Ska

One Man, One Message, One Love The best artists wield their music as a mighty tool and use its influence to evoke social change, to pose psychological questions or simply to promote happiness. The late, great Robert Nesta Marley forever changed the world by spreading his prophetic musical message of peace and love among all human beings. The iconic life of Bob Marley is best appreciated through examining his humble beginnings, studying his beliefs in Rastafarianism, and by tracing his political…

origins of Reggae can be found in traditional African and Caribbean folk music, as well as the Blues and Jazz in the United States. One of the characteristic of reggae is its offbeat rhythms. Reggae is often described as a genre that is in between ska and rocksteady. Another important characteristic in reggae music is the “call and response” which is found in traditional Africa songs. This characteristic gives the music a dynamic that allows audience interaction, making the music personable and…

eight months in the United States, Bob Marley moved back to Jamaica. He then became the lead singer of a band and took center stage. This is when his career took off and he began to sing nation wide. Marley’s lyrics were very spiritual, with upbeat ska that changed to sensational rhythms of rock steady. Bob Marley’s music affected many people and places in positive ways. BBC named Marley’s song, “One love” song of the Millennium, and in 1994 he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of…

Texas State Jazz Ensemble: Special Guess Steve Houghton- Music Critique The Texas State Jazz ensemble, with special guest drummer Steve Houghton, was filled with an uplifting set list. A mixture of trumpets, drums, piano, saxophones, bass, guitar, and trombones played harmoniously with distinct soloist for each song. The Texas State Jazz ensemble did a wonderful job, especially their solo performers. Steve Houghton was also quite fantastic, living up to his name. The overall experience was very…

The song begins with a low and dreary beat and guitar strumming. The slow, somewhat sad tune casts an image, in my mind, of a man strolling from a bar after having a bad day, perhaps after being laid off by his boss. It has a slow, but steady pace that is supported by the guitar and low drum beats. At around the 3 minute mark , the beat speeds up slightly, as if to suggest tribulations or a slight sign of hope and light amongst the gray tone that has been present for the majority of the song…

As a powerful weapon, Reggae music can forcefully stop mental slavery with its symbolic musical strategies. Reggae musicians such as Bob Marley, Skip Marley, and Stephen Marley have effectively opened the minds of the African and Afro-Caribbean people from the immoral education of mental slavery. According to Ennis Edmonds, the reggae musicians are “telling Blacks the truth about their African roots and African identity” (pg. 29). For instance, in Skip Marley’s song “Lions”, he has powerful…

What made you become a freedom fighter through music? The reason why I would ask Bob Marley about why he became a freedom writer through music is because through all the problems in the world he decided to reunite his home with music. He knew fighting would kill him considering the fact that he was almost assassinated, but he still reunited Jamaica. Not everyone tries to reunite a whole country through music. Do you really believe music can reunite a whole country? Although this question may be…

The following year he began a Ska band with his friend Bunny and Peter Tosh, which was originally called “The Teenagers”. They then became known as “The Wailing Rudeboys” and after a few more name changes they eventually came up with simply “The Wailers.” In 1964 they came out with…

Attending the Mexican-American Studies program at Cal State Los Angeles, will be the ideal stepping stone to prepare me for a Ph.D program in either Chicano Studies or American Studies and Ethnicity. My goal after earning my Ph.D, is to teach Chicano Literature and conduct research on Chicano subcultures. In order to this, I need to gain interdisciplinary knowledge of the issues that affect Chicanos, from immigration law, psychology, history, and of course literature. This program will give me…

Among racist groups in the United States, one of them consists of group collected of racist skinheads. Martinez and Selepak explain that these groups “are made up of young white males, bound together through a culture of hatred of outgroup members”, continuing that “members of racist skinhead groups are violent and commit indiscriminate acts of brutality against minorities, homosexuals, non-racist skinhead whites, and the government.” Racist skinheads first emerged in England, primarily in the…