reggae

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reggae

• Protest music of Jamaica
• Ghetto music
• Fusion -- a blend of African, Cuban, Spanish,
  Jamaican, and American influence

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reggae

• based on American soul music but with inverted
  rhythms and prominent bass lines.
  
• Rooted in Kingston's slums, reggae is the
  expression of Jamaica's poorest blacks. Many
  performers are RASTAFARIANS.
  
• The themes of reggae lyrics include
  Rastafarianism, political protest, and the
  "rudie" (hooligan hero).
  

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Rastafarians

• members of a Jamaican messianic movement dating
  back to the 1930s.
  
• According to Rastafarian belief the only true God
  is the late Ethiopian emperor HAILE SELASSIE
  (originally known as Ras Tafari), and Ethiopia is
  the true Zion.
• Rastafarians claim that white Christian preachers
  and missionaries have perverted the Scriptures to
  conceal the fact that Adam and Jesus were black.

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Rastafarians

• Their rituals include the use of marijuana and
  the chanting of revivalist hymns.
  
• REGGAE music is the popular music of the
  movement.
  
• The Rastafarians, who stress black separatism,
  have exercised some political influence in
  Jamaica
  

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reggae

• Reggae influenced a generation of white
  musicians--notably Paul Simon and Eric
  Clapton--and reggae modes can often be detected
  in 1980s and 1990s rock and rap music.
• The merging of rap and reggae into a style called
  dub or toasting, as well as the appearance of
  younger performers such as Ziggy Marley (Bob's
  son), revitalized reggae in the late 1980s and
  1990s.

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Bob Marley

• Bob Marley (1945-81) and his group, the Wailers,
  were largely responsible for the widespread
  popularity of reggae.
  
• took REGGAE out of Jamaica and disseminated it to
  the world.

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Bob Marley

• In 1964, Marley formed his vocal group the
  Wailers which included Peter Tosh and Bunny
  Livingston, both of whom went on to enjoy solo
  careers.

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• In 1967, Marley converted to the RASTAFARIAN
  religion, which became a dominant theme in his
  music.

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Bob Marley

• critically acclaimed American debut album Catch a
  Fire, and its follow up, Burnin' (which contained
  the hits "Get Up, Stand Up" and "I Shot the
  Sheriff"--popularized by Eric Clapton), were both
  released in 1973.

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Jimmy Cliff

• The film The Harder They Come (1973) brought the
  style to the United States.

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Peter Tosh
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• Get Up, Stand Up (for your rights, dont give up
  the fight, now we see the light)