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• A fun fact inspired by Globle: Capitals

• Answers to last week's games

• Reader survey

The One Love of Kingston, Jamaica

What started as a local sound in the 1960s would eventually influence musicians from London punk rockers to California rappers, spreading a message of resistance and unity across continents. The birthplace of reggae music wasn't just creating catchy rhythms – it was launching a cultural movement that would reshape popular music forever.

Kingston, Jamaica (Globle: Capitals answer for July 5) gave the world reggae, but the genre's global impact goes far beyond Bob Marley's international success. Songs like Marley's "One Love" carried Kingston's message of unity worldwide, while reggae's distinctive rhythm emerged from the city's Trench Town neighbourhood in the late 1960s as an evolution of ska and rocksteady, emphasizing the off-beat in a revolutionary new way.

The genre's influence spread rapidly through the Jamaican diaspora, particularly in London and New York. By the 1970s, British punk bands like The Clash were incorporating reggae rhythms, while hip-hop pioneers in the Bronx borrowed reggae's bass lines and rhythmic patterns. Reggae's sound system culture – where DJs would toast over instrumental tracks – directly influenced the development of rap music.

Kingston's Studio One, founded by Clement "Coxsone" Dodd, became known as "Jamaica's Motown," recording virtually every major reggae artist. The studio's innovative recording techniques, including heavy reverb and echo, became hallmarks of the reggae sound that would influence genres from dub to electronic dance music.

Today, reggae's DNA can be heard in everything from British dubstep to Latin reggaeton, proving that Kingston's musical innovation continues to shape global culture decades after its creation.

Learn more: Britannica, Revolt TV, The Journal of Caribbean Studies:

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Answers to last week's games

Monday, June 30 to Sunday, July 6.

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The following are the shortest paths from last week:

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• #504 consultant → investigator → investigate → look

• #505 borrow → loaning → moneys → usuals → usually

• #506 drama → character → characterise → characterize

• #507 foundation → dedication → memory → remember → remind

• #508 wish → wishful → genuine → organic

• #509 true → truths → theories → architecture → framework

• #510 Play now!

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• #159 Tennessine

• #160 Copernicium

• #161 Antimony

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• #163 Chlorine

• #164 Uranium

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