because it makes the rasta's mellow down. <---- whoever wrote this is stupid..
The 1967 edition of the Dictionary of Jamaican English lists reggae as "a recently estab. sp. for rege", as in rege-rege, a word that can mean either "rags, ragged clothing" or "a quarrel, a row".[1]
Reggae actually originated from Jamaica.It is very popular but dancehall is popular too.
It began in the stone age. Cavemen used drums. It carried on through centuries with famous musicians to pass time and entertain.
ska