REGGAE MUSIC HISTORY

REGGAE MUSIC HISTORY"Music Jamaica Predecessor"According tohistory of Jamaica, the slaves brought drums from Africa called "Burru"arrangements which become part of a song called "talking drums" (drumspeak) the original of West Africa. "Jonkanoo" is a musical culturea mixture of African, European and Jamaica consisting of drumming,rattle (musical instrument creaking) and conch blowing. This event occurs whenChristmas comes masked dancers. Jonkanoos originally a dancethe farmers, who he realized that in fact theycommunicate with the drums and conch. The next year, Calypso fromTrinidad & Tobago came with Samba that comes from AmericaMiddle and introduced to everyone - people of Jamaica to forma new mix called Mento. Mento music itself issimple with humorous lyrics accompanied by guitar, banjo, tambourine, shaker,scraper and rumba, or the bass. This form then popular inyear 20 and 30s and is a form of Jamaican music first
attracted the attention of the whole island. Currently Mento still be enjoyedtourism offerings. SKA has appeared in 40 - 50s actuallymentioned by the History of Jamaican Music, impacted by Swing,Rythym & Blues of the United States. SKA is actually the big band soundwith a horn arrangement (wind instruments), piano, and a quick tap "bop". Skathen easily switch and produce a form of dance "Skankin"pad early 60s. Of early Jamaica, among others, Byron Lee and theDragonaires formed in 1956 which was then regarded ascreator of "ska". Developments which then slowed the tempo Skain the mid-60s led to "Rock Steady" punta tune the bassweight and popularized by Leroy Sibbles of the Heptones and groupbecame the first Jamaican dance music in the 60s."Rasta Reggae N"BouffantMarley's music of course is the "third world" first sogroup singer Bob Marley & The Wailers and successfully introducedreggae is more universal. Despite this, many people regarded reggaeas relics of King of Reggae Music, Hon. Robert Nesta Marley.Coupled with the presence of "The Harder They Come" in 1973,Added reggae known to many people. The death of Bob Marley thenindeed brought great sadness for the world, but his successor asFreddie McGregor, Dennis Brown, Garnett Silk, Marcia Fiffths and RitaMarley and Marley sprung some relatives. Rasta isclearly forming Reggae music is used as a weapon by Bob MarleyRasta to spread throughout the world. This incredible musicgrew from ska style element that became American R & B andCarribean. Some opinions state also influences: folk music,Pocomania church music, Band jonkanoo, ceremonies - ceremonies farmers, songplanting work, and form mento. Nyahbingi are most forms of musicnatural is often played at the meeting - the meeting Rasta,3 using hand drums (bass, funde and repeaters: examples exist inMystic Revelation of Rastafari). Roots reggae itself always hastheme of suffering forced labor (ghetto dweller), slaves in Babylon, HaileSelassie (a kind of human deity) and hope the return of Africa. AfterJamaica independence in 1962, poor governance and the development of the movementBlack Power in the U.S. then encouraged the rise of Rasta. Variousmonumentalpun incident happened along this development.