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The 1980s saw a rise in reggae music from outside of Jamaica.

During this time, reggae particularly influenced African popular music, where Sonny Okusuns ( Nigeria ), John Chibadura ( Zimbabwe ), Lucky Dube ( South Africa ) and Alpha Blondy ( Ivory Coast ) became stars.

The 1980s saw the end of the dub era in Jamaica, although dub has remained a popular and influential style in the UK, and to a lesser extent throughout Europe and the US.

Dub in the 1980s and 1990s has merged with electronic music.