tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70511033638464994982024-02-20T01:44:22.367-08:00BornMusic AliveBobSkincailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10835994967350004400noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7051103363846499498.post-25240199683685163152011-06-30T07:14:00.000-07:002011-06-30T07:14:00.269-07:00Lee "Scratch" PerryLee "Scratch" Perry was born Rainford Hugh Perry on March 20, 1936 in Kendal, Jamaica. His work as a producer and musician is considered some of the most influential in the history of ska, reggae, and dub - Jamaican music in general, in fact. He is still alive, and resides in Switzerland.<br />
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Lee "Scratch" Perry - The Upsetter Years:<br />
After personality conflicts caused Perry to break with Coxsone Dodd, Perry served a short stint at Joe Gibbs' studio, and eventually began his own label, Upsetter Records. His first hit single, recorded with his band The Upsetters, was called "People Funny Boy", and made two major musical innovations: first, it was a very early use of a "sample" (a clip of a sound used for effect, common in rap), and it was also the first recording of the rhythm that is now identified as reggae.<br />
Lee "Scratch" Perry - The Black Ark Years:<br />
In 1973, Lee "Scratch" Perry built his own recording studio, known as the Black Ark. At this point, he began focusing heavily on production, and worked with such legends as Bob Marley and the Wailers, The Heptones, and Junior Marvin. It was during his collaborations with Bob Marley that he made some of his most notable innovations.<br />
Lee "Scratch" Perry - The Invention of Dub:<br />
Lee "Scratch" Perry is often credited as being the inventor of dub, an off-shoot of reggae that emphasizes mixing-board remixes of instrumental songs, often with the bass and drums turned up and lots of reverb. Dub, in turn, is the predecessor of many genres of dance music, as well as hip-hop.<br />
Lee "Scratch" Perry - The Later Years:<br />
Eventually, Perry grew tired of the Kingston scene, particularly after Bob Marley's death. He traveled extensively, performing and recording, and eventually settled down in Switzerland. At the age of 72, he is still performing, and is known for his wild outfits and bizarre (though highly entertaining) on-stage storytelling.BobSkincailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10835994967350004400noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7051103363846499498.post-51995280767695422172011-06-27T22:29:00.000-07:002011-06-27T22:29:07.969-07:00Tony Q Rastafara Biography<h6 class="uiStreamMessage" data-ft="{"type":1}" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}">Tony Q Rastafara Biography Born in Semarang, a little town located in Central Java, Indonesia, Tony Waluyo Sukmoasih came from an ordinary family. His talent and fascination for art especially in music and paintings could be detected easily since early childhood where he got most of the influence from his friends. He was and is, until now, fixated by rock music and blues. </span></span></i></b></h6><h6 class="uiStreamMessage" data-ft="{"type":1}" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"> Having finished his education in Technical Intermediate School (STM), Tony decided to start his music career in his hometown as a street singer in 1980; and this made him closer to what it’s called the live of street singers in Semarang. In this city which he loves, Tony had the chance to produce a compilation album of street singers together with his friends and won several competitions on street singers’ festival. Due to his eagerness in plunging himself into new challenges, he moved and tried his luck in Jakarta, Indonesia’s capital city. And because his in-depth experience with street singers, he visited the similar community in Jakarta. With the help from a friend who had firstly engaged in Jakarta’s street singers’ community, Tony braved himself to initiate his music career as a pengamen, an Indonesian word for street musician. <a name='more'></a></span></span></i></b></h6><h6 class="uiStreamMessage" data-ft="{"type":1}" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}">He entertained and played his music from one place to other places in the street of Jakarta. Although country music was still unpopular back in the mid of 1984 among Indonesian people, upon a friend’s request, Tony agreed to try the new music genre as many musicians hadn’t yet dared to play it. One thing led to another and what happened next was Tony got new friends, expatriates living in Jakarta. It was because of his existence in performing country music that he was invited several times in an event organized by the United States Embassy, and thanks to his expatriate friends, he had the opportunity to come on stage in one of the biggest America’s country music festival, the Grand Old Opree which was sited in Tennessee, USA.</span></span></i></b></h6><h6 class="uiStreamMessage" data-ft="{"type":1}" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"> Unfortunately, due to lack of financial support, the plan was not realized. Being too long experimenting with country music, Tony started to feel worn-out and felt that his music career was going nowhere, not developing until he decided to sign out from his band and began to search other kind of music that is more suitable with his soul. In the early of 1989, Tony tried to learn more about reggae music which was coincided with his love and passion for the legend figure in reggae world, Bob Marley. Not only he was inspired by his music, but also the lyrics in each Bob Marley’s songs put Tony in a hypnotized state where it triggered his instinct in music. Thus, he felt certain and fix to choose the career path in reggae music, and launched his existence in it. </span></span></i></b></h6><h6 class="uiStreamMessage" data-ft="{"type":1}" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}">Within the same year, he managed to establish his first reggae band which was named “Roots Rock Reggae”. This band had marked his career by performing in Jakarta’s pubs and cafes, delivering Bob Marley, Jimmy Clliff songs, and many others to audience ears with Tony as the lead vocal and lead guitar. Other than Roots Rock Reggae band, Tony set up other reggae bands such as “Exodus”, and then “Rastaman”; while in 1994, he pioneered the band that in later years made him famous in Indonesia’s reggae which was called “Rastafara”. Journeying with Rastafara, Tony’s music career was starting to take its peak as in that period of time there were scarcely found reggae musicians in Jakarta; that was why the band got its full support and fans from reggae music community. </span></span></i></b></h6><h6 class="uiStreamMessage" data-ft="{"type":1}" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}">Rastafara was acknowledged as the pioneer in Indonesia’s reggae music because it was the only band that has the guts to present their own original songs, trying to break free from the shadow of Jamaican reggae, and interestingly, the majority of Rastafara’s songs were created by Tony. In 1995, with a help from a friend, Rastafara managed to get an offer from a recording album, Warner Music Indonesia when finally in 1996, their debut album called “Rambut Gimbal” was released. The album received excellent feedbacks, and brought a new touch to Indonesia’s music industry which was then dominated by Alternative Rock. </span></span></i></b></h6><h6 class="uiStreamMessage" data-ft="{"type":1}" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}">Almost all of the songs in the album were originally created by Tony, talking about social issues, humanity, love, and daily life routines. The “Rambut Gimbal” song was quite popular at the time where actually the song title taken from a term for Dreadlock hair styles in foreign language and then borrowed into Bahasa Indonesia. The distinction between Rastafara and other reggae bands was because they had successfully combined and integrated elements of traditional music with Indonesia’s classic style into his own music, so reggae music ala Indonesia was created, free from the influence of Bob Marley, UB 40, or Jimmy Cliff. The usage of traditional music instruments such as Kendang Sunda or Gamelan Java had its contribution to Indonesia’s music industry through Rastafara’s songs. </span></span></i></b></h6><h6 class="uiStreamMessage" data-ft="{"type":1}" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}">Moreover, the music arrangement slightly received as a mixture of Malay music. In 1997, both the contract album and the music label weren’t extended and Rastafara decided to quit temporarily from music industry, up until he eventually thought about initiating a new band under the same name Rastafara. A year after that, a band called Tony Q & New Rastafara appeared with an additional player, but it didn’t last as Tony chose to go with a solo carrier and bringing with him the name of the band itself – Tony Q Rastafara and thrived until he released an independent album called “Damai dengan Cinta” in 2000. </span></span></i></b></h6><h6 class="uiStreamMessage" data-ft="{"type":1}" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}">In his third album, Tony realized this was just only the beginning of his rising career in Indonesia’s reggae music because the next thing he knew there was a Professor in music from America gave him a reference to participate in Bob Marley Festival in America. The festival’s coordinators had instantly liked the album and then later on, they invited Tony to perform in the show in 2002, but regrettably he and his troops didn’t get visa permission from the United States Embassy due to security problems. It was overlapping with the 11th September World Trade Center. </span></span></i></b></h6><h6 class="uiStreamMessage" data-ft="{"type":1}" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}">The fourth album “Kronologi” was released in 2003 and it was a compilation of his songs from previous albums and songs which were yet to be released. His close connection with local activists and NGO such as Green Peace, WALHI, and many others had given him inspirations to generate an album embedded with a deep and meaningful social and humanity oriented vision and mission. Therefore, in the year of 2005 his fifth album “Salam Damai” popped into the surface idolizing the mission and vision on peace, and also in this album, he tried to merge reggae and orchestra music with a touch of strong traditional element. At the end of 2005, a song from his third album “Damai dengan Cinta” called “Pat Glipat” succeeded to seat on one of the best world compilation music album which was known as Putumayo World Music with a title “Reggae Playground” that was released internationally in February 2006. </span></span></i></b></h6><h6 class="uiStreamMessage" data-ft="{"type":1}" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}">Being the single representative from Asia, this had not only jacked up Tony Q’s name and image, but also Indonesia in the eyes of the world, especially when the world could recognize Indonesia’s own reggae music. After a lengthy effort in independent label industry, Tony then attempted to return to releasing his album in major label in 2007 with a title “Anak Kampung”. The nuance that radiated from his sixth album still had the combination of reggae music and Indonesia’s traditional elements but more dominated by social theme songs, and eventually caused his music to be more liked by low middle class people especially from outside Jakarta. Soon, Tony’s fans were expansively growing, thus he facilitated his fans wishes by launching fans club which were situated in almost all areas in Indonesia and up to the neighbors such as Singapore, Malaysia, and Australia. In the early year of 2009, right when the process of Public Election was occurring, Tony back to releasing his seventh album independently titled “Presiden”, and it was fully done in Sydney, Australia. In his new album, he was truly intended to give a strong feeling and nuance of politic for acclaiming and responding to the ongoing Public Election. With his music arrangement getting more varied in each step of the way, it came with it too that he had a nostalgic moment with country music where he tried to mix the sound of banjo in the album. When it came to the middle of 2009, after a prolonged process then finally a demo that was once offered by a music label called Cumbancha in United States - owned by former A&R since 2008 and originated from world music label Putumayo, Jacob Edgar, United States – could reach the deal. Cumbancha gave the opportunity and offer to release Tony’s songs internationally. The album itself will be go public in early 2010, internationally and domestically. TONY Q RASTAFARA OTOBIOGRAFI Name : Tony Waluyo Sukmoasih Nick Name : Tony Q Artist Name : Tony Q Rastafara Birth : Semarang / 27 April 1961 Album 1.Rambut Gimbal (1996), Hemagita Record/BMG 2.Gue Fallin In Love (1997), Hemagita Record/BMG 3.Damai Dengan Cinta (2000), AK Production 4.Kronologi (2003), Indonesia Rasta Production 5.Salam Damai (2005), IM Production 6.Anak Kampung (2007), Tony Q Production & 267 Records 7.Presiden (2008), Tony Q Production Single & Compilation 1.Single ”Aku Anak Kampung”, (2005) IRR Compilation Album 2.”Pat Gulipat”, (Damai dengan Cinta, 2000) Putumayo World Music International 1.Headliners ”Bob Marely Festival” ,Houston TX , USA (2002) 2.Invitation ”Legend of Rastareggae Festival”, Houston TX,USA (2003-2005) 3.Putumayo World Music Album Compilation ”Reggae Playground” (2006) ALBUM & ARTIST MANAGEMENT CV.KOTAK ATIK (IM Production) Mailing Address & Office : Jl. Pulo Asem I C No.57 RT.015 RW.001 Kel.Jati </span></span></i></b></h6>BobSkincailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10835994967350004400noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7051103363846499498.post-977977389433209742011-06-27T22:23:00.001-07:002011-06-27T22:23:35.411-07:00Tony Q Rastafara - This Is My Way<iframe width="425" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/KWApevnTCHc?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>BobSkincailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10835994967350004400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7051103363846499498.post-50032683593703363112011-06-27T22:22:00.001-07:002011-06-27T22:22:37.294-07:00tony Q rastafara - Paris Van java<iframe width="425" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Hhe-wWjYIrs?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>BobSkincailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10835994967350004400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7051103363846499498.post-50304123826108682442011-06-27T22:21:00.000-07:002011-06-27T22:21:00.491-07:00Tony Q feat. Emil Gangstarasta - One Love<iframe width="425" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/X8-vz7rbXE4?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>BobSkincailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10835994967350004400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7051103363846499498.post-48266822869622544162011-06-27T22:18:00.001-07:002011-06-27T22:18:29.479-07:00Gangstarasta-hilang<iframe width="560" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/PSDrdFL_F2A?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>BobSkincailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10835994967350004400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7051103363846499498.post-28595033350040228272011-06-27T22:11:00.001-07:002011-06-27T22:11:44.087-07:00Purevibracion lonely<iframe width="425" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/I7WxJT_4yBA?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>BobSkincailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10835994967350004400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7051103363846499498.post-69828986652105798252011-06-27T22:10:00.000-07:002011-06-27T22:10:10.917-07:00Pure Vibracion - Pesan Nenek<iframe width="425" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/yyutQn7EYN8?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>BobSkincailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10835994967350004400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7051103363846499498.post-229110087327476582011-06-27T22:08:00.001-07:002011-06-27T22:08:34.180-07:00Republic of Brickfields-Suzana<iframe width="425" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/j6hCP-1yPoI?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>BobSkincailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10835994967350004400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7051103363846499498.post-67474763506319735992011-06-27T22:07:00.000-07:002011-06-27T22:07:31.200-07:00republic of brickfields generasi bundle<iframe width="425" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/IZm6vADmNzg?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>BobSkincailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10835994967350004400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7051103363846499498.post-79178586833581606972011-06-26T22:30:00.000-07:002011-06-26T22:30:05.966-07:00Bob Marley History<div style="text-indent: 1cm;">Bob Marley was born in a small village in Jamaica on February 6, 1945. At birth he was named Nesta Robert Marley but a Jamaican passport official later swapped his first and middle names.</div><div style="text-indent: 1cm;">Bob Marley’s father was a white Jamaican of English descent and he was a Marine officer and a plantation overseer by profession. Marley’s mother was a black Jamaican. When Marley was 10 years old, his father died of a heart attack in 1955. Throughout his youth, Marley was a victim of racial prejudice because of his mixed heritage and he suffered from a racial identity crisis throughout his life.</div><div style="text-indent: 1cm;">After the death of his father, Marley moved to Kingston with his mother where he became friends </div><div style="text-indent: 1cm;"></div><a name='more'></a>with Neville “Bunny” Livingston, later known as Bunny Wailer, and he started to play music. Marley left school at the age of 14 to work as an apprentice at a welder’s shop. In his free time, he played music with Livingston and Joe Higgs, a local singer and Rastafari. Many consider Higgs to be Marley’s mentor.<br />
<div style="text-indent: 1cm;">While Marley was in a jam session with Livingston and Higgs, he met Peter McIntosh, who wanted to be a musician just like Marley. In 1962, Marley recorded his first two singles, Judge Not and One Cup of Coffee with a local music producer under the name of Bobby Martell. However, these two songs did not receive too much attention.</div><div style="text-indent: 1cm;">Then in 1963, Bob Marley formed a ska and rocksteady group with Livingston, McIntosh, Junior Braithwaite, Beverley Kelso and Cherry Smith named The Teenagers. The group later changed their name to The Wailing Rudeboys, then to The Wailing Wailers and finally they settled on the name The Wailers. However, by 1966, The Wailers were left with just Marley, Livingston and McIntosh after Braithwaite, Kelso and Smith left the group.</div><div style="text-indent: 1cm;">Bob Marley is best known for his reggae songs which include famous hits like I Shot the Sheriff, No Woman No Cry, Exodus, Could You Be Loved, Redemption Song and One Love. After his death on May 11, 1981, a posthumous album, Legend, was compiled which is the best selling reggae album ever.</div><div style="text-indent: 1cm;"><br />
</div><div style="text-indent: 1cm;">Info from<a href="http://www.historyking.com/Music-History/Bob-Marley-History.html"> Here </a></div>BobSkincailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10835994967350004400noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7051103363846499498.post-23254024050663312762011-06-26T07:28:00.001-07:002011-06-26T08:00:33.422-07:00BOB MARLEY - COULD YOU BE LOVED / SAY SOMETHING<iframe width="425" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/QMSVvq-f4AA?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>BobSkincailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10835994967350004400noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7051103363846499498.post-34868808555946207202011-06-26T07:25:00.000-07:002011-06-26T08:00:44.918-07:00Bob Marley. Jamming.<iframe width="425" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/ffCmFDzaYyQ?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>BobSkincailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10835994967350004400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7051103363846499498.post-13953478686221594302011-06-26T07:02:00.000-07:002011-06-26T08:00:44.919-07:00Bob Marley - Bad boys<iframe width="425" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/ZV2ju156fmA?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>BobSkincailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10835994967350004400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7051103363846499498.post-21858850709258692202011-06-26T06:56:00.001-07:002011-06-26T08:00:44.919-07:00Bob Marley Basic FactsBob Marley was born Robert Nesta Marley on Feb. 6, 1945 in Saint Ann, Jamaica. His father, Norval Sinclair Marley, was a white Englishman and his mother, Cedelia Booker, was a black Jamaican. Bob Marley died of cancer in Miami, FL on May 11, 1981. Marley had 12 children, four by his wife Rita, and was a devout Rastafarian.<br />
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Bob Marley's father died when he was 10 years old, and his mother moved with him to Kingston's Trenchtown neighborhood after his death. As a young teen, he befriended Bunny Wailer, and they learned to play music together. At 14, Marley dropped out of school to learn the welding trade, and spent his spare time jamming with Bunny Wailer and ska musician Joe Higgs.<br />
Bob Marley's Early Recordings and the Beginnings of the Wailers:<br />
Bob Marley recorded his first two singles in 1962, but neither garnered much interest at the time. In 1963, he began a ska band with Bunny Wailer and Peter Tosh that was originally called "The Teenagers". Later it became "The Wailing Rudeboys", then "The Wailing Wailers", and finally just "The Wailers". Their early Studio One hits, which were recorded in the popular rocksteady style, included "Simmer Down" (1964) and "Soul Rebel" (1965), both penned by Marley.<br />
Bob Marley Converts To Rastafarianism:<br />
Marley married Rita Anderson in 1966, and spent a few months living in Delaware with his mother. When Marley returned to Jamaica, he began practicing the Rastafarian faith, and began growing his signature dreadlocks. As a devout Rasta, Marley partook in the ritual usage of ganja (marijuana).<br />
Worldwide Success:<br />
The Wailers' 1974 album Burnin' contained "I Shot The Sheriff" and "Get Up, Stand Up", both of which gathered cult followings in both the US and Europe. The same year, however, the Wailers broke up to pursue solo careers. At this point, Marley had made the full transition from ska and rocksteady to reggae.<br />
Bob Marley & the Wailers:<br />
Bob Marley continued to tour and record as "Bob Marley & the Wailers", though he was the only original Wailer in the group. In 1975, "No Woman, No Cry" became Bob Marley's true breakthrough hit song, and his subsequent album Rastaman Vibration became a Billboard Top 10 Album.<br />
Bob Marley's Political and Religious Activism:<br />
Bob Marley spent much of the late 1970s trying to promote peace and cultural understanding within Jamaica, despite being shot (along with his wife and manager, who also survived) before a peace concert. He also acted as a willing cultural ambassador for the Jamaican people and the Rastafarian religion. He holds nearly godlike status among many Jamaicans and Rastafarians worldwide.<br />
Bob Marley's Death:<br />
In 1977, Bob Marley found a wound on his foot, which he believed to be a soccer injury, but was later discovered to be malignant melanoma. Doctors recommended an amputation of his toe, but he refused for religious reasons. The cancer eventually spread. When he finally decided to get medical help (in 1980), the cancer had become terminal. He wanted to die in Jamaica, but could not withstand the flight home, and died in Miami. His final recording, at Pittsburgh's Stanley Theatre, was recorded and released for posterity as Bob Marley and the Wailers Live Forever.<br />
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Learn more about Bob Marley's death.<br />
Bob Marley's Legacy:<br />
Bob Marley is revered the world over, both as the defining figure of Jamaican music and as a spiritual leader. His wife Rita carries on his work as she sees fit, and his sons Damian "Jr. Gong", Julian, Ziggy, Stephen, Ky-Mani, as well as his daughters, Cedelia and Sharon, carry on his musical legacy (the other siblings do not play music professionally).<br />
Honors and Awards Bestowed Upon Bob Marley:<br />
Among the awards and honors that have been given to Bob Marley are a spot in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. His songs and albums have also won numerous honors, such as Time Magazine's Album of the Century (for Exodus) and BBC's Song of the Millenium for "One Love".BobSkincailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10835994967350004400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7051103363846499498.post-52150433917857089712011-06-26T06:55:00.000-07:002011-06-26T08:00:44.920-07:00Bob Marley - Buffalo soldier<iframe width="425" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/S5FCdx7Dn0o?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>BobSkincailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10835994967350004400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7051103363846499498.post-51653521613391835122011-06-26T06:54:00.000-07:002011-06-26T08:00:44.921-07:00Biginning regaeReggae is a genre that grew out of several other musical styles, including both traditional <a href="http://worldmusic.about.com/od/genres/a/Jamaican_Music.htm">Jamaican music</a>, including <a href="http://worldmusic.about.com/od/genres/p/Ska.htm">ska</a> and <a href="http://worldmusic.about.com/od/genres/p/Mento.htm">mento</a>, and American <a href="http://randb.about.com/">R&B</a>. In the early days of radio, stations were super-high-powered, and several stations from Florida and <a href="http://goneworleans.about.com/">New Orleans</a> were powerful enough to reach <a href="http://gocaribbean.about.com/od/jamaica/bb/JamaicaGuide.htm">Jamaica</a>. Reggae only came about as a distinct genre in the 1960s.<br />
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<div>Reggae is characterized by a heavy backbeated rhythm, meaning the emphasis of the beat is on, for example, beats 2 and 4, when in 4/4 time. This backbeat is characteristic of all African-based musics and is not found in traditional European or Asian music. Reggae drummers also emphasize the third beat when in 4/4 time with a kick to the bass drum.</div><h3 id="pd3">Rastafarianism:</h3><div><a href="http://atheism.about.com/library/glossary/general/bldef_rastafarians.htm">Rastafarianism</a> is a religion that is very common among Jamaicans of African descent. Many of the world's most famous reggae musicians practice this religion, and therefore many reggae lyrics reflect the beliefs and traditions of Rastafarianism.</div><h3 id="pd4">Popularity of Reggae in the United States:</h3><div><a href="http://worldmusic.about.com/od/bandsartistsaz/p/BobMarley.htm">Bob Marley</a> was reggae's best-known international ambassador. From his early days in a Rocksteady band to his later years as a Rastafari convert and political activist, Bob Marley planted himself deeply into the hearts of reggae fans throughout the world. Some people consider Marley to be exclusively responsible for the popularity of reggae worldwide, but many other artists, including <a href="http://worldmusic.about.com/od/worldmusicmovies/p/TheHarderTheyCome.htm">Jimmy Cliff</a> and <a href="http://worldmusic.about.com/od/bandsartistsaz/p/PeterTosh.htm">Peter Tosh</a>, were integral to the spread of the genre.</div><h3 id="pd5">Marijuana and Reggae:</h3>In Rastafarian practices, <a href="http://civilliberty.about.com/od/drugpolicy/tp/Why-is-Marijuana-Illegal.htm">marijuana</a> is used as a sacrament; the belief is that it pulls a person closer to God. Therefore, cannabis (referred to as "Ganja" in Jamaican slang) often features prominently in reggae lyrics. Unfortunately, a few decades of American teenagers have misinterpreted this sacred ritual and use it as an excuse to partake. Not all reggae lyrics contain references to Ganja, just as not all reggae musicians are Rastafarians.<br />
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info from <a href="http://worldmusic.about.com/od/genres/p/Reggae.htm">here </a>BobSkincailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10835994967350004400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7051103363846499498.post-28380299179251842952011-06-26T06:51:00.000-07:002011-06-26T08:00:44.922-07:00Bob marley "no woman no cry" 1979<iframe width="425" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/jGqrvn3q1oo?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>BobSkincailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10835994967350004400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7051103363846499498.post-33785212624226587322011-06-26T06:49:00.000-07:002011-06-26T08:00:44.922-07:00reggae<b><span class="srTitle">reggae</span></b><b>,</b> style of <a class="bps-event-selector bps-topic-link" href="http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/470261/popular-music" title="popular music">popular music</a> that originated in <a class="bps-ref-anchor" href="http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=7051103363846499498" id="ref666581" name="ref666581"></a><a class="bps-event-selector bps-topic-link" href="http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/299747/history-of-Jamaica" title="Jamaica">Jamaica</a> in the late 1960s and quickly emerged as the country’s dominant music. By the 1970s it had become an international style that was particularly popular in Britain, the <a class="bps-event-selector bps-topic-link" href="http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/616563/United-States" title="United States">United States</a>, and Africa. It was widely perceived as a voice of the oppressed. <br />
According to an early definition in <i>The Dictionary of Jamaican English</i> (1980), reggae is based on <a class="bps-ref-anchor" href="http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=7051103363846499498" id="ref666585" name="ref666585"><span style="display: none;"></span></a><a class="bps-event-selector bps-topic-link" href="http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/547221/ska" title="ska">ska</a>, an earlier form of Jamaican popular music, and employs a heavy four-beat rhythm driven by drums, bass guitar, <a class="bps-event-selector bps-topic-link" href="http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/182641/electric-guitar" title="electric guitar">electric guitar</a>, and the “scraper,” a corrugated stick that is rubbed by a plain stick. (The drum and bass became the foundation of a new <a class="bps-event-selector bps-topic-link" href="http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/289390/instrumental-music" title="instrumental music">instrumental music</a>, dub.) The dictionary further states that the chunking sound of the rhythm guitar that comes at the end of measures acts as an “accompaniment to emotional songs often expressing rejection of established ‘white-man’ culture.” Another term for this distinctive guitar-playing effect, <i><a class="bps-ref-anchor" href="http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=7051103363846499498" id="ref809900" name="ref809900"><span style="display: none;"></span></a>skengay</i>, is identified with the sound of gunshots ricocheting in the streets of Kingston’s ghettos; tellingly, <i>skeng</i> is defined as “gun” or “ratchet knife.” Thus reggae expressed the sounds and pressures of ghetto life. It was the music of the emergent “rude boy” (would-be gangster) culture.<br />
In the mid-1960s, under the direction of producers such as Duke Reid and <a class="bps-event-selector bps-topic-link" href="http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/1013172/Sir-Coxsone-Dodd" title="Coxsone Dodd">Coxsone Dodd</a>, Jamaican musicians dramatically slowed the tempo of ska, whose energetic rhythms reflected the optimism that had heralded <a class="bps-event-selector bps-topic-link" href="http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/299716/Jamaica/54516/The-independent-nation#toc54516" title="Jamaica’s independence">Jamaica’s independence</a> from Britain in 1962. The musical style that resulted, <a class="bps-ref-anchor" href="http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=7051103363846499498" id="ref809901" name="ref809901"><span style="display: none;"></span></a>rock steady, was short-lived but brought fame to such performers as the Heptones and Alton Ellis.<br />
Reggae evolved from these roots and bore the <span class="IL_AD" id="IL_AD4">weight</span> of increasingly politicized lyrics that addressed social and economic injustice. Among those who pioneered the new reggae sound, with its faster beat driven by the bass, were <a class="bps-ref-anchor" href="http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=7051103363846499498" id="ref809902" name="ref809902"><span style="display: none;"></span></a><a class="bps-event-selector bps-topic-link" href="http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/599516/Toots-and-the-Maytals" title="Toots and the Maytals">Toots and the Maytals</a>, who had their first major hit with “54-46 (That’s My Number)” (1968), and the <a class="bps-ref-anchor" href="http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=7051103363846499498" id="ref666594" name="ref666594"><span style="display: none;"></span></a><a class="bps-event-selector bps-topic-link" href="http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/634133/the-Wailers" title="Wailers">Wailers</a>—Bunny Wailer, <a class="bps-event-selector bps-topic-link" href="http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/600352/Peter-Tosh" title="Peter Tosh">Peter Tosh</a>, and reggae’s biggest star, <a class="bps-ref-anchor" href="http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=7051103363846499498" id="ref666587" name="ref666587"><span style="display: none;"></span></a><a class="bps-event-selector bps-topic-link" href="http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/365877/Bob-Marley" title="Bob Marley">Bob Marley</a>—who recorded hits at Dodd’s <a class="bps-event-selector bps-topic-link" href="http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/1688492/Studio-One-Jamaican-Academy" title="Studio One">Studio One</a> and later worked with producer <a class="bps-event-selector bps-topic-link" href="http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/452607/Lee-Perry" title="Lee (“Scratch”) Perry">Lee (“Scratch”) Perry</a>. Another reggae superstar, <a class="bps-ref-anchor" href="http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=7051103363846499498" id="ref809903" name="ref809903"><span style="display: none;"></span></a><a class="bps-event-selector bps-topic-link" href="http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/121490/Jimmy-Cliff" title="Jimmy Cliff">Jimmy Cliff</a>, gained international fame as the star of the movie <i><a class="bps-ref-anchor" href="http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=7051103363846499498" id="ref666586" name="ref666586"><span style="display: none;"></span></a><a class="bps-event-selector bps-topic-link" href="http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/255041/The-Harder-They-Come" title="The Harder They Come">The Harder They Come</a></i> (1972). A major cultural force in the worldwide spread of reggae, this Jamaican-made film documented how the music became a voice for the poor and dispossessed. Its soundtrack was a celebration of the defiant human spirit that refuses to be suppressed.<br />
During this period of reggae’s development, a connection grew<span class="bps-ad-wrapper bps-advertisement-left bps-advertisement-rectangle-wrapper" id="2-LA"><span class="bps-advertisement bps-advertisement-rectangle" data-options="{"vendor":"adtech","testVersion":"C","pid":-1,"cid":170,"ifw":300,"ifh":250,"kvsource":"music","kvtopicid":"495977","kvchannel":"ARTS"}">&lt;script src="http://adserver.adtechus.com/addyn/3.0/5308.1/1371312/0/170/ADTECH;target=_blank;grp=44;key=true;kvqsegs=D;kvsource=music;kvtopicid=495977;kvchannel=ARTS;misc=1309095880421"&gt;&lt;/script&gt;</span></span> between the music and the <a class="bps-ref-anchor" href="http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=7051103363846499498" id="ref666582" name="ref666582"><span style="display: none;"></span></a><a class="bps-event-selector bps-topic-link" href="http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/491801/Rastafari" title="Rastafarian">Rastafarian</a> movement, which encourages the relocation of the African diaspora to Africa, deifies the Ethiopian emperor <a class="bps-ref-anchor" href="http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=7051103363846499498" id="ref809904" name="ref809904"><span style="display: none;"></span></a><a class="bps-event-selector bps-topic-link" href="http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/251817/Haile-Selassie-I" title="Haile Selassie I">Haile Selassie I</a> (whose precoronation name was Ras [Prince] Tafari), and endorses the sacramental use of <a class="bps-ref-anchor" href="http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=7051103363846499498" id="ref666583" name="ref666583"><span style="display: none;"></span></a><a class="bps-event-selector bps-topic-link" href="http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/232454/ghanja" title="ganja">ganja</a> <a class="bps-ref-anchor" href="http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=7051103363846499498" id="ref666584" name="ref666584"><span style="display: none;"></span></a><a class="bps-event-selector bps-topic-link" href="http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/365182/marijuana" title="(marijuana)">(marijuana)</a>. Rastafari (Rastafarianism) advocates <a class="bps-event-selector bps-topic-link" href="http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/275667/equality" title="equal rights">equal rights</a> and justice and draws on the mystical consciousness of <i>kumina</i>, an earlier Jamaican religious tradition that ritualized communication with ancestors. Besides Marley and the Wailers, groups who popularized the fusion of Rastafari and reggae were Big Youth, Black Uhuru, Burning Spear (principally Winston Rodney), and Culture. “<a class="bps-ref-anchor" href="http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=7051103363846499498" id="ref809905" name="ref809905"><span style="display: none;"></span></a>Lover’s rock,” a style of reggae that celebrated erotic love, became popular through <span class="IL_AD" id="IL_AD2">the works</span> of artists such as <a class="bps-event-selector bps-topic-link" href="http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/81503/Dennis-Brown" title="Dennis Brown">Dennis Brown</a>, Gregory Issacs, and Britain’s Maxi Priest.<br />
In the 1970s reggae, like ska before it, spread to the <a class="bps-event-selector bps-topic-link" href="http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/615557/United-Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a>, where a mixture of Jamaican immigrants and native-born Britons forged a reggae movement that produced artists such as Aswad, Steel Pulse, UB40, and performance poet Linton Kwesi Johnson. Reggae was embraced in the United States largely through the work of Marley—both directly and indirectly (the latter as a result of <a class="bps-ref-anchor" href="http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=7051103363846499498" id="ref809906" name="ref809906"><span style="display: none;"></span></a><a class="bps-event-selector bps-topic-link" href="http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/119749/Eric-Clapton" title="Eric Clapton">Eric Clapton</a>’s popular cover version of Marley’s “<q>I Shot the Sheriff</q>” in 1974). Marley’s career illustrates the way reggae was repackaged to suit a rock market whose patrons had used <span class="IL_AD" id="IL_AD3">marijuana</span> and were curious about the music that sanctified it. Fusion with other genres was an inevitable consequence of the music’s globalization and incorporation into the multinational entertainment industry.<br />
The <a class="bps-ref-anchor" href="http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=7051103363846499498" id="ref666588" name="ref666588"><span style="display: none;"></span></a><a class="bps-event-selector bps-topic-link" href="http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/150832/dancehall-music" title="dancehall">dancehall</a> deejays of the 1980s and ’90s who refined the practice of “toasting” (rapping over instrumental tracks) were heirs to reggae’s politicization of music. These deejays influenced the emergence of <a class="bps-event-selector bps-topic-link" href="http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/266545/hip-hop" title="hip-hop">hip-hop</a> music in the United States and extended the market for reggae into the <a class="bps-ref-anchor" href="http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=7051103363846499498" id="ref666589" name="ref666589"><span style="display: none;"></span></a><a class="bps-event-selector bps-topic-link" href="http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/67474/African-Americans" title="African American">African American</a> community. At the beginning of the 21st century, reggae remained one of the weapons of choice for the urban poor, whose “lyrical gun,” in the words of performer Shabba Ranks, earned them a measure of respectability.BobSkincailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10835994967350004400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7051103363846499498.post-73545814132695466122011-06-26T06:47:00.000-07:002011-06-26T08:00:44.923-07:00Bob Marley- I Shot the Sheriff<iframe width="425" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/SXmhyc_QynE?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>BobSkincailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10835994967350004400noreply@blogger.com0