A Jamaican dub artist is a musician who creates music in the dub genre, which is a subgenre of reggae that emerged in Jamaica in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Dub music is characterized by its use of instrumental tracks that are often drenched in sound effects such as echo and reverberation, with instruments and vocals dropping in and out of the mix. Dub artists are known for their ability to create space-filling soundscapes, faded echoes, and repetition within musical tracks, which allows them to tap into Afrofuturist concepts such as the nonlinearity of time and the projection of past sounds into an unknown future space. Some of the most notable Jamaican dub artists include King Tubby, Lee "Scratch" Perry, and Augustus Pablo, who are credited with pioneering the genre and experimenting with different techniques to create a new sound. Dub music has also had a significant impact on the countrys cultural and political landscape, spreading the Rastafarian movement and its message.