MU121 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Coxsone Dodd, Duke Reid, Prince Buster
Document Summary
Umbrella term for several style of music. Refers to the popular music of jamaica from 1968 onwards and has several subgenres. Reggae shares ground with american funk and soul because it"s the sonic expression of pride of black culture. While the sounds and themes were same as american pop music, many black. Jamaicans suffered harsh conditions in the 70"s and reggae became one of the. Caribbean"s most potent vehicles of social critique against colonialism. Bass: mixed at a higher volume than the other instruments and played a melodic figure. Drums: emphasized beats 2 and 4 (the backbeat, most of bob marley"s songs used one drop beat. Guitar and organ: the keyboard and guitar stroke the offbeat, reggae was influenced by new orleans r&b artists. Versioning is recording a new song using an existing backtrack. Also rerecording an existing song and reworking it to form it into a new song.
