An early form of reggae music originating in Jamaica in the 1960s, characterized by a slow tempo.
（20世纪60年代起源于牙买加的）慢拍摇滚乐；慢拍摇滚舞
Example sentencesExamples
His simple, often hypnotic approach, to ska, rocksteady and reggae made him one of the most distinctive sounding musicians of the era.
Soon enough the dance halls were dominated by the ska beat, which eventually metamorphosed into rocksteady, this transformation paving the way for the emergence of reggae.
He presents a crucial hour of rocksteady, ska, ragga, dancehall, dub and the best reggae.
By the time it found mass success, it was already slowing down to the swaying tempo of rocksteady and soon after that, reggae.
They have consistently laid down the traditional styling of ska music, taking influences from its early days along with rocksteady and reggae.
Definition of rocksteady in US English:
rocksteady
(also rock steady)
nounräkˈstedērɑkˈstɛdi
An early form of reggae music originating in Jamaica in the 1960s, characterized by a slow tempo.
（20世纪60年代起源于牙买加的）慢拍摇滚乐；慢拍摇滚舞
Example sentencesExamples
He presents a crucial hour of rocksteady, ska, ragga, dancehall, dub and the best reggae.
By the time it found mass success, it was already slowing down to the swaying tempo of rocksteady and soon after that, reggae.
His simple, often hypnotic approach, to ska, rocksteady and reggae made him one of the most distinctive sounding musicians of the era.
Soon enough the dance halls were dominated by the ska beat, which eventually metamorphosed into rocksteady, this transformation paving the way for the emergence of reggae.
They have consistently laid down the traditional styling of ska music, taking influences from its early days along with rocksteady and reggae.