music has been recognized as part of UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Reggae has been recognized, in 2018, as part of UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. UNESCO, United Nations Organization Reggae is a musical genre that appeared in the 1960s in Jamaica. It mixes different Jamaican influences, African music... It addresses social, political issues and themes such as prison and inequality. Tiken Jah Fakoly (2015) Reggae spread very quickly in the United States and the United Kingdom, imported by Jamaican immigrants after the Second World War. It is related to Rastafarianism, a spiritual movement that encourages the use of marijuana. Bob Marley Bob Marley is the greatest icon representing reggae. He had a worldwide success before disappearing, at just 36 years old, from a cancer.