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Re: steppers
Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2008 6:18 pm
by jordandance
Well Charge wrote: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).
Re: steppers
Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2009 3:08 am
by selecta bing
Pulled this up again for BLACKBELTJONES
Re: steppers
Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2009 11:06 pm
by 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
Re: steppers
Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2009 9:17 pm
by stepping razor
Steppers anything that makes you want to dance and move dem lazy feet.
peace
Re: steppers
Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2009 1:33 am
by bandulu
Re: steppers
Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2009 4:36 pm
by 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
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