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Ragga jungle

Ragga jungle is a music genre that emerged in United Kingdom in the 1980s. It is usually classed as a form of ragga and jungle. Explore key artists and related styles.

About Ragga jungle

Ragga jungle is a music genre that emerged in United Kingdom in the 1980s. It is usually classed as a form of ragga and jungle.

From Wikipedia

Jungle is a genre of electronic music that developed in the 1990s out of the UK rave scene and Jamaican sound system culture. Emerging from breakbeat hardcore, the style is characterised by rapid breakbeats, heavily syncopated percussive loops, samples and synthesised effects, combined with the deep basslines, melodies and vocal samples found in dub, reggae and dancehall, as well as hip-hop and funk. Many producers frequently sampled the "Amen break" or other breakbeats from funk and jazz recordings. Jungle was a direct precursor to the drum and bass genre which emerged in the mid-1990s.

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What is Ragga jungle?

Ragga jungle is a music genre that emerged in United Kingdom in the 1980s. It is usually classed as a form of ragga and jungle.

Where and when did Ragga jungle originate?

Ragga jungle originated in United Kingdom in the 1980s.

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