Musical roots reggae is closely related to the land which gave it birth: Jamaica. When discovered by Columbus in the 15th century, Jamaica is an island inhabited by the Arawak Indians. Jamaica name itself comes from the Arawak vocabulary "xaymaca" which means "island of forests and water". Colonialism Spain and England in the 16th century destroyed Arawak tribe, who was then replaced by a black bondsman thousands of mainland Africa. Slaves are employed in the sugar industry and plantations are scattered there. Dark history of oppression between human begins and lasts until more than two centuries. New in 1838 removed the practice of slavery, which is followed by the flagging world sugar trade.
Bob Marley
In the midst of heavy work and the threat of oppression, the African slaves to maintain attachment to their homeland by maintaining the tradition. They tell of life in Africa with a song (chant) and sounds (drumming) is simple. Interaction with the employers who came from Europe were membekaskan cross-cultural product that eventually became the original Jamaican folk tradition. If the black community in America or Europe quickly fade their African identity, otherwise the black community still feel closeness with Jamaican homeland.
Reggae music itself was originally born from the streets Getho (Rastafaria the township) in the Jamaican capital Kingson. This can lead to style dreadlocks adorning early reggae musicians and song lyrics loaded with cargo reggae rastafari teachings of freedom, peace and natural beauty, and the bohemian lifestyle. The inclusion of reggae music as one of the elements of the world that also affects many other world musicians, automatically result in the flow of the music is a world of public consumption goods. Thus, dreadlocks or dreadlock hair style as well as the lyrics 'rasta' in his song became public consumption. In other words, dreadlock rasta and teachings have become pop production, to pop culture, as the development of reggae music as a pop music.
Reggae, rastaman title, has become a new form of subculture in this country, where her youth define and categorize themselves. Here, reggae music became important as a taste, and rastaman became a communal identity of certain social groups. Just how social observers and members of the community to understand themselves and the culture they choose, in order to avoid erroneous interpretations that are harmful to them. The use of marijuana is one such example, where reggae is not synonymous with marijuana and rastafarianisme was not a community of marijuana.
According to the history of Jamaica, the slaves brought drums from Africa called "Burru" arrangements which become part of a song called "talking drums" (talking drum) a native of West Africa. "Jonkanoo" is a mix of musical cultures of Africa, Europe and Jamaica consisting of drumming, rattle (musical instrument creaking) and conch blowing. This event occurs when Christmas comes masked dancers. Jonkanoos was originally a dance of the peasants, who only realized later that they were actually communicating with drums and conch. The following year, Calypso from Trinidad & Tobago came with Samba that comes from Central America and was introduced to people - people of Jamaica to form a new blend called Mento. Mento music itself is simple with humorous lyrics accompanied by guitar, banjo, tambourine, shaker, scraper and rumba or the bass. The form was then popular in the 20 and 30s and is a form of Jamaican music that first attracted the attention of the entire island. Currently Mento can still be enjoyed serving tourism. SKA has appeared in 40 - 50s actually mentioned by the History of Jamaican Music, influenced by Swing, Rythym & Blues of the United States. SKA is actually the sound of the big band horn arrangements (wind instruments), piano, and a quick tap "bop". Ska then easily switch and produce a form of dance "skankin" pad early 60s. Jamaica Star start including Byron Lee and the Dragonaires formed in 1956 which was then regarded as the creator of "ska". The development of Ska which then slows the tempo in the mid 60s led to "Rock Steady" a punta tune popularized by heavy bass and Leroy Sibbles of the Heptones and the group became the first Jamaican dance music in the 60s.
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