Ragga jungle

Ragga jungle is the name given to a substyle of Jungle that emerged circa 1991-1992, with artists such as the Ragga Twins, Rebel MC, and Genaside II, and has heavy influences from ragga, roots reggae and dancehall.

This style is credited with engaging the black community within the jungle scene, and contributed to the 'bad boy' or 'rude boy' subculture within the UK. Ragga jungle's popularity waned significantly since 1995 in the UK, in part because the more popular DJs have avoided giving the sound airtime. Ragga jungle is now a niche sound, with a small number of labels releasing music that can be categorised in this manner.

Recently, (2001-present) Canadian and American producers have been gaining popularity with their updated version of the sub-genre largely through online networks, sparking a small, yet international renaissance. Prominent produers of this new-school sound are continuing to build bridges; often revoicing classic reggae singers to produce new works for exclusive use ( as "dubplates") and retail sale as 12" vinyl singles and downloadable mp3's. Read more..

Oldschool jungle

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Oldschool jungle
Stylistic origins: Breakbeat hardcore, Techno, Rare groove, Reggae, Darkcore
Cultural origins: Early 1990s, United Kingdom
Typical instruments: Synthesizer - Drum machine - Sequencer - Sampler
Mainstream popularity: Low
Derivative forms: Drum and bass
Subgenres
Ragga jungle, Darkcore, Intelligent jungle

Oldschool jungle is the name given to a style of electronic music that incorporates influences from genres including breakbeat hardcore, techno, rare groove and reggae/dub/dancehall. There is significant debate as to whether Jungle is a separate genre from drum and bass as some use the terms interchangeably. Read more..

Drum and bass

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Drum and bass
Stylistic origins: Breakbeat hardcore, Techno, Hip hop, Reggae/Ragga, Dancehall/Dub, Funk, Breakbeat, Jazz
Cultural origins: early/mid-1990s; London and Bristol, United Kingdom
Typical instruments: Synthesizer - Drum machine - Sequencer - Keyboard - Sampler - Personal computer
Mainstream popularity: Small, largely based in UK at first, now global
Subgenres
Darkstep - Drumfunk - Electrostep - Futurestep - Hardstep - Intelligent drum and bass - Jazzstep - Jump-Up - Liquid funk - Neurofunk - Ragga jungle - Sambass - Techstep
Fusion genres
Breakcore - Breakstep - Darkcore - Dubstep - Hipstep - Techbreaks - Raggacore
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Drum and bass artists, Drum and bass record labels, History of drum and bass

Drum and bass (commonly abbreviated to d&b, DnB, dnb, d'n'b, drum n bass and drum & bass) is a type of electronic dance music also known as jungle. Emerging in the early 1990s, the genre is characterised by fast tempo broken beat drums (generally between 160–180 beats per minute) with heavy, often intricate basslines. Today, drum and bass is still considered an underground musical style, but its currents of influence run throughout popular music and culture.

Drum and bass began as an offshoot of the United Kingdom breakbeat hardcore and rave scene of the late 1980s, and over the first decade of its existence there have been many permutations in its style, incorporating elements from ragga, dancehall, electro, funk, hip hop, house, jazz, heavy metal, reggae, rock, techno and trance. Read more..