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    From a broad perspective‚ the primary reason‚ as to why McBride gives that question its own paragraph‚ is that he strives to underscore the momentous implications of the posed rhetorical question. Delving deeper into the specifics‚ he essentially exhorts the audience to capture the essence of the vast role that hip hop has played‚ throughout the course of history‚ in coalescing the African American community. Evidence from the text that further bolsters this claim is shown when the author states

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    Peter Tosh: A Pioneer of Reggae and Trailblazing Rastafarian Peter Tosh was not only an incredible Reggae musician‚ but an incredible person as well. He had a history of doing his part to help those in need of help‚ fighting for those who were unable to fight for themselves. Tosh‚ a pioneer of the Rastafari movement‚ would lead the people of Jamaica through his selfless actions and his music. Peter Tosh‚ born Winston Hubert McIntosh‚ was born in Westmoreland‚ Jamaica on October 9‚ 1944 to

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    The Rise of Black British Culture from Black British Music like Reggae‚ Jazz‚ Ska to the Black British Education in Britain‚ seen in "Some Kind of Black" by Diran Adebayo The Black British culture is somewhat similar to that of the culture of blacks in America; however some things are more influential and seen differently in Britain than America. Black British Music is seen as very influential not only for Black British culture however for Britain music as a whole. The mixture of pop‚ ska‚ and

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    Unit 22

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    genres Reggae Reggae is most easily recognized by the rhythmic accents on the off-beat‚ usually played by guitar or piano (or both)‚ known as the skank. This pattern accents the second and fourth beat in each bar (or the ands of each beat depending on how the music is counted) and combines with the drums emphasis on beat three to create a unique feel and sense of phrasing in contrast to most other popular genres focus on beat one‚ the "downbeat" Stylistic elements: The tempo of reggae is usually

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    ROCK‚ REGGAE‚ CUMBIA AND HARD ROCK Reggae A Jamaican music genre which originated from the ska and rocksteady. The word reggae means rags‚ ragged. This also mean ragged dance music. The music style of reggae has an offbeat rhythm‚ syncopated‚ and staccato chords. Reggae music use also stringed instruments like guitar‚ bass guitar and piano. For the percussion‚ reggae use snare drums and tom0tom drums. Horns are also used like the saxophone‚ trumpet and trombone. Some of the lyrics of reggae talk

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    The University of the West Indies St Augustine Aline Joseph #813004289 Faculty of Social Sciences FOUN 1101: Caribbean Civilisation 2013/2014 Semester 2 Lecturer- Dr. John Campbell Book report Date Submitted- April 7th‚ 2014 The Caribbean is a distinct civilization made up of a range of culture‚ tradition and religious practices. In the Caribbean there are a number of

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    Unfortunately‚ all good things have to come to an end. Bob Marley died on May 11‚ 1981due to complications caused by a malignant melanoma. Bob Marley was a 1970’s reggae singer and songwriter who till this day continues to be one of the genre’s most idolized artist. Marley was a part of the Rastafarian religion which influenced a lot of his song-writing and life in general. As a result of the melanoma on his toe‚ amputation was recommended‚ but Marley refused because of a tenet of Rastafarianism

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    and behaviour. (89) Despite the often negative image projected in the press and other writings‚ the Rastafarian movement has grown at a rapid rate. In 1977‚ an estimated 75‚000 native Jamaicans were followers of Rastafari (Davis and Simon‚ Reggae Bloodlines‚ 63). By 1988‚ Barrett conservatively calculated the membership of

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    albumn’s and help pave the way for west coast music. Now what is he up to? He recently stepped out of the ordinary and in late 2013 released his first reggae album entitled "Reincarnated". Following his current music Snoop has still remained in some way close to his roots blowing smoke non stop‚ as well as continue to rap‚ aside from his new reggae name and look. You ask yourself what is blowing smoke? It is street term or slang word for "the act of smoking marijuana". Snoop in the past always has

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    Movement. This movement arose in the 1930s when Jamaica was predominately Christian. The movement put forth a powerful message of equality‚ but needed a way to relay this message to the world. With this need‚ a very unique and special form of music‚ reggae‚ came to be. Being that 98% of the populations in Jamaica were descendants of African slaves‚ the movement appealed to the great majority of the people. It sought to spread the message of Haile Selassie I‚ the emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974

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