REGGAE MUSIC HISTORY

Jamaica Music Predecessor "
According tohistory of Jamaica, the slaves brought drums from Africa called "Burru"which became part of the song arrangements called "talking drums" (drumspeak) the original of West Africa. "Jonkanoo" is a music culturemixture of African, European and Jamaica consisting of drumming,rattle (musical instrument creaking) and conch blowing. This event occurs whenChristmas comes mask dancer. Jonkanoos was originally a dancethe peasants, who only realized later that they actuallycommunicate with the drums and conch that. The next year, Calypso fromTrinidad & Tobago came with Samba that comes from AmericaCentral and introduced to people - people of Jamaica to forma new mix called Mento. Mento music itself issimple with humorous lyrics accompanied by guitar, banjo, tambourine, shaker,scraper and rumba, or the bass. This shape then popular inyear 20 and 30s and is a form of Jamaican music firstattract the attention of the whole island. Today can still be enjoyed Mentoserving tourism. SKA who has appeared in 40 - 50s actuallymentioned by the History of Jamaican Music, influenced by the Swing,Rythym & Blues of the United States. SKA is actually a big band soundwith horn arrangements (wind instrument), piano, and beats fast "bop". Skathen easily switch and generate forms of dance "skankin"pad early 60's. Jamaica Star early include Byron Lee and theDragonaires formed in 1956 which was regarded ascreator of "ska". Developments which then slows the tempo Skain the mid 60's led to "Rock Steady" that Punta bass tuneweight and popularized by Leroy Sibbles from the Heptones and groupbecame the first Jamaican dance music in the 60s.