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 . 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 th. and 21. st. Century . Music Technology. Listen to the following . recording . and identify the style of this music from the following options, providing a reason for your answer;. Jazz funk. 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. The music of Jamaica. Developed from two other Jamaican styles called . ska. and . rocksteady. .. Characterized by rhythmic accents on the offbeat usually played by the guitar or another chording instrument. 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”. Entrepreneur, Publisher and TV personality, is the founder and chairman of the prestigious annual International Reggae and World Music Awards (IRAWMA), which is produced by Martin's International. Ephraim is the 2006 recipient of the prestigious Black Heritage Image Award; He was named among the top ten "People who Rock Chicago'' by New City weekly newspaper; and was honored among the top fifteen African-American "Men Who Lead" by . Developed from two other Jamaican styles called . ska. and . rocksteady. .. Characterized by rhythmic accents on the offbeat usually played by the guitar or another chording instrument. Reggae music is.... 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. Reggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late . 1960s.. the term reggae more properly denotes a particular music style that originated following on the development of . Ska. and . Rocksteady. 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. Country and Western Music. . is a style of 20th Century music that originated among people in the South and Western United States.. The term “Country and Western Music” (later shortened to “Country Music”) was adopted by the recording industry in 1949 to replace the derogatory label “Hillbilly Music”.. Thursday, January 5 Finishing Art Show Poster Print both poster and postcard on letter size paper Reggae poster contest 2 thumbnail sketches by end of period on Friday http://www.reggaepostercontest.com 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.