The Jamaican genre is a combination of two musical styles, SKA and REGGAE. SKA is a style of music that originated in Jamaica in the late 1950s and is characterized by a walking bass line, offbeat rhythms, and horns. Reggae is a style of music that originated in Jamaica in the late 1960s and is characterized by a slower tempo, syncopated rhythms, and a heavy emphasis on bass. Both styles are heavily influenced by African and Caribbean music and have become popular around the world.