“ReggaeEDM is for real. It’s not nostalgia. It’s a modern sound with history, heart, and purpose.”
— Damian Pinto, The Voice of EDM
History of ReggaeEDM
ReggaeEDM is a genre-blending fusion of culture, rhythm, and innovation, where the deep, bass-heavy grooves of reggae collide with the pulse and energy of electronic dance music.
ReggaeEDM was officially born in 1998 when Miami-based artist Kēvens coined the term at the Zen Music Festival to define his own signature sound, a spiritually driven fusion of jungle, drum and bass, and reggae.Emerging from the experimental roots of Jamaican sound system culture and the 1990s Jungle movement, Kēvens gave the genre its name and identity, setting the foundation for what would become ReggaeEDM.
Since then, ReggaeEDM has gained global momentum, crossing cultural lines with hits like Kēvens’ “Legal Dreamers” and drawing in genre-pushing acts like Asian Dub Foundation, Thievery Corporation, Adrian Sherwood, Major Lazer, and Skrillex. ReggaeEDM unites diverse audiences with the meditative soul of reggae and the high-voltage energy of the dance floor.
ReggaeEDM originator, Kēvens, in Seoul Olympic Stadium performing at Ultra Korea,
June 2018
Asian Dub Foundation performing live in Berlin, November 2008
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