Jamaica Research Paper

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First let’s start off by giving some back history on Jamaica. People saythat the history of Jamaica is a rich and vibrant which inspires them to move forward asa nation. Jamaica’s history speaks to experiences of hardships and prosperity, thegrowth and determination of a people. Like many another of the West Indian IslandsJamaica is like a woman with a history. She has had her experiences and has lived herlife rapidly. She has suffered earthquake, fires and death. Unlike other countriesJamaica has taken centuries to grow from their primitive life through the flower and fruitof prosperity into the seedtime of picturesque decrepitude. Jamaica has lived through itall in a few years. That’s a little snippet of their history so here some facts about …show more content…

This started in the 1980s when the state reduced itsrole as a major player in the economy, The music of Jamaica includes the Jamaican folkmusic and many popular genres. Jamaican music culture is a fusion of elements fromneighboring Caribbean islands such as Trinidad and Tobago. Bob Marley was the firstto make reggae music into an international phenomenon. In the wake of his success inthe 1970s came along some other names, and it wasn't long before reggae became anestablished genre of music. But reggae was simply the growth, the development, ofwhat had been happening in Jamaican music. Ska (an island in Jamaica) was theloudest island in the world had declared its real musical independence and had alreadymade an imprint on the world. Reggae music originally came from jazz music, one ofAmerica's great contributions to musical culture that swept around the world. Throughradio broadcasts and records, Jamaica, then still and British colony, got the fever in the1940s. Bands sprang up to entertain tourists, like Eric Dean's Orchestra and futuregiants like trombonist Don Drummond and sax man Tommy McCook learned the licksand honed their chops on the

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