Reggae Music Paige Alexander Dawson Community College Abstract Reggae music is an engaged musical genre that is very famous. Most people think of Reggae music as music of joy, peace and linked to Jamaica or the sunny island where everyone smokes herb freely. But in fact, Reggae sculpts itself in a whole social movement. First, it claims religious and social demands, and with the years, it became more and more discussed. Reggae music originated from Jamaica in the early 1960's.
Natives, who had their own highly developed musical traditions, quickly mastered European musical practices. African music was also brought to Mexico during the early colonial period. With all the sweet sounds of the violins against the brilliance of the trumpets, and the deep sound of the guitarro, the resulting sound is the heart and soul of Mexico. It is important to remember Mariachi music- is not just music to be played and sung. From the very start it was music to be danced.
By 16, he made the successful choice to switch to the baritone saxophone and was then involved in the Lucky Thompson’s band in 1947. His music has been described as being “very long, tumbling, double-time melodic lines. And that raw, piercing, bark-like timbre”. He had an amazing ability to play the difficult baritone at very fast paces of hard bop music like no other player had before. Some of his most famous songs include; Binary, Alone Together, and Now in Our lives.
I think it was an isolated snare and some kind of pitched bass drum. The melodies of the singer sounded celebratory and chant like. Perhaps, this was a song that everyone is the region new. It was very upbeat and enjoyable. The title track Beza Ba Tzo, sounded the same.
What is the relationship between the African Culture and its Music? The African Culture is that like of no other in the world; it's the diverse mix and extent of its uniqueness and how different it is from everything else; it’s a one of a kind. The fact that all the other continents have been advancing while certain areas of Africa have remained the same as they were hundreds of years ago, is probably the biggest difference that Africa has to all the other continents of the world. Africa’s music is authentic, and tribal. Every song is unique to its country, but all the music shares the same characteristics.
And true to her words her beauty had already began the process. The genre of the song is R&B (rhythm and blues). The first characteristic that confirms the song to be an R&B track is the use natural instruments. The presence of the topic of love or romance is also one of the indicators of it being an R&B song. The use of a bass track that stands out and the presence of a melody that is fast enough but not too fast to render dancing impossible all point to an R&B genre.
Everyone got together and enjoyed themselves listening to funk and soul music. One of the major contributors of the 70’s was James Brown. James Joseph Brown Jr. was the best known and most successful entertainer in the late seventies. He was the best soul vocalist, songwriter, bandleader, and dancer of this time. James is also considered the master of funk music.
This music style sometimes aquired chanting and emphasized the syncopated beat. Reggae contained a collection of many different instruments and music genres. Electric guitars, organs, pianos, and drums were the most used instruments in reggae records. Reggae also had some mixed beats from American R and B or other traditional folk music from Africa. There have been a number of successful artists come from Jamaica.
It is a religion, music and dance practiced by in large part Jamaicans who reside in the eastern parish on St. Thomas on the island. These people have retained the drumming and dancing of the Bantu-speaking peoples of the Congo. Like the Kongo practitioners from Cuba, they have kept a large amount of the Kongo language alive. In the Americas there are many Kongo-derived religions still being practiced today. There are two main aspects of Kongo religion that are quite distinctive.
In the mid 60s”Rock Steady”-a slower tempo with emphasis on syncopation-grew out of “Ska”. However, by the late 60s, yet another new Jamaican musical form had emerged-“Reggae”, the most famous of the musical styles developed on the island. Reggae spans the globe and has influenced the music of internationally famous performers in the US, Japan, UK, South America, and the rest of the world. Cuba: For most of the eighteenth