the history of jamaican music (part one)

The History of Jamaica (Part One)

The History of Jamaican Music

(Part One)

    I love music but I really love rap, hip hop, pop, and my favorite reggae/dancehall. Reggae has the best beats. It has a soft island beat and has great lyrics. I am so proud of being Jamaican because we were the first ones to create reggae music in the Caribbean. Originally Jamaica was known for Ska, and then rock steady, and the loudest island in the world had declared its real musical independence, and had already made an imprint on the world, according to niceup.com.

 

The music of Jamaica includes Jamaican folk music and many other popular genres, such as Mento, Ska, Rocksteady, reggae, dub music, dancehall, Ska jazz, and reggae fusion. Jamaica's music culture is a fusion of elements from the United States (rhythm and blues and soul), Africa, and neighboring Carribbean islands such as Trinidad and Tobago (Calypso and Soca). Reggae is especially popular through the international fame of Bob Marley. According to niceup.com.

 

Jamaican music's influence on music styles in other countries includes the practice of toasting, which was brought to New York City and evolved into rapping . British genres as Lovers Rock and jungle music are also influenced by Jamaican music. According to niceup.

Mento is a style of Jamaican music that predates and has greatly influenced ska and reggae music, according to wikipedia.com. Mento typically features acoustic instruments, such as acoustic guitar, banjo , hand drums, and the rhumba box — a large mbira in the shape of a box that can be sat on while played, according to wikipedia.com. The rhumba box carries the bass part of the music.

 

Lord flea and count lasher are two of the more successful mento artists. Mento is often confused with calypso, a musical form from Trinidad and Tobago. Music historians typically divide the history of ska into three periods: the original Jamaican scene of the 1960s (First Wave), the English 2 Tone ska revival of the late 1970s (Second Wave) and the third wave ska movement, which started in the 1980s (Third Wave) and rose to popularity in the US in the 1990s, according to niceup.com.

 

 The recent revival of Jamaican Jazz attempts to bring back the sound of early Jamaican music artists of the late 1950s and 60s. According to www.wikipedia.com, And www.niceup.com.

People around the world like different music but i like hip hop and rap, and sometimes pop.  According to

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/listse/the-50-greatest-hip-hop-songs-of-all-time-20121205#ixzz2ScIvCyJs    what makes a great hip hop song is it has the power to pull energy and excitement and anger and questions and self-doubt and raw emotion out of you. It could be a song that sets your neighborhood on fire or a song on your headphones that makes you rethink what hip-hop is. The common thread is change. The best hip-hop songs aren't blueprints – they are calls to action, reminders that you can start a revolution in three minutes. The best hip hop, pop,and rap artists are Drake, Bruno Mars, Beyonce, Kelly Rowland, Rihanna, Jay Z ,Trey Songz, Diggy Simmons, Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj, Future, Chris Brown, Tyga, Rick Ross, Future, Meek Mill, Ciara, Taylor Swift, Selena Gomez, Hunter Hayes, YG, Selena Gomez, Justin Bieber, One Direction, ,Little Mix, Run Dmc, Tupac, Fat Joe, Biggie Smalls, Dmx, Lil Kim, Iggy Azalea, Mac Miller, Asap Rockey, 2 Chainz, Kanye West, Big Sean and MC Hammer.

These artists are the best because they make great music, they really have talent. They make interesting music and their lives are interesting and what they had to do to make it in the music industry and how they made it. Like Selena Gomez’s new song come and get it. Its great, fun, and addictive, its a really clean song to party to. Also Bruno Mars’s song when i was your man its sad, and it shows alot of strong emotions. Taylor swifts i knew you were trouble.  Iggy Azalea’s new song bounce is great to dance to and it is one of my favorite songs. Little mix’s song wings is also great its a very good song to get your spirits up and it lets you know not to let anyone bring you down, according to little mix’s song wings “ don’t let what they say keep you up at night’’. Tyga’s songs 500 degrees and molly is also my favorite songs. Dmx’s old song x goin give it to ya is also a favorite because it gets you pumped and great workout song. Kanye west’s song clique is also favorite its very good and has a great beat. Drakes song no lie is also really good. Also Asap Rockey’s long live asap is one of my favorites also. There are plenty more but it would years. !!!!!