What’s the time signature?

Cranky

Greetings from North London.  Way north.

I feel rhythm but am no good at talking about it.

Does this song have a singular time signature?  What is it?  I think it’s a ?/4 signature, but it’s textured and it seems to vary from one part to another.

(Sorry, I don’t know how YT is embedded here)

 https://youtu.be/9G5GA744du8?si=MFtztpS3MA1svS69

ewal

Didn't listen to it the whole way through, but the bit I did listen to sounded 4/4 - standard reggae beat - snare on the 3rd beat of the bar.

DefaultM

4/4 all the way through. 
The higher notes in the keyboard part correspond with 2 and 4 in the bar if you want to try count along that way.

Cranky

So I’m getting distracted by all the snare then?

Whistler

The thumping bass on the 1 and the snare on the 3 are together one way to lock into the tempo.

ewal

With guitar on the back beat - 2 and 4. (At least in the bit I listened to anyway)

EricTheWeary

DefaultM said:

4/4 all the way through. 
The higher notes in the keyboard part correspond with 2 and 4 in the bar if you want to try count along that way.

Classic reggae bubble. 

Some reggae can be interpreted as 2/4 and maybe 12/8 (something like Marley's One Drop) but I don't think I've ever heard it played in any other time signatures, even reggae covers of jazz choons that were 5/4 get changed to 4/4. 
Keeping the pulse under those dub drum sections is a bit of a mare but it's still there.