The, Music, And Music

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.

In my personal experience, Mexican music has revolved around my life for as long as I can remember. Growing up in a bordertown has its Hispanic heritage. Whether I was at home, school, or even in public places, I would hear Spanish related music playing in the background. I believe Spanish music holds many values when it comes to different occasions. The music can manipulate the minds of its listeners using love, passion, and outstanding rhythms. After reading an article online, I can explain how three different genres of traditional Mexican music influence people’s culture.

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

The Peruvian culture was selected for this cultural assignment after an encounter with a surprising Peruvian music performance during a routine work commute at a New York City train station. The band, Espiritu Andino, consisted of several male performers in ponchos and threaded caps. Although outshined by a pan flute, all the typical musical instruments worked together to produce soothing and melodic notes. The listeners could easily transcend to mystic mountain tops and river passages. The performance ignited not only intrigue but also admiration for the Peruvian culture.

The calypso music that comes from a Trinidad musician is exciting, not on the ground of the blood that he carries in his veins but rather the historical, cultural, and religious favors that are brought together to ensure its production.

Music is a universal understanding of one’s culture. It allows people from all parts of the world to come together to appreciate and love one another for their differences. My mother is Filipino and my father is Mexican. Though both ethnicities are rich in history, I have chosen to specifically focus on the land of my father, Jalisco, Mexico. With lively rhythms, different vocalists, and historical dances, Jalisco’s music comes together to tell a story.

In the early 80’s my father followed my mother to El Salvador, where she could be with her mother who was ill. Vividly are these years in my head, since they were the years who forged me into who I am today. However, “La Nueva Cancion” was one type of music my family had to play very low, since listening to it can cost your freedom or worst,

Of all of the worlds music Flamenco is probably the most misrepresented. For decades people have thought of Flamenco as a soundtrack to two weeks on the beach. Behind the postcard image of Flamenco lies music full of passion and beauty and you do not have to look far to find it. Many people think that Flamenco is a Spanish Folk music. However historically Flamenco was only to be found in one province which was Andalucía. How it became to be synonymous with Spain has much to do with how the country was sold to sun seekers by Western Europe’s most enduring

Reggae’s loping, hypnotic rhythms carried an unmistakable signature that rose to the fore of the music scene in the Seventies, largely through the recorded work of Marley and the Wailers on the Island and Tuff Gong labels. Such albums as Natty Dread and Rastaman Vibration endure as reggae milestones that gave a voice to the poor and disfranchised citizens of Jamaica and, by extension, the world. In so doing, he also instilled them with pride and dignity in their heritage, however sorrowful the realities of their daily existence. Moreover, Marley’s reggae anthems provided rhythmic uplift that induced what Marley called “positive vibrations” in all who heard it. Regardless of how you heard it - political music suitable for dancing, or dance music with a potent political subtext – Marley’s music was a powerful potion for

Despite its importance today, until recently the bachata was a musical pariah in his home country, the Dominican Republic. Since its emergence in the 1960s, bachata, closely associated with poor rural migrants residing in urban slum, too crude, too vulgar and musically rustic to be allowed entry into the mainstream musical landscape. In their start times bachata was not very popular among people of high society saw nothing more than a crude expression of music to entertain people low resources or urban areas but with the time was more

Assignment #1 The influence of Africans in Dominican Republic music Dominican Republic is mainly known for Merengue and Bachata music, but there are other music forms that were played on the island of Hispaniola long before the music that most relate to that country. The slaves brought that music that is heard on the entire island and it was transmitted for over 500 years. However, most Dominicans do not recognize this music as their own because they consider it as more Haitian because of its African origins. Many have tried to disassociate themselves from their African-Slave background. Nowadays, it seems that more Dominicans are starting to pay attention to these forms of music.

For the first nine years of my life I was exposed and surrounded by dominican music, which is not the type of music I prefer to listen today. The music I heard while

Music is the only medium that blesses both man and God at the same time and as such to see it as an entertainment factor within our worship services is a gross misunderstanding of its purpose. Music is made up of three elements: melody, harmony, and rhythm. Mankind is also made up of three parts: spirit, soul and body (1 Thess 5:23). It can be argued that music and the triune, or trichotomy, of mankind are intrinsically linked i.e. melody is likened to the spirit, harmony to the soul and rhythm to the body.

The definition of music is very different to many people. Some say that music is the arrangement of sound and silence. Others like myself say music is that and much more. Music is an aural form of art that is used to express emotion and touch the hearts of the listener through the use of phrasing, dynamics, style and tone color. Music is a very universal art form.