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Roots reggae is a subgenre of reggae that deals with the everyday lives and aspirations of the artists concerned including the spiritual side of Rastafari and with the honoring of God called Jah by Rastafarians. It also is identified with the life of the ghetto sufferer and the rural poor. Lyrical themes include spirituality and religion poverty black pride social issues resistance to government and racial oppression and repatriation to Africa.

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