Meaning
Culture — heritage, roots, and identity — but in reggae it carries a special, weighted sense: 'culture' music is the conscious, uplifting, Rastafari-and-roots-themed song that treats history, faith, justice, and Black upliftment, as opposed to 'slackness'. A 'culture' artist sings of Africa, struggle, and consciousness, and the long-running argument in the music between culture and slackness is an argument about its very soul. So 'culcha' names both a people's heritage and identity and the whole conscious, righteous tradition of the music that carries it.
Examples
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Him sing pure culcha, no slackness.
He sings only conscious music, no vulgarity.
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Wi haffi hold on to wi culcha.
We have to hold on to our heritage.
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Roots an culcha music feed di soul.
Roots and culture music feeds the soul.
Origin
The Jamaican pronunciation of English 'culture'; the 'conscious music' meaning grew within reggae as the opposite of 'slackness'.
How it’s used
In music, 'culture' signals conscious, roots-themed content. More broadly it means heritage and identity, things to be protected and passed on.