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Reggae music is usually associated with the use of marijuana, that is, the image of aperson who listens to reggae is someone extremely relaxed, who does nothing with his life, who smokes marijuana all the time and usually has “dreadlocks” and does not shower. He or she usually is a squatter in some European city. Comfortable clothes, comfortable attitude, and a unpretentious stylistic intent far beyond the hippie philosophy. Reggae lovers around the world spread between marijuana smoke, happiness, love and peace. And of course, surf, beaches, cosmic sunsets and vegetarian food. A peaceful and carefree life, moving in slow motion indulging the pleasures of cannabis.
This however is a very common stereotype that people often associate this style with as they do with other styles of popular music to explain the character of those who hear it. For example, it is considered that people who listen to heavy metal are violent people, embittered with the world, that hate everything and most likely will be Satanists and devil worshipers sacrificing cats in the basement of their home. Stereotypes. Prejudices are common mistakes. Usually, we create stereotypes when we have fear of the unknown, of that what we do not know how to explain.
So, reggae is also loaded with prejudices but, likewise, reggae is heard by managers of large companies, doctors, police officers in the demonstrations, political activists, dancers, poets, firefighters, office workers, people who work every day in front to a computer writing articles about travel and tourism, and is more than probable that the King of Spain heard reggae when hunting killing elephants. Reggae has no boundaries or genres or colors, and not all who hear it smoke marijuana. Of course, from the principle of international reggae explosion in the presence of Bob Marley and his death, which would make him an icon for many generations, many styles and variations of this music that have come originally from Jamaica expanded the family of reggae to the five continents.
UB40 is probably the most popular reggae band around the world. But their approach is extremely pop reggae, stylized, and for those who want to spend a close moment with new girlfriend, who does not know much about music, and is suddenly struck by the abundant musical knowledge of her new boyfriend who also speaks of Bob Marley, marijuana, Jamaica and stereotypes an intellectual. Of course, both are modern and very well dressed, no dirty hair or desire for peace and love in a world that is coming down. For more on UB40, visit the following website: http://www.ub40.co.uk/
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