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- collections of Jamaican folks songs arranged and annotated by Dr. Olive Lewin. Her book, Rock It Come Over: the Folk Music of Jamaica, describes Jekyll's...5 KB (678 words) - 16:53, 13 April 2024
- The music of Jamaica includes Jamaican folk music and many popular genres, such as mento, ska, rocksteady, reggae, dub music, dancehall, reggae fusion...20 KB (2,704 words) - 23:37, 16 April 2024
- style of Jamaican folk music that greatly influenced ska, the precursor to rocksteady, and reggae; spouge, a style of Barbadian popular music; Dominica...26 KB (3,283 words) - 01:45, 3 June 2024
- Mento music)Mento is a style of Jamaican folk music that predates and has greatly influenced ska and reggae music. It is a fusion of African rhythmic elements and...10 KB (1,155 words) - 17:09, 6 November 2023
- needed] The vocals tend to be sung in Jamaican Patois, Jamaican English, and Iyaric dialects. The lyrics of reggae music usually tend to raise political awareness...37 KB (4,125 words) - 21:10, 13 June 2024
bass line accented with rhythms on the upbeat. Mento is a form of Jamaican folk music that uses topical lyrics with a humorous slant, commenting on poverty...34 KB (3,650 words) - 18:22, 20 June 2024- The Jamaican Folk Singers are a Jamaican ensemble dedicated to traditional Jamaican songs. The group was founded by Dr. Olive Lewin in March 1967, originally...3 KB (239 words) - 10:09, 26 February 2023
Folk music is a music genre that includes traditional folk music and the contemporary genre that evolved from the former during the 20th-century folk...163 KB (16,425 words) - 14:02, 26 June 2024- context of popular music (i.e. rock). Jamaican folk music – folk music originating from Jamaica. Jamrieng samai – Cambodian pop music. Jangle – a sound...33 KB (4,182 words) - 13:23, 15 April 2024
- The folk music of England is a tradition-based music which has existed since the later medieval period. It is often contrasted with courtly, classical...98 KB (13,287 words) - 08:10, 28 June 2024
folk music refers to a wide variety of genres that emerged in the mid 20th century and afterwards which were associated with traditional folk music....39 KB (4,927 words) - 21:30, 17 June 2024
Day-O (The Banana Boat Song) (category Jamaican songs)traditional Jamaican folk song. The song has mento influences, but it is commonly classified as an example of the better known calypso music. It is a call...21 KB (2,229 words) - 05:14, 25 June 2024
The American folk music revival began during the 1940s and peaked in popularity in the mid-1960s. Its roots went earlier, and performers like Josh White...54 KB (6,988 words) - 17:54, 26 May 2024- "Jamaica Farewell" is a Jamaican-style folk song (mento). The lyrics for the song were written by Lord Burgess (Irving Burgie), an American-born, half-Barbadian...7 KB (748 words) - 04:36, 3 May 2024
- music. African music American music Asian music Australian music British music Canadian music Caribbean music Chinese music Czech music Danish music European...88 KB (6,614 words) - 18:33, 27 June 2024
- music (Caribbean Hindustani: चटनी संगीत, 𑂒𑂗𑂢𑂲 𑂮𑂑𑂹𑂏𑂲𑂞, چٹنی موسیقی) is a fusion genre of Indian folk music, specifically Bhojpuri folk music...11 KB (1,389 words) - 23:17, 15 May 2024
- metal music. Britain also began to be increasingly influenced by third world music (roots of World music), including Jamaican and Indian music, resulting...30 KB (3,668 words) - 00:28, 20 June 2024
- Reggae (Jamaican))rooted out from traditional Jamaican Kumina, Pukkumina, Revival Zion, Nyabinghi, and burru drumming. Jamaican reggae music evolved out of the earlier genres...75 KB (8,355 words) - 17:51, 28 May 2024
- Jamaica Anansi Stories (1924) Martha Warren Beckwith, with music recorded in the field by Helen Roberts 76799Jamaica Anansi Stories1924Martha Warren Beckwith
- * * * * O grave, keep shut lest I be shamed. From '41 to '51 I was my folk's contrary son; I bit my father's hand right through And broke my mother's
- Orishas and Loa. The practice of sticking pins in voodoo dolls has history in folk magic. "Voodoo dolls" are often associated with New Orleans Voodoo and Hoodoo
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