The meaning of music is a broad spectrum that can be perceived to mean many things to those who listen. One thing music can be is a source of entertainment mixed with varied genres and lyrics to express symbolism, an example being reggae. Author Neil Savishinsky states that reggae is the source that allowed Rastafarianism, a religion that developed in Jamaica, to migrate its culture and beliefs beyond Jamaica and penetrate other parts of the world (pg 261). An iconic reggae artist that enforced the idea that music is symbolic is Bob Marley. Marley is a Rastafarian music icon that used reggae music for what it was back in the 1960s and 1970s: a form of protest. At an era where racially-driven riots, violence and rebellion were at an all time
There are certain legends in this world that seemingly will last forever, and others that definitely will never die. Bob Marley was an icon that didn’t only represent freedom and peace, but much more. In, Bob Marley: The Untold Story , written by Chris Salewicz mainly to focus on Nesta Robert Marley’s upcoming and personal uniqueness in the duration of his existence, highlights the path of his life from beginning to end. Bob Marley was born on February 6th, 1945 in Nine Miles, St. Ann, a rural parish of Jamaica, and eventually passed away on May 11th, 1981 in Miami, Florida due to Acral Lentiginous Melanoma, which is a type of skin cancer that arises from pigment cells. Bob Marley spread his personal views throughout the world using music, writings, and civil disobedience, and still affects generations today with his unique beliefs, opposing actions, and success. After reading the biography written on Marley’s life, I have come to the conclusion that Bob Marley is completely accepting, optimistic and self-governed.
Bob Marley and his reggae style music have not only reined supreme throughout Jamaica but also throughout the entire world. Marley’s music, style, philosophy and Rasta pride have, overtime, become a culture itself. Through his Reggae style music he advocated love, peace, hope, and unity and sought to promote equality among people in Jamaica and around the world. Primarily, his music was based off of life and love and eventually the messages in his music began to shift to correspond with the political violence occurring in Jamaica at the time. From the beginning of his career to the end, his music was heavily influenced by the Rastafarian religion.
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Bantou-Bruce E Cadet Ms. Maria Hofman ENC1102 07/09/2015 BOB MARLEY'S MUSIC INSPIRE PEOPLE Music usually reflects a countries environment and time of its creation. For centuries it has been used to convey messages throughout the world and it create emotion ,feeling regarding the people that listen to it .Music is often use a form to protest .This type of influence and the ability to affect masses of people simultaneously is perhaps best shown in the world of music. the most well known protest artist on an international level is Robert Nesta Marley, known to the world as Bob Marley. For over 20 years, Marley's songs of religious faith and protest against white institution spurred the nation of Jamaica, and eventually landed reggae protest music
Music usually reflects a countries environment and time of its creation. For centuries, it has been used to send messages throughout the world, and it creates emotions,and feelings regarding the people that listen to it .Bob Marley's song "Get up Stand up " shows that music can be used as a powerful form of protest.This track can inspire a nation and her people. Marley decided to present his protest against the political system ,racism,and social inequality through his music and modified the conventional ideas of reggae style and the religious movement know as Rastafari.
Biography of Bob Marley Bob Marley was known for his accomplishment in the revolution of
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When one hears his music, it brings back memories of how powerful and inspirational Bob Marley, otherwise known as Robert Nesta Marley, had on the international arena. He was well-known for his Reggae music which originated in the country of Jamaica. Marley expressed how he felt in his music, highlighting the social, political and economic issues. He was a champion for providing the forum for promoting Reggae music. People of all ages loved Marley and his music brought hopes and inspiration to many both in his homeland and abroad. The world discovered Marley as the genius of Reggae music; his spirituality connected the music as a medium of entertainment and fulfillment.
Reggae evolved from the roots of music styles mentioned above and the lyrics weighted more on politics that addressed social and economical injustice. It also drew from folk music, Pocomania church music,
What is reggae music? Reggae music is a type of music that consists of different genres of music such as blues and calypso. Reggae music also consists of different rhythms such as different accents on different beats of the music. Say for instance you are playing in a four/four time measure. The natural beat for a drummer playing in this type of particular time measure would be for him to hit his high hat on all 4 beats, his bass foot pedal on one and three, and his snare on two and four. When playing reggae this particular pattern differs for the drummer. When playing reggae the drummer has more room to play around with the beat. In this particular setting the drummer would continue to hit the hi hat on all four beats of the four measure. He would then start the measure of music by hitting his bass foot
In Jamaica, Marley could voice the feelings and opinions of his fellow citizens, who were delusional with the failures of independence and the breakdown of local politics. The role of music in Jamaica contributed to Marley?s music. It helped play an important role in giving voice and communicating with an increasingly important political class in the evolving country. Undoubtedly, he was favored by both sides of the politic battle in Jamaica and with many other nations around the world. Marley avoided direct involvement in politics, because the Rastafarian people believe that activities like that were essentially invalid manifestations of the work of higher government authorities against which they believed. One of the original reasons behind Bob Marley?s emergence as a leader within post-independent Jamaica was simple: the complete failure of the country?s political leaders to represent the needs of the black lower classes in the years before and after their independence. By staying away from the malevolent competitive battles of the actual and possible political leaders, he could attract a group of followers that others could not amass. ?As former Jamaican prime minister Michael Manley has noted, ?Marley took what was a subculture in Jamaica and elevated it to a dominant culture?[He] took a folk art and he elevated it into a universal language of communication.? Perhaps the expansion of black culture was even more important than political
Reggae music is a very powerful way of communicating a message to its listener’s. Reggae has evolved over time from many different types of music and lots of different forms from ska to reggae. The history of reggae starts over 400 years ago in the days of slavery. Under the severe oppression of slavery the African people tried to hold on the pieces of their culture that they could. Music and dance were among the most important cultural traditions retained by the African people. These African rhythms gave way to mento, which gave rise to Rastafarian chants, which in turn gave way to ska and then rocksteady. (Potash, 29) When reggae music is thought of, Jamaica is instantly the word that
Rastafarianism is a fascinating world religion that began in the 1930s in Jamaica. This movement was set forth to make the black population not to feel oppressed to the whites. In this movement the culture of a Rastafarian spread, but what the people outside of this culture enjoyed the most from a Rastafarian is reggae. This brought about many singers, but the main one was Bob Marley. "Rastafarianism is a politico - religious movement that developed in Jamaica in the 1930s and has since grown to become a world religion; its original prophets proclaimed the divinity of Emperor Haile Selassie (Ras Tefari) of Ethiopia and predicted the imminent repatriation of the faithful to Africa" (Manuel
The first communication concept relates to empathy and empathic communication, both Bob and Ziggy Marley display this throughout their music. Empathy defined by Julia T. Wood, “is the ability to feel with another person, to feel what she or he feels in a situation. Our feelings tend to be guided by our own emotional tendencies and experiences” (78). In the fullest sense, this implies putting yourself into the other person’s shoes, to experience their life, so that you really understand and feel; pain, anger, frustration, joy, spiritual uplift and happiness. Bob Marley is empathetic in nature, he is “someone who appears to speak for the people. It is his music, his life story, his worldview and the way he carries himself -- he seems like an extension of the people and their leader. He seems like a sort of Cultural Senator, a man who represents his people” (Toure 2017). Bob Marley expresses empathy throughout his song “Get Up Stand Up,” by giving us examples of what life was like in the 1960’s in Jamaica. Paying close attention to the words and the connotations associated with those words, we can get an idea to what was going on during that era. From the beginning, reggae was political, as the work of Bob clearly attests. When he chants, “Get up \ Stand up \ Stand up for your rights!” you can feel how important this issue is to him. By translating this one lyric, you can imagine the details of his experiences and the emotions associated with them. The lyrics of this song relates to the struggles and inequality of the society and the harsh realities of a post-independent Jamaica. Nearly the entire song has a political slant to it in some shape or form. The political unrest which was taking place at the time was extremely intense, this song urged people to raise and stand up and fight for their rights and to be proactive.
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