Music of Jamaica

Jamaican popular music since 1960, is defined as a ‘West Indian style of music with a strongly accented subsidiary beat” (Chang). Reggae music is a great style of music that was popularized by one of the world’s most famous musicians, Bob Marley. Personally, I never listened to it until I made it to college, and it has quickly become one of my favorite genres. For that reason is why I chose to write this paper on Reggae music. This genre is a very calming and relaxing style of music, which helps me

decent I’ve always loved my culture. I was born Brooklyn but raised in Jamaica from the age of three weeks until I was six. Although most of which I cannot remember since I’ve left the island I haven’t been back yet. One thing I could not be torn from was the music, culture and food. Music was always blaring through my households as a child, throughout the many generations one thing that remained constant was the Rastafarian music, Rock steady, Jazz, Ska, Mento and Ragga. Which is what the adults would

Jamaica is located in the Caribbean Islands, it covers 10,831 square kilometers of land and 160 square kilometers of water. Jamaica’s absolute location is 18.1096° N, 77.2975° W. Jamaica is a short distance south of Cuba and an even shorter distance west of Haiti. It's about 1000 kilometers (600 Miles) east of the shore of Mexico. Jamaica is the 3rd largest island in the Caribbean Sea. The capital of Jamaica is Kingston and has a population of 2.715 million. Jamaica’s traditional foods are curry

audiences around the world, and the structure of popular music. Veal concentrated on the extent to which Jamaican music is a potent metaphor for the society and times within which it emerged, and for global culture at the new millennium. Bob Marley and the Wailers have been noted for having the album of 20th century. Which helped Jamaica get recognition for influence on popular music. Jamaican music, reggae, has a sub-genre known as dub music. Dub music was flourished during the era of the “roots” (1968-1985)

As defined by Oxford Dictionary, music is vocal or instrumental sounds (or both) combined in such a way as to produce beauty of form, harmony, and expression of emotion. Music plays a powerful role in today’s society. Music can be used by one for self- expression, entertainment or even socializing with others. They are many genres of music but the most popular and dominant one nowadays in Jamaica is dancehall music. It began in the late 1970s and has now impacted all different types of musical genres

History May 1, 2017 Bob Marley During the late 60's and 70’s, reggae music was made up by combining North American rock and African Jamaican music. This new style had a lot of influence from a lot rhythm, blues, and some jazz. Reggae music gives a very spiritual, soulful, and religious feeling to its listeners because of how closely it relates to the religious move- ment known as Rastafarianism, and because so much of this music has religious conno- tations explaining the singers beliefs and views

Origins of Ska …,n.d.). On the other hand, Bob Marley claimed that the word was Spanish in origin, meaning "the king's music." Veteran Jamaican studio musicians offer the simplest, and probably the most logical, explanation. "It's a description of the beat itself," says Hux Brown, lead

Reggae is a genre of music that originated in Jamaica during the late 1960s. It is known for the heavy and strong emphasis on the bass within the background beat. Reggae was perceived as a kind of music used to express feelings about the social, political, and economic hardships in Jamaica during the late 1960s and early 1970s. It was performed by musicians from black ghettos who used unhurried beats to make a style of music of their own. Reggae became an important part of the lifestyle of many

The island of Jamaica is very rich in culture and has many historic turnabouts throughout the years. The country has a rich and complex history including being the first country to have Arawak and Taino Indians settle there. The Arawak Indians of South America were the first people to settle in Jamaica the named the island Xaymaca meaning land of wood and water. Christopher Columbus’ first arrival was in 1494. Christopher Columbus’ son settled in Jamaica in 1509. During Spain’s occupation on the

on is Jamaica. Jamaica is a third world country located in North America and the 3rd largest island in the Caribbean Sea. There is a 2.5 million population, which equally divided between urban and rural areas. The country runs approximately 146 miles long and varies between 21- 52 miles wide. The climate is tropical and its main tourist attraction is their beautiful beaches. The capital of Jamaica is Kingston, which has a population of more than 645,000. Kingston is the chief port of Jamaica and is