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A 7 page research paper that offers a brief history of the origins of reggae music, how it incorporates various musical forms and the political significance and contributions of the work of reggae star Bob Marley. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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more than two million people (Barrow and Dalton ix). This prolific musical output is due to the homegrown music of Jamaica, reggae, which incorporates traditional African rhythms with American rhythm
and blues, as well as Jamaica folk conventions (About Reggae Music). The following examination of reggae music explores its early development, as well as its lasting influence on Jamaican society
and the world. Jamaican music evolved due to changing musical and cultural influences that impacted the island (American...Fredericks). From the later portion of the nineteenth century to the
late 1930s, Jamaican music consisted of a blend of Caribbean and Latin rhythms that was referred to as "mento" (American...Fredericks). The reason behind this musical fusion was principally due
to the geographic relocation of former slaves (American...Fredericks). On many Caribbean islands, the intensely rhythmic musical forms of African slaves mingled with the rhythms of native populations. During the middle
and latter half of the nineteenth century, many Jamaican slaves were shipped by the British to the Central American countries of Nicaragua, Panama and Costa Rica. They returned to Jamaica
with knowledge of the Latin rhythms of samba, merengue and rumba (American... Fredericks). The Jamaican rhumba box, which is a bass instrument that is plucked with metal "lamellae" originally was
inspired by the Cuban marimbula (American...Fredericks). Nevertheless, despite these diverse influences, musicologists agree that the principal influence on Jamaican Mento music came from Trinidad and its calypso rhythms (American...Fredericks).
Calypso, unlike Latin or Cuban rhythms, is characterized by its central unifying beat (American...Fredericks). In the 1950s, Mento was primarily enjoyed on a purely regional basis. Mento groups enjoyed
a short period of national exposure after the Jamaicas first recording studio was constructed in 1954 (American...Fredericks). The recording, "Mento Merengue Meringue" features a group of rural Jamaican musicians
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