Reggae music originated in Jamaica during the late 1960′s. Many people think that Reggae is one music that describes every sound that comes out of Jamaica but they are wrong. The reggae beat and style that originated after the development of Ska and Rock-steady. Reggae has a distinctive sound that distiquiese it from the others due to its regular chops and the off beat that's referred as the skank. The Tempo is generally slower than that found in Ska and Rocksteady. The Oxford English Dictionary says that the origin is not found (unknown) but could be derived from the Jamaican slang word rega-rege what translates to quarrel.