Reggae

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Reggae

• Roots of Reggae
• Reggae and Life in Jamaica
• Reggae and Punk in the UK

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Roots of Reggae

• Styles and influences of JA music
• Mento- JA folk music
• Ska US RB influence
• Horns and quicker tempo
• Reggae Slower more popularized style
• JA music has always had socio-political
  significance

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Reggae and Life in JA

• JA industries Sugar, Bauxite and Tourism
• Impact of Oil Crisis and Recession on Islands
• Rise of Rastafarianism
• Religious option for marginalized
• Importance of Ethiopia
• Reinterpretation of the Bible
• Reggae as socio-political force
• Bob Marley as icon
• Lee Perry Producer of the Sound
• Burnt Studio Down in protest

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Reggae and Punk in the UK

• Linkages between UK and JA youth
• Socio-economic Hardships
• Music as form of Protest and Identity
• Popularity of Reggae in UK
• Location (Immigrant neighborhoods)
• Lack of Punk Records
• Abundance of Reggae Recordings
• Impact of Reggae on Punk Bands
• Clash
• Lee Perry as Producer
• Reggae goes international
• As a Sweetener of Rock (Police)