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ragga

ragga is a genre. ragga grew out of Reggae, Dancehall and reggae rap. It sits close to reggaestep, gospel reggae, digital dancehall, dancehall pop and Na mele paleoleo, scenes that trade players, venues and ideas with it. Its influence carried into Trap, jungle, Dancehall, Drum and bass and Dubstep, which took the template somewhere else. The chart currently maps 20 connections around ragga. Open any neighbouring band or genre to trace where ragga came from and where it led.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
raggaReggaeDancehallreggae rapTrapjungleDancehallDrum and bassDubstepgrimeReggaetonreggaestepgospel reggaedigital dancehalldancehall popNa mele paleoleosmooth reggaemotswakoreggae rap

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ragga connections

ragga grew out of Reggae, Dancehall and reggae rap, shares an orbit with reggaestep, gospel reggae, digital dancehall and dancehall pop, went on to shape Trap, jungle, Dancehall and Drum and bass. 20 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

What influenced ragga

Roots3

Sounds and acts that shaped ragga.

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Kindred10

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What ragga shaped

Legacy7

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