KP and DW Reggae Popular music of Jamaican origin having elements of Calypso and rhythm and blues usually with an accent placed on the offbeat The Beginning 1960s Influential Musical Styles ID: 770023
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KP and DW
Reggae Popular music of Jamaican origin having elements of Calypso and rhythm and blues, usually with an accent placed on the offbeat.
The Beginning 1960’s
Influential Musical Styles Ska jazz Music genre derived by fusing the melodic content of jazz with the rhythmic and harmonic content of early Jamaican music ROCKSTEADY Features o ff b eat rhythms along with a slower tempo. The musical style is a little more romantic.
Additional Musical Styles Mento A fusion of European and African Folk Dance Music calypso A style of Afro-Caribbean music that originated in Trinidad and Tobago during the early to mid 20 th century. It became the voice of the people, and was characterized by highly rhythmic and harmonic vocals
Characteristics of the “ Riddim ” Heavy backbeat rhythm Beats 2 and 4 emphasized (4/4 time) Drummer emphasizes beat 3 (4/4 time)
Backbeat http :// www.youtube.com/watch?v=yREtLKb9N_4 INSTRUMENTAL REGGAE BEAT MUSIC
Rastafarianism A religious cult based on a belief that Ras Tafari (Haile Selassie) is the Messiah and that Africa (especially Ethiopia) is the Promised Land.
Rastafarianism Religious and social movement evolving in Jamaica during early 1930’s Rastas typically come from disadvantaged backgrounds A largely unorganized group
Symbols of Rastafarianism Dreadlocks: “psychic antenna” National colors: red, green and gold Marijuana: “holy herb” Language: Jamaican Patois
Popularity of Reggae in US
Bob Marley’s Songs Could You Be Loved One Love No Women No Cry I Shot the Sheriff Buffalo Soldier Jammin ’
Reggae Language Reggae lyrics are sometimes borderline incomprehensible to Americans Usually in an English-based but distinctly Jamaican patois Many exclusively Jamaican slang terms and alternate verb forms are used Frequent references to Rastafarian terms, such as “ Jah ” (God)
Reggae Language “A fe me cyar .” “ Mi a —go lef today.” “ Im is badda dan dem. No badda mi .” “ Bwaay ! Mi ded tink de test was eazy .” “It’s my car .” “I am leaving today.” “He is worse then they are. Don’t bother me.”“Boy! I thought that test would have been easy.” PATOIS PHRASES: TRANSLATION:
Reggae Language http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6MyCK7xLFY A Lesson in Jamaican Patois
America No Doubt Sublime Reel Big Fish Britain UB40 The Beatles The Police Reggae’s Influence
Reggae Style http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fh6qXWmLprY Adele—”Set Fire to the Rain”
References http://www.dimusichub.com/reggae-renaissance / http :// worldmusic.about.com/od/genres/p/Reggae.htm http:// www.studentsoftheworld.info/sites/music/reggae.php http://www.island-stage.com/history-of-reggae/reggae / http:// www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/backbeathttp://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=rastafarianism http ://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_i-gcWdBUb8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTY8H7zjdtc http:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=fh6qXWmLprY http:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZNHYgzHkKM http:// www.taringa.net/posts/imagenes/16270151/Keep-Calm-And.html http ://home.wlu.edu/~lubint/touchstone/Rastafarianism-Magee.htm http://www.nevillestaple.com / http:// debate.uvm.edu/dreadlibrary/herbold.html http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6MyCK7xLFY