Jamaican Music Research Paper

As an ethnomusicologist, I would go to the island of Jamaica. I picked Jamaica because I have always wanted to go there and experience the culture as well as the people. In Jamaica, they have several types of music that people could listen to. According to Jamaican Music - An Introductory Guide, “Some of the other styles of Jamaican music include Dub, Dancehall, Political Reggae, Reggae Pop, Rocksteady, Roots Reggae and Ska.” If I went to Jamaica, I would study Reggae. The reason would be because of the beats that they produce and because when I listen to reggae music (occasionally), I feel relaxed, calm, and free. On the island of Jamaica, people would find several beaches that surround the whole island, mountains to enjoy hikes, museums and galleries, markets in the streets, and buildings/homes that are either run-down or nice looking. A couple questions that I would ask the local people would be, “What is the most popular type/genre of music? Why sing about politics, life, and religion? What does this style of music mean to Jamaicans?” Once I visited the island, I would let my colleagues know that even though reggae is associated with Jamaica, it was in fact founded and created in the USA and Africa. Also, Reggae began to

During this time they produced a type of music that was blended with European and African folk dance, which is known as Mento. In 1954, there were two guys named Reid and Dodd who recorded people and local artists because he wanted their sound systems. Then at the end of the 1950s, amateurs started to make their own bands and played Caribbean and New Orleans’rhythm’n’blues music (Scaruffi). For the middle class, they could not listen to the Reggae music until it became too great to ignore. The Jamaicans wanted everybody to hear the music because it was mainly about the religious views, politics, and everyday life struggles and