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    Censorship of Dancehall Music Music is the free expression of the ideas‚ emotions and way of life of a people in such a way that it appeals to our senses‚ thus making it enjoyable. But when this expression becomes offensive in the sense that the ideas conveyed are considered socially unacceptable‚ then it is no longer allowed its reigns of liberty. When this happens courses of action are taken by those deemed responsible‚ to protect what is in their eyes‚ the true virtue of society. The

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    Dancehall Music is a popular genre of Jamaican music. It is composed of ‘riddims’‚ fast upbeat rhythms than the traditional reggae music. Dancehall music has become a symbol of explicit sexual imagery and violence. Despite the positive effects Dancehall music might have on our young people‚ it has become more a pathway for moral degradation with our young people. Dancehall lyrics are found to be crude as it promotes sexual behaviors‚ sexual imagery and violence. It is expected that the youth of society

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    sometimes a good laugh. Today‚ the genre of music that has dominated is “Dancehall Music”. Dancehall music is a genre of Jamaican popular music that is a more sparse version of reggae. Dancehall music was at its best in the 1980’s in this period it was the rise of the sounds systems culture where there was friendly rivalry among different sounds systems. This rivalry was done lyrically and the beginning of dancehall culture was marked by artiste making mostly clashed type music and music that

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    Theme: The music industry. Topic: The negative effect of dancehall music on the younger generation. Thesis: Although dancehall music has positive effects on the younger generation its negative effects outweighs the positive effects and is manifested mainly through the generally explicit‚ sexual and violent content of the music. This in turn negatively impact the younger generation leading them to embrace immoral sexual behaviours‚ encouraging violent behaviours and negatively influencing other

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    Inna di Dancehall- “Popular Culture and the Politics of Identity in Jamaica”‚ written by an academic scholar in the field of dancehall culture- Ms. Donna Hope was published in 2006. ISBN number 979-640-168-3. The book title plays an important role as it shows how Donna Hope dives deeper “Inna di Dancehall” as she sought to explore Jamaican popular culture generally and dancehall culture specifically. It contains 5 chapters that range from The Historical Moment where the dancehall stage was set‚ to

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    Introduction This is a School Based Assessment (SBA) on how dancehall music affects the class of five (5) Crimson‚ at Mannings School. According to one historian‚ “dancehall music is a genre of Jamaican music derived from reggae music in the 1970s.”1 It has now become somewhat of a code by which many Jamaican teenagers live. This project has been designed to break down and isolate the key reasons why dancehall music affects the teenage population and how it affects them. While focusing

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    INTRODUCTION The researcher is focusing on ‘Dancehall music has a negative impact on the students of Black River High School’ and to objectively analyse this problem statement. The statement was of interest because it is observed that now‚ more than ever‚ dancehall music is becoming the most preferred genre of music amongst youths. Consequently‚ various issues of students have been found abundantly evident of misconduct within the school. As the impact of dancehall music on students is an evident issue

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    Statement of the Issue/ Introduction Dancehall music is a genre of Jamaican popular music that originated in the late 1970. Initially dancehall was a sparser version of reggae than roots style which dominated the 1970’s. Dancehall owes its moniker to the Jamaican dancehalls in which popular Jamaicans recordings were played by local sound systems. These began in the late 1940’s among people from the inner city of Kingston such as Trench town and Denham Town. Social and political changes in the late

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    Buju Banton “Untold Stories” Buju Banton‚ a Jamaican born master of lyrics‚ was able to rebrand himself‚ in 1995‚ with the release of his album Til Shiloh‚ his fourth album‚ which demonstrated his move from typical dancehall themes to one that more seriously toned‚ focusing on social issues affecting his homeland. His release of “Untold Stories” perfectly displays this change in the direction of the lyrical content of Banton’s music. “Untold Stories” is lyrically refreshing‚ when we consider Buju

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    of the song‚ “I’ve Got Your Man” sang by dancehall artist Lady Saw. She was born in Jamaica and is known as the‚ “Queen of Dancehall”. She started music at a young age‚ and started he career on local sound systems. She has sold 6 Million records worldwide with the addition of 8 albums including many singles‚ with all this she has also collaborated with her fellow local performers as well as international artists. She is the also the first female dancehall artist to receive the Grammy Award. With

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