steppers

[jordandance]

What people call steppers (I don't think any Jamaican would know what "steppers" would mean, though, it's something UK music press seem to have come up with), is something I guess started late 1977, or early 1978, and didn't last longer than 1980. As others have said, it's recognisable by the way every beat is emphasised by the bass drum. There are examples of steppers rhythms that came before the 'steppers' period, like Cornell Campbell and the Eternals' "Queen of the Minstrels", which I think is from the late sixties.

What Jamaican's (at least the post 40 year olds) define as steppers isn't even reggae at all - it's soul (and sometimes otherwise).

[selecta bing]

Pulled this up again for BLACKBELTJONES

[Rob Strictly-Rockers]

As has been said "Steppers" means many things to many people. To me it meant a monotonous extended cut with few highs which you might drop in a Blues after 4 am when most people were out of it. Not sure what is up with me today. I've just savaged Pablo on another thread now I've got it in for Steppers!

Regards

Rob

[stepping razor]

Steppers anything that makes you want to dance and move dem lazy feet.

peace

[bandulu]

and then of course there is stepper and steppa )

oldschool (stepper)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyYXfnsLAwE&fmt=18

newschool (steppa)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITQnngEJOL8&fmt=18

[stepping razor]

Hot stepper make man bun like pepper Hot stepper style

King General big up it make you a laugh in de dance many a tune made ina dance running the dance floor, duck & watch your back, he`s doing 360s now.

Big up all the international performers in the roots dancehall scene.

peace