also: ロックステディー
noun
rocksteady
A Jamaican music genre that emerged in the mid-1960s, between ska and reggae.
ロックステディはスカとレゲエの間に流行したジャマイカの音楽だ。
Rocksteady is Jamaican music that was popular between ska and reggae.
Ska is faster and more upbeat; rocksteady is slower and smoother.
Reggae evolved from rocksteady with a heavier bass and more political lyrics.
Borrowed from English 'rocksteady', the name of the Jamaican music genre.