PPT-Unit 208 – Music style development ‘Reggae’

By Stephen May 1 1 CME Location of Jamaica Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles located in the northwestern Caribbean Sea about 90 miles south of Cuba Location Caribbean . 208.344.7979 Boise 208.466.0733 Nampa www.AssistingAngels.bi z Page 2 Veterans’ Aid and Attendance and Housebound Benets Information Housebound is a benet paid in addition to a monthly pen heads embraced the reggae music of Jamaican performers like Desmond Dekkeras their own. Reggae artists and labels, in turn, actively courted the skinheads,producing songs and albums aimed at this youn rhythms. in Jamaican Creole speech and reggae music. Project’s long term goals. We chose to compare the . rhythmic patterns of Jamaican Creole speech to Jamaican reggae . music, and to contrast . these rhythmic characteristics to those of African American English and jazz music (one of the most genuinely “American” musical genres).. Imagination freed from authority. Decline in role of church — end of reliance on . auctoritas. Pre-Christian civilization for models. Humanism. Empiricism replaces authority — realism replaces symbolism. 40 186 294 264152 165 132206 242 217 292 187 300 340 220 302338 488 399 313 347 208 162 165 118 94 41 12 34 1 34 2 34 2 208 162 165 118 94 208 162 165 118 94 300 218 129 268 226 Thesolidandcompactbrac Jazz, Big . Band, Swing, & . R’n’B. Jazz. JAZZ. :. This style of a music, as a recognized genre, occurred outside of the culture from where it originated.. “One of America’s original art forms”. Ska. In the early 1960s, a new style of music arose in Jamaica. It took the sounds of rock’n’roll, jazz and blues, and mixed them with Jamaican . mento. to produce a fast but loose style called ska. A popular ska singer was Jimmy Cliff (pictured right).. The Rest of the 1970s. By the mid-1970s, the rock rebellion had been tamed. Pop music was becoming centrist, corporate and safe. Many acts were borrowing soft rock styles; artists like The Carpenters, Barry Manilow, Bette Midler and Neil Diamond were taking over. Origins. Cultural. Jamaica. Derivative Forms. Ska. Rock Steady. Associated. with the . Rastafari. Movement. Derivative Forms. Ska. Elements of Calypso. Caribbean . Mento. American Jazz. Rhythm and Blues. 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 6. th. . February 1945 in Jamaica . https. ://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Marley.  . 2. Who . were their main influences? . . Joe Higgs. had a huge influence on Marley. He introduced Bob and Bunny to Peter Tosh and Junior Braithwaite, which then led onto an audition with one of the most known producers in Jamaica. Family Life. Families provide focus for community activities- singing, dancing, and music are important parts of family life. Rural Lifestyle- Up at dawn, and return home for an evening meal when it gets dark. ** These companies may only pick up pre - arranged customers TAXI COMPANY PHONE NUMBER A Orange Cab 509.263.6661 Advanced Transportation Taxi 509.218.1354 Anderson Taxi 509.230.4917 Anywhere Transpo P h P h P hTs InS1 34 hoTTpoT O T P h Tc P P h Itc varM svarM cvT240CheaT P h20824 M240 5208 7 6 8 7 6 024024 M240 5208 7 6 8 7 6 024 M240 5208 7 6 8 7 6 60024 M240 5208 7 6 8 7 6 20