Where is reggae music from

Several notable musicians have taken up reggae as their career and passion, and through their songs much can be learned about reggae music and Jamaican culture at large.

The renowned reggae musicians Larry Marshall and The Beltones were among the first to record reggae hit songs. These among others were some the early pioneers and most legendary reggae musicians. Reggae music was used to gossip or give comments on the politics and the political influences of Jamaica, doing so in a unique, conversational manner by employing a call and response concept. Over the years, it has been used to define the Jamaicans thus their way of life can be understood by the rest of the world through music.

It has enabled Jamaica to preserve its traditions and cultural values and to share them with the rest of the world, and hence it is an important part of many Jamaicans' lives. A monument dedicated to Bob Marley, one of the most well-known Reggae artists of all time, in Kingston, Jamaica.

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Emperor Haile Selassie I—deified by the Rastafari from the early s as their God and King—had attracted the support of the entire Black world when Italy invaded his kingdom in Lightning flashed and torrents of rain fell in the hours prior to his landing, but those present swear that the sun broke out immediately as the wheels of his plane touch Jamaican soil.

The moment served as a stunning wakeup call for to political leaders who heretofore failed to gauge the scope of the influence the Rastafari had upon the Jamaican masses.

The Rastafari, who had heretofore never taken the national stage, were thrust into the spotlight on that occasion when the Emperor awarded gold medals to thirteen Rastafari leaders for their Pan-African works and commitments. The act had enormous social and political impact. Much has been written about the relationship between reggae and the philosophy and worldview of the Rastafari, but one aspect of this relationship that warrants special note is the sense of time projected in so many original reggae compositions.

The peremptory upbeat of the traps [drums], which seldom vary from song to song, is less an introduction than the articulation of a flow that never seems to have stopped. This is no climax, there is no end. The music merely fades out into the continuum of which it seems an unending part. Some have argued that it is the spirit of African resistance found in reggae that constitutes its wider appeal. It was from this spirit that the seeds of roots reggae would flower into a golden age ca.

Rastaman, live up! Congoman, live up, yeah! Think of reggae compositions that expressed support for armed liberation movements in the frontline states of southern Africa during the s. As Winnie Mandela would attest when she visited Jamaica in the early s, reggae songs like these were routinely listened to in South Africa, Angola, and Mozambique and were a very real source of moral support to African freedom fighters during the years of their liberation struggles.

These songs also created a popular concept of racialized belonging shared by both diaspora and continental Africans. While male artists tended to dominate the reggae the roots reggae scene during the s both at home and abroad, as well as during the s when it was popular mostly abroad, female artists have made their contributions.

She had her own solo career and arguably remains the most successful woman in roots reggae. Since the transition of her husband, Bob Marley, Rita Marley continued her recording career and became a Pan-African activist working with governments and groups on the African continent to assist communities.

Through her foundation, she mounted the Africa Unite concert series which stive to spread global awareness about and find solutions to issues affecting Africa. Starting in the mids, a revival of roots reggae again swept Jamaica, with a host of female artists rising to the fore.

Certainly there are women in other genres of reggae, most notably in dancehall, but this new generation of artists reflects a promising development with respect to the role of women in roots reggae. Can you think of a country of comparable size to Jamaica with approximately 2.

That impact continues to this very day. The campaign gave fresh impetus to the vision of Marcus Garvey and the Rastafari of uniting Africans on the continent with their brothers and sisters in the diaspora.

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