Reggae Music: History & Influence

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Alternative Talk

Selecta Sarah

36 episodes

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Hello Everyone! Welcome to Alternative Talks where good tunes are shared with intriguing insight about the world as we know it...so please with friends,family and pets sit down and head into a space where topics guided by great songs lead conversations about issues that reflect us as a society. Now, begin! (Love Big Selecta Sarah)*air horns*

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Reggae Music: History & Influence

Alternative Talk

13 minutes 52 seconds

4 years ago

Reggae Music: History & Influence

Hello Everyone,

This weeks episode we discuss reggae's history and influence on the island of Jamaica. We then look at the subject matter of reggae music, analyze it in terms of explicit and implicit language and its effectiveness with delivering meaningful messages.

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Background Song : ABC rocksteady by: Gladstone Anderson, Lynn Taitt & The Jets

Resources:
Salewicz, Chris., and Adrian. Boot. Reggae Explosion : the Story of Jamaican Music . New York: Harry N. Abrams, 2001. Print.

Reggae/Dancehall: Jamaica’s Contemporary Mythology : By Gladstone Taylor
https://www.dancehallmag.com/2020/11/10/features/reggae-dancehall-jamaicas-contemporary-mythology-an-essay.html