雷鬼音樂列入世界非物質文化遺產名錄

Reggae has been added to a list of international cultural treasures which the United Nations has deemed worthy of protecting and promoting.

日前，雷鬼音樂被列入聯合國認爲值得保護和促進的國際文化瑰寶名單。

The music, which grew out of Jamaica in the 1960s thanks to artists like Toots and the Maytals, Peter Tosh and Bob Marley, was added to the collection due to its "intangible cultural heritage".

20世紀60年代由Toots & Maytals、彼得·託什和鮑勃·馬利等藝術家發展起來的這一牙買加音樂，因“非物質文化遺產”而被收入該名單。

Reggae is "socio-political, sensual and spiritual," said Unesco.

聯合國教科文組織稱，雷鬼是“具有社會政治性、感性和精神性的”。

It has "penetrated all corners of the world," added a Jamaican spokesperson.

牙買加一位發言人補充稱，它已“滲透到世界各個角落”。

Reggae followed on from the ska and rocksteady genres -- other early pioneers included Lee Scratch Perry and Prince Buster.

雷鬼音樂是由斯卡和洛克斯代迪音樂演變而來，而其他早期該類音樂的開拓者包括李·史快奇·派瑞和普林斯·巴斯特。

Millie Small's 1964 ska cover of My Boy Lollipop also helped introduce reggae's laidback groove to the world.

米莉·斯摩爾1964年的《My Boy Lollipop》斯卡專輯，也讓世界認識了輕鬆的雷鬼音樂。

Reggae became popular in the United States but particularly flourished in the UK, which had become home to many Jamaican immigrants since the end of World War Two.

雷鬼在美國開始流行，但在英國尤其盛行，因爲自第二次世界大戰結束以來，英國成爲了許多牙買加移民的家園。