Unesco ivuga ko umudiho wa Reggae urimwo "ubwenge, politike, inkoramutima, urukundo hamwe n'ukwemera." Umuvugizi w'igihugu ca Jamaique avuga ko "washitse mu mfuruka zose z'isi." Ahavuye isanamu, Getty Images Insiguro y'isanamu, Umuririmvyi Peter Tosh nawe ari mu bafatwa nk'abavyeyi b'umudiho wa Reggae Igihugu gikunda umuziki w'injyana ya 'country' Ama "cassettes" ya Bob Marley yatowe inyuma y'imyaka 40 Reggae yatanguriye mu mazinga ya Caraïbes mu myaka y'i 1960, ivuye mu midiho ya "ska" na "rocksteady", abayitanguje ubwa mbere bakaba bagizwe na Lee Scratch Perry, Prince Buster n'umugwi Wailers, watangujwe na Marley, Tosh na Bunny Wailer.
