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KP and DW

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. Ska jazz. ROCKSTEADY.

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KP and DW

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  1. KP and DW

  2. Reggae Popular music of Jamaican origin having elements of Calypso and rhythm and blues, usually with an accent placed on the offbeat.

  3. The Beginning 1960’s

  4. Influential Musical Styles Ska jazz ROCKSTEADY Features off beat rhythms along with a slower tempo. The musical style is a little more romantic. Music genre derived by fusing the melodic content of jazz with the rhythmic and harmonic content of early Jamaican music

  5. Additional Musical Styles Mento calypso A style of Afro-Caribbean music that originated in Trinidad and Tobago during the early to mid 20th century. It became the voice of the people, and was characterized by highly rhythmic and harmonic vocals A fusion of European and African Folk Dance Music

  6. Characteristics of the “Riddim” • Heavy backbeat rhythm • Beats 2 and 4 emphasized (4/4 time) • Drummer emphasizes beat 3 (4/4 time)

  7. Backbeat INSTRUMENTAL REGGAE BEAT MUSIC http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yREtLKb9N_4

  8. Rastafarianism A religious cult based on a belief that Ras Tafari (Haile Selassie) is the Messiah and that Africa (especially Ethiopia) is the Promised Land.

  9. Rastafarianism • Religious and social movement evolving in Jamaica during early 1930’s • Rastas typically come from disadvantaged backgrounds • A largely unorganized group

  10. Symbols of Rastafarianism • Dreadlocks: “psychic antenna” • National colors: red, green and gold • Marijuana: “holy herb” • Language: Jamaican Patois

  11. Popularity of Reggae in US

  12. Bob Marley’s Songs Could You Be Loved One Love No Women No Cry I Shot the Sheriff Buffalo Soldier Jammin’

  13. Reggae Language • Reggae lyrics are sometimes borderline incomprehensible to Americans • Usually in an English-based but distinctly Jamaican patois • Many exclusively Jamaican slang terms and alternate verb forms are used • Frequent references to Rastafarian terms, such as “Jah” (God)

  14. Reggae Language • “A fe me cyar.” • “Mia —go lef today.” • “Imis baddadandem. No badda mi.” • “Bwaay! Midedtink de test was eazy.” • “It’s my car.” • “I am leaving today.” • “He is worse then they are. Don’t bother me.” • “Boy! I thought that test would have been easy.” PATOIS PHRASES: TRANSLATION:

  15. Reggae Language A Lesson in Jamaican Patois http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6MyCK7xLFY

  16. Reggae’s Influence America Britain UB40 The Beatles The Police • No Doubt • Sublime • Reel Big Fish

  17. Reggae Style Adele—”Set Fire to the Rain” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fh6qXWmLprY

  18. References http://www.dimusichub.com/reggae-renaissance/ http://worldmusic.about.com/od/genres/p/Reggae.htm http://www.studentsoftheworld.info/sites/music/reggae.php http://www.island-stage.com/history-of-reggae/reggae/ http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/backbeat http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=rastafarianism http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_i-gcWdBUb8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTY8H7zjdtc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fh6qXWmLprY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZNHYgzHkKM http://www.taringa.net/posts/imagenes/16270151/Keep-Calm-And.html http://home.wlu.edu/~lubint/touchstone/Rastafarianism-Magee.htm http://www.nevillestaple.com/ http://debate.uvm.edu/dreadlibrary/herbold.html http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6MyCK7xLFY

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