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Reggae Evolu+on : Through the Wire By: Shaquille BlairKimber

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Reggae  Evolu+on  :  Through  the  Wire  By:    Shaquille  Blair-­‐Kimber  

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Reggae  Roots:    

 Reggae  was  first  developed  in  the  Late  1960’s;  although  the  first  Jamaican  recording  studio  was  opened  up  in  the  early  1950’s    

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Originality  of  the  Rasta’s:  

 Before  Reggae  there  was  a  musical  genre  called  “Ska”  that  involved  the  use  of  African    Caribbean  Drums/Music,  Calypso  instruments,  American  Blues  and  Jazz  tempos,  and  the  Voice  over  of  the  DJ’s    

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Jamaican  Ska    

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Influence  on  Reggae    

“Ska”  and  “Rocksteady”  music  were  known  as  the  earliest  forms  of  Jamaican  music,  which  involved  various  harmonies  and  tempos  from  surrounding  counter  cultures,  which  eventually  progressed  in  to  the  genre  known  as  “Reggae”  because  of  the    Rag-­‐like  dancing  mo+ons  performed  enthusiasts  

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The  Reggae  Birth    

In  the  early  1960’s  reggae  music  began  to  evolve  into  own  realm  due  to  the  forma+on  of  Jamaican  ar+st  that  began  to  pave  the  founda+on  for  this  new  sound,  the  first  reference  of  the  term  Reggae  was  introduced  by  Toots  and  Maytal  in  their  song  “Do  the  Reggay”  

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The  Rise  

As  reggae  music  became  more  popular  the  existence  of  ‘Ska’  and  ‘Rock  steady’  music  slowly  degenerated  as  Jamaican  ar+st  transi+oned  in  to  newfound  sound    

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Styles  of  Reggae  

•  Roots  Reggae    •  Love  Reggae    •  Dub    •  Reggeeton  •  Rocker  Reggae  

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Pioneers    

The  popularity  of  Reggae  roots  grew  strong  in  Jamaica  with  the  assistance  from  many  Ar+st  such  as:  Bob  Marley  and  the  Wailers,  Prince  Buster,  Ken  Boothe  and  Desmond  Dekker    

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Content  of  the  soul  

•  Most  Reggae  musicians  sound  about  peace,  love,  and  united  harmony  of  their  na+on.    

•  Yet,  many  addressed  the  real-­‐life,  social  and  poli+cal  issues  that  many  people  were  dealing  with  throughout  the  world  

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Instruments  

•  These  are  the  key  instruments  used  in  Reggae:  •  Guitars:  Bass  and  Acous+c    

•  Percussions  •  Keyboards  •  Vocals    •  Horns    

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Bob  Marley  and  The  Wailers    

•  Known  as  the  most  influen+al  Reggae  Ar+st’s  and  Groups  to  ever  step  upon  a  stage  

•  The  band  formed  in  1963  and  remained  ac+ve  un+l  1981  

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Bob  Marley  &  The  Wailers  “S+r  it  up”  

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Prince  Buster  

•  Born  on  May  24th,  1938  in  Kingston  Jamiaca    •  He  influenced  the  Reggae  from  the  standpoint  of  vocalism  and  rock  steady/ska  tradi+onal  beats  

•  Prince  Buster  first  began  in  the  music  industry  by  building  stero  sound  systems  during  the  day  and  providing  security  at  night.  

•  In  1961,  he  released  his  first  single  “Lifle  honey/Luke  Lane  Shuffle”  

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Prince  Buster  “Enjoy  yourself”  

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Ken  Boothe  •  Born  on  March  22nd,  1948  in  Kingston,  Jamaica  

•  He  had  major  impacts  on  the  ska,  rock  steady,  reggae  and  lovers  reggaes  genres  of  reggae  

•  His  career  as  a  well  established  vocalist  began  aier  an  audi+on  at  Duke  Reid’s  recording  studio  (one  of  Jamaica's  most  famous  producers)  with  a  song  named  “Uno,  Dos,  Tres”  in  which  he  earned  a  same  day  record  deal  

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Ken  Boothe  “Everything  I  Own”  

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Desmond  Dekker  and  The  Aces  •  Dekker  born  on  July  16th,  1941  in  saint  Andrew  Parrish,  Jamaica    

•  He  was  a  Early  reggae  vocalist,  that  helped  paved  the  way  from  ska  into  reggae  and  formally  known  as  the  “King  of  Ska”  

•  His  first  hit  that  earned  him  a  record  deal  and  jet  started  his  career  was  “Honor  your  Father  and  Mother”  

•  Highly  popular  throughout  the  1970’s  and  80’s  

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Desmond  Dekker  “Isralite”  

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Reggae  Roots  outside  Jamrock  

•  From  being  popularized  by  the  Forefather  Reggae  quickly  became  a  worldwide  sensa+on  because  of  the  difference  in  tempo,  vocals,  and  message  it  had  aside  from  other  genres  of  music  

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Influences  Cont.    

•  As  reggae  music,  lei  the  boundaries  of  it  homeland  it  slightly  influence  the  music  of  other  socie+es  and  culture,  which  furthermore  had  an  on  other  countries  musicians  because  each  countries  rapidly  adopted  their  own  forms  of  reggae  

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Influences  on  America  

•  As,  Reggae  hit  the  American  Mainland  it  became  highly  popular  quickly,  although  in  some  areas  it  was  looked  down  upon  because  people  linked  the  issues  of  marijuana  use  and  reggae  music  together  since  Jamaica  was  also  popular  for  its  marijuana  produc+on  

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Reggae  and  Rastafarianism  

•  Reggae  music,  closely  coincides  with  the  prac+ce  of  Rastafarianism  because  most  early  reggae  ar+st  vocalized  the  return  to  the  roots,  in  otherwords  the  return  to  African  heritage  

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Reggae  into  Dancehall/Dub  

•  As,  reggae  con+nued  to  grow  in  popularity  and  become  a  world  wide  sensa+on;  ar+st  from  around  the  world  began  to  add  their  own  twist  to  the  original  form  of  music  by  incorpora+ng  their  own  cultural  instrument  kits,  slowing  the  tempos  and  adding  lower  vocal  levels  in  the  background  

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Reggae  of  Today  

•  Reggae  of  today  has  been  heavily  influenced  by  deep  roots  laid  by  the  great  forefathers  to  every  speak  a  lyrical  verse.    

•  Although,  reggae  is  considered  music  for  the  soul;  it  has  also  been  known  to  be  a  popular  genre  amongst  people  whom  live  the  hippy  life  style  which  is  commonly  linked  to  the  promo+on  of  Marijuana.  

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Today’s  Most  Popular  Ar+st  

•  Damien  Marley    

•  Rebulu+on    

•  Soja  

•  And  More…  

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Soja-­‐Rest  of  My  Life  

Damien  Marley-­‐Pimpas  Paradise  

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Bibliography  

Videos:  •  hfp://www.youtube.com/watch?

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v=pd2GZqQOuRw  •  hfp://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=XhLjOgUXut8  •  hfp://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=6VPY_Gi5pbg  •  hfp://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=iibpewIA_ik  •  hfp://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=83Y2hv-­‐3UCM  

Informa/on:  •  "Reggae  Music  101."  About.com  World  

Music.  N.p.,  n.d.  Web.  24  Nov.  2013.  <hfp://worldmusic.about.com/od/genres/p/Reggae.htm>.  

•  "The  Impact  Of  Reggae/Dancehall  Music  On  Jamaican  Youths."  The  Caribbean  Current.  N.p.,  n.d.  Web.  23  Nov.  2013.  <hfp://thecaribbeancurrent.com/the-­‐impact-­‐of-­‐reggaedancehall-­‐music-­‐on-­‐jamaican-­‐youths/>.  

•  "A  History  of  Reggae  Music."  A  History  of  Reggae  Music.  N.p.,  n.d.  Web.  24  Nov.  2013.  <hfp://www.scaruffi.com/history/reggae.html>.  

•  "HISTORY  OF  REGGAE."  HISTORY  OF  REGGAE.  N.p.,  n.d.  Web.  25  Nov.  2013.  <hfp://www.rootsreggaeclub.com/culture_reggae_afro/reggae/reggae.htm>.  

•  "A  History  of  Reggae."  A  History  of  Reggae.  N.p.,  n.d.  Web.  25  Nov.  2013.  <hfp://www.jahsonic.com/Reggae.html>.