Reggae genres
Raggamuffin
### Raggamuffin

Raggamuffin, usually abbreviated as ragga, is a subgenre of reggae that is closely related to [dancehall](/wiki/Dancehall "Dancehall") and [dub](/wiki/Dub_music "Dub music"). The term raggamuffin is an intentional misspelling of ragamuffin, and the term *raggamuffin music* describes the music of Jamaica's "ghetto youths". The instrumentation primarily consists of [electronic music](/wiki/Electronic_music "Electronic music"). [Sampling](/wiki/Sampling_%28music%29 "Sampling (music)") often serves a prominent role as well. As ragga matured, an increasing number of dancehall artists began to appropriate stylistic elements of [hip hop music](/wiki/Hip_hop_music "Hip hop music"), while ragga music, in turn, influenced more and more hip hop artists. Ragga is now mainly used as a synonym for dancehall reggae or for describing dancehall with a [deejay](/wiki/Deejay_%28Jamaican%29 "Deejay (Jamaican)") chatting rather than deejaying or singing on top of the [riddim](/wiki/Riddim "Riddim").


What is the primary instrumentation of Raggamuffin?