The Music Of Bob Marley's Style Of Music

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Born February 45th. In Nine Mile, Jamaica, Bob Marley would advance to touch that hearts of many people. Although he was teased during his childhood for being of mixed race heritage, he still managed to change people lives with his leadership and activism as an adult. Bob Marley was not only a leader when it came to activism. He was also a leader for emerging music. He often communicated politics and social issues through his lyrics. Rather than conforming to the demands of the music industry, he created his own unique and authentic style of music. Bob Marley shared fundamental elements of music in his work that is now found in the music genres of today.
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Bob Marley was never taught how to sing he simply had a generous voice that was lovely to hear. In his voice there are many timbres that add to the style of the song. He uses different dynamics in his voice to enhance soulful vocals. The piece is written in 4/4 times, but his voice is largo therefore the piece is extended to be an ample amount of time. The key signature is D major containing F Sharp and C Sharp this is important because F comes between beats 2 and 3 during the chorus, this is recognized as offbeat syncopation. It was impressing to find the use of a coda. The coda is commonly found in classical music but can be seen on other genres of music. The connection that is seen through the elements of music was a remarkable observation for me. Bob Marley pioneered the development of reggae, a highly syncopated musical style that take influences from horn parts of American rhythm and Blues as well as funky electric bass guitars that embodies a Caribbean beat at the same time. It is my view that Bob Marley intended for his music to have a message of unity symbolized by the simplistic sounds yet, but the complicated underlying patterns and beats to his work symbolize the controversies the social and political …show more content…

My selection for this song was based off of having a significant movement as the theme to my partner and I presentation. At first narrowing down the song was a difficult choice because we wanted to give the right amount of credit to this great artist. We came to conclusion that all his songs are meaningful and either song would have been a good selection. My experience with “No Woman No Cry” was eye opening because I never truly understood Bob Marley's purpose until now. He delivers strong opinions in a delicate way to promote unity and peace at a time when his people needed it the most. I was impressed to find authentic musical elements in his work of music. I was also astonished by the nationalism in his works. He popularized reggae that was indigenous to Jamaica to a national scale he did this by expressing the optimism of the

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