History 2134A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Haile Selassie, Coxsone Dodd, Swing Music
1 Feb 2017
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From a street fighting man to a buffalo soldier: the global 1960s and the postcolonial moment. 1972 the movie was released and become an instant classic on its social commentary on life in. Jamaica first feature film to come out of jamaica. Most significant element was its soundtrack as it put jimmy cliff on the international map. Origins come from a confluence of diverse musical influences: r+b, blues, africa, latin america and caribbean international music types coming together. Reminds me of something that should be in the jungle book or beetle juice. Chilly, groovy tune about women being more intelligent than men. Sounds like calypso because it was designed to appeal to the american audience. Calypso music merges with trinidad music as well. As new musical tastes emerge it influences jamaican artists in the type of music that they want to preform.
