variety of musical styles and traditions from islands that are located in the Caribbean Sea. The styles range anywhere from traditional folk genres such as the Puerto Rican aguinaldo and Jamaican mento to more contemporary music such as salsa and reggae. In many aspects‚ it is more common to see a marked diversity than a marked unity in Carribean music. A few generalizations can be made‚ however. Most music of this region combines features of music from Africa with features of music from the
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The Caribbean When most people hear ‘Caribbean’ what jumps to mind is colour‚ steel drums‚ good food‚ smoothies‚ beaches‚ laid back attitudes‚ and all we do is party. Hopefully at the end one’s stereotypical thoughts would have changed. Brief History I shall start from the beginning Christopher Columbus did not discover the Caribbean‚ it was already there‚ people inhabited the islands before he ‘discovered the new world’. He died believing that he’d reached the islands southeast of India-Indonesia
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Most of these videos portray images of drug addicts. The reggae video music is directly spreading the message of devil worshiping. These teenagers have copies their way of life. Most of these teenagers are lured in to smoking of marijuana which is a very dangerous behavior. Marijuana is a very dangerous drug such
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Jamaica Language is a reflection of the diversity of the people of Jamaica. The wonderful blend of various races and cultures has affected the languages spoken in Jamaica. The immigrants from outside Jamaica have brought with them their language as well and languages like Spanish‚ Irish‚ and Scottish. The other two significant languages of Jamaica are Taino and Arawak‚ specific to particular regions. Jamaican Patois‚ known locally as Patois (Patwa or Patwah) and called Jamaican Creole by linguists
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Rastafarian. Snoop Dogg is on the top ten best rappers in history‚ well recognized by his hits and songs with other greatest rappers like Dr. Dree and 50 Cent. Nobody in the world would imagine that one of the greatest rappers will change from rap to reggae. In 2012 Snoop went to Jamaica to spend some vacation time‚ but that Snoop who went to the island never comes back again. When he was there‚ he went to a temple and had an experience that changed his life. “I didn’t know that until I went to the temple
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“bad greasy character” (Boyle 78) is not one to think to show off his badness but only to react as a bad character will in such a situation. The third night of summer the narrator and three boys take off looking for adventure in their “parents whining station wagon”(S1) (Boyle 77). The narrator characterizes himself as a “dangerous character” (Boyle 77) although driving his parent’s station wagon hardly counts as being dangerous. The narrator and two of his friends drive up to “Greasy Lake” looking
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roll‚ reggae and misfit attitudes clearly attributes to Boyles statement of “when it was good to be bad” (Boyle 529). The setting of “Greasy Lake” brings everything out that Boyle is trying to portray in this bad boy story. When we think of “bad” boys hanging around with toothpicks hanging out of their mouths‚ wearing leather jackets‚ drinking‚ smoking and loafing their days away we have that feel of the 60’s in mind‚ maybe even the 40’s but in this story the boys are listening to a reggae band
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Rastafarians in Post-Independence Caribbean Poetry in English (the 1960s and the 1970s): from Pariahs to Cultural Creators Eric DOUMERC‚ Maître de conférences - Université Toulouse 2 – Le Mirail erdoum@aol.com L’objectif de cet article est d’examiner plusieurs modes de représentation des Rastafariens dans la poésie antillaise anglophone des années 1960 et 1970. Après s’être attardé sur le contexte historique et culturel‚ il sera question de trois tendances générales dans la représentation des
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Assignment #1 Complete the following questions. 1. Explain what is meant by the term ‘colonial education’. (1 mark) - Colonial education is the primary education of boys and girls in the colonial period‚ this included reading‚ writing‚ poems‚ prayers‚ geography and simple math. 2. Name one institution that facilitated colonial education in the Caribbean. (1 mark) - One institution that facilitated colonial education in the Caribbean is the church 3. Name two festivals
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music form embodies the pulse of Jamaica’s marginalized and inner city people. Dancehall is an off-shoot from reggae‚ Jamaica’s indigenous musical form. Consequently‚ it manifests the various cultural‚ historical and structural dynamics of Jamaican society. Dancehall is a cultural space and much more. The space is also economic‚ political‚ gendered‚ and fast becoming institutionalized. Reggae music is known as the social commentary of the oppressed. The lyrical content of the music documents the daily
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