Britain in the early 1900s consisted of largely of white Christian communities. The arrival of immigrants to Britain started to make racist phrases more popular. The word “race hatred” was first used in the media in the late 1920s and words such as racism became a more frequently used word in the UK after 1936. Although Britain of the 1960s already had a lot of experience with new immigrants arriving, Britain was still a majority white society that had racist tendencies and values. There were many cases of racism during the 1960s and 1970s. with many incidents being reported to police such as white landlords refusing to sell or rent their properties to black people and in particular to people from the Caribbean. There were also other similar
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They began to unite in their love for reggae music but what was reggae music and why did this bring both communities together? Reggae is a music genre that has its roots in the Jamaican culture. The unique characters of this type of music are the slow rhythms, clean guitar chords with reverb and delay effects used with unique strumming techniques and spiritual lyrics. The idea of reggae music came from the traditional Buru drumming, Buru drumming was an Ashanti-Jamaican style of drumming. Its origins lie in the history of the Jamaican slave trade when slaves would work in fields or other vast areas, slave masters allowed Buru drumming to take place as it provided a rhythm for the slaves to work. Once slavery was abolished, most of the “Buru” players moved to the slums of Kingston (Jamaica capital), and this is where reggae music originated. Reggae music was created when the old “Buru” drumming was combined with biblical themes of oppression and liberation thus developing into what we recognize today as reggae music. During the rise of reggae music in the slums of Kingston a new religion was also on the rise known as Rastafari.”. In 1930 a man name Selassie was crowned as the emperor of Ethiopia. Many believed that he was a spiritual messenger and a god that has been sent to earth to lead Africa to freedom. One of his names was “Prince Ras Tafari” and the people who believed in this were called “Rastafari”. …show more content…
The music helped to create an image of Jamaica and began to promote Jamaican culture and politics to the world. Songs were talking about the individual stories and experiences of the music artists their beliefs, goodwill or romantic experiences.
Reggae music had a big impact on the relationship between black and white people during history, it had a political, personal and spiritual meaning. During the 1960s artists like “Bob Marley” were the main symbols of reggae music, these artists helped promote the genre. It influenced other new genres and artists and became the connection between the white and black communities of Britain of the 1970’s. It was the first time in predominantly white Britain that both black and white communities came together and united in their passion for the same
They began to unite in their love for reggae music but what was reggae music and why did this bring both communities together? Reggae is a music genre that has its roots in the Jamaican culture. The unique characters of this type of music are the slow rhythms, clean guitar chords with reverb and delay effects used with unique strumming techniques and spiritual lyrics. The idea of reggae music came from the traditional Buru drumming, Buru drumming was an Ashanti-Jamaican style of drumming. Its origins lie in the history of the Jamaican slave trade when slaves would work in fields or other vast areas, slave masters allowed Buru drumming to take place as it provided a rhythm for the slaves to work. Once slavery was abolished, most of the “Buru” players moved to the slums of Kingston (Jamaica capital), and this is where reggae music originated. Reggae music was created when the old “Buru” drumming was combined with biblical themes of oppression and liberation thus developing into what we recognize today as reggae music. During the rise of reggae music in the slums of Kingston a new religion was also on the rise known as Rastafari.”. In 1930 a man name Selassie was crowned as the emperor of Ethiopia. Many believed that he was a spiritual messenger and a god that has been sent to earth to lead Africa to freedom. One of his names was “Prince Ras Tafari” and the people who believed in this were called “Rastafari”. …show more content…
The music helped to create an image of Jamaica and began to promote Jamaican culture and politics to the world. Songs were talking about the individual stories and experiences of the music artists their beliefs, goodwill or romantic experiences.
Reggae music had a big impact on the relationship between black and white people during history, it had a political, personal and spiritual meaning. During the 1960s artists like “Bob Marley” were the main symbols of reggae music, these artists helped promote the genre. It influenced other new genres and artists and became the connection between the white and black communities of Britain of the 1970’s. It was the first time in predominantly white Britain that both black and white communities came together and united in their passion for the same