Reggae Is Not Only A Type Of Music

Empowering people about their culture and encouragement of developing appreciation towards history and culture, especially toward indigenous people is the main message in this text. Elements such as music lyrics, dance movements and people within the video are significant to the message of the text. The lyrics, ‘survival of our culture is how we made it’, is an example of the way the audience is positioned to think about the influence of history and its relation to one’s core identity (Mau Power, 2014). The body movement and gestures in the video depict an image of strength and connection to something greater, which can be related to an understanding of cultural identity. Using this text in the classroom is a fun way to introduce the unit on identity as it’s rap genre would grab student’s attention. Students learn in a variety of ways and the use of the YouTube music video is a free way to make the lesson come alive and engage students (Bloom & Johnston, 2010). The learning outcomes for this lesson are to introduce the topic of identity and to define it (Australian Curriculum , 2017).

In many societies around the globe music, including rock and rap, has been increasingly used as a vehicle for social and political comment as we see in everyday life. Furthermore, Get Up Stand Up was produced the era Bob Marley and Peter Tosh were surrounded by a lack of human rights, personal freedom, that were smudged in poverty and corruption. Marley had also been influenced by political issues that were present in Jamaica, where western political, economic domination and cultural imperialism had moved towards the heart of Jamaica. Thus, it was to Marley’s concern that the people are to stand up for themselves, forming “one of the most powerful cultural forces among youths in Jamaica” (Nathaniel Samuel Murrell,

This paper is an analysis of the political and social aspects of hip-hop and reggae, as well as, addressing the commonalities of the music itself as they have developed and changed over time. This analysis produces the holistic view reflecting the interconnectedness of these two genres of music.

Music is an art form and source of power. Many forms of music reflect culture and society, as well as, containing political content and social message. Music as social change has been highlighted throughout the 20th century. In the 1960s the United States saw political and socially oriented folk music discussing the Vietnam War and other social issues. In Jamaica during the 1970s and 1980s reggae developed out of the Ghetto’s of Trench town and expressed the social unrest of the poor and the need to over-through the oppressors. The 1980’s brought the newest development in social and political music, the emergence of hip-hop and rap. This urban musical art form that was developed in New York City has now taken over the mainstream, but

Popular music is often one of the best lenses we have through which to view our own cultural orientation. Many of the artistic and experimental shifts in popular music have mirrored changes in our own society. For instance, the emergence of Elvis Presley as a public figure would signal the start of a sexual revolution and the growth in visibility of a rebellious youth culture. Similarly, the folk and psychedelic music of the 1960s was closely entangled with the Civil Rights, anti-war and social protest movements. In this regard, we can view popular music as an artifact through which to better understand the time and place in which it is produced. In light of this, the state of popular music today may suggest troubling things about our society.

Some may say music is just music; a song is just a song. However, music plays an enormous role in our psychology, because a single song has the ability to bring about many kinds of thoughts and emotions in the listener. Music is subtly one of the main factors in which people identify with certain groups and establish their belonging in society. It shapes people’s perspectives on how the world functions and the roles they play within it. Music can function the same way in a culture; it can reflect many of the culture’s values and ideologies. Music can have many effects on culture and the people’s idea of who they think they are within that culture. Music can serve in a way that promotes cultural identity and pride, yet it could also play a

The off-beat sequences of the electric guitar create a reggae feel for the song endorsing it to be mellow. Throughout the song, the electric guitar does not have any solos but variations of its sequence are repeated throughout the structure of the song. Doing so gives the lead singers’ message more priority. The domination of the classic drum kit creates a ‘head-bobbing’ motion for some when listening to this song, helping it become more popular and an easily enjoyable song.

From it's inception, rap indured a lot of hostility from listeners--many, but not all, White--who found the music too harsh, monotonous, and lacking in traditional melodic values. However, millions of others--often, though not always, young African-Americans from underprivileged inner city backgrounds--found and immediate connection with the style. Here was poetry of the

As Bob Marley would say, “Get up and stand up for your rights.” People who do not understand or listen to reggae judge it without knowing anything about it. “Reggae is something potheads listen to… Reggae just talks about weed… Reggae makes people rebellious… Reggae is just made by Rastafarian artists.” In this particular case, I’m going to stand up for the genre of music, reggae.

Do you ever wonder what is the meaning behind what you so proudly sing whenever you hear it? Music is an art form of culture which organizes sound with times It first came around in prehistoric times, however, as times passes, music is drastically changing. As a result, in the last decades music has experienced drastic changes in the themes they are talking about. These changes are due to the generations and what they are living, political and social actions of the time. For example, the decade of the 80s was the rise of hip-hop and rap music from a local phenomenon to a worldwide known genre of music. Previously, a crack cocaine epidemic had stroke major cities in the USA and it coincided with the rise of hip-hop in black communities as these

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.

The paper will go into detail regarding how these communication concepts play a role in Bob and Ziggy’s reggae. These concepts are; empathy and empathic communication, emotional intelligence, emotions and social influences of emotion. In addition, the analysis was based on the article, “Music Content Categories” by Lamy & Levin. The premise of this research paper is based on the findings from Lamy & Levin’s research. Their article helped translate the two song lyrics into the major value-themes. The two songs used were; Bob Marley’s, “Get Up, Stand Up” and Ziggy Marley’s, “We Are the People.” Other research methods used were websites; mainly Bob and Ziggy Marley’s personal websites and the Songlyrics.com site for the lyrics of the songs that were used for this

Since the beginning of its art form rap music has been subject to scrutiny throughout its existence. In a Theresa Martinez reading from the semester, the author describes rap music as a resistance. She builds on a theory of oppositional culture that was composed by Bonnie Mitchell and Joe Feagin (1995). In this article, “POPULAR CULTURE AS OPPOSITIONAL CULTURE: Rap as Resistance”, Martinez explains how African Americans, American Indians, and Mexican Americans draw on their own cultural resources to resist oppression. She states that this very resistance to the dominate culture in

The paper discusses how Marley’s music changed society by mainstreaming the ideas of black resistance, social justice, racial equality, and anti-colonialism to the baby-boom generation and generations endlessly onward. The paper will outline the historical background of reggae as well as the social cause to which it became attached by the work of Marley. The paper submits that reggae, ultimately, became the chief means of expressing the angst and dislocation felt by many within the African Diaspora. Finally, the paper will offer a critical analysis of one of Marley’s works, “I Shot the Sheriff”, and will explain why this signature work is a classic instance of reggae speaking out against injustice and the prevailing power structure.

The Evolution of Reggae Music Reggae has sustained the test of time and remains one of the world's last genuine folk music. The evolution of Reggae music can be traced back to the early 1900's with 'Mento', which is a simple music art form of Jamaican folk music with strong African roots. Reggae music is protest songs against racism, corruption and injustice. It has close links with a religion based around the Bible that is re-interpreted from a black's perspective, 'Rastafarianism'.