Yeah, some of them are banned here like Sizzla’s “Fire Bun”. Reggae is less explicit about it than dancehall, but they like women’s rights and and the existence of queer people about as much as any conservative christian.
(though not every reggae musican is rastafari, but the chance is pretty high and for the jamaican-born ones the distinction doesn’t matter that much - Jamaica is pretty much just like that in general).
Anti-LGBT and mysoginist songs?!
Yeah, some of them are banned here like Sizzla’s “Fire Bun”. Reggae is less explicit about it than dancehall, but they like women’s rights and and the existence of queer people about as much as any conservative christian.
Some reading on dancehall: https://www.splcenter.org/resources/reports/jamaicas-anti-gay-murder-music-carries-violent-message/
Some reading on rastafari: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rastafari#Sexuality
(though not every reggae musican is rastafari, but the chance is pretty high and for the jamaican-born ones the distinction doesn’t matter that much - Jamaica is pretty much just like that in general).