ETHNOMUS 25 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: 007 (Shanty Town), Studio System, Glossary Of Partner Dance Terms
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When the british take over rule from the spanish in the late 17th century, they create a real sugar plantation society; increasingly depends on african slave labor. Indigenous died out early on from disease but also labor exploitation from. Late 18th century- missionary activity in the caribbean islands; coming together of euro forms of worship and african forms of worship. Neo-traditional afro-jamaican music (kumina, nyabinghi: came out of the contact between euro-american (protestant) retain their practices throughout european influence. Afro-european rural dances mento fashion: european 2-step dances with african/indigenous maracas: adaptation of american rhythmic blues within a jamaican rhythmic, also derived from afro-european elements but in a slightly different. Jamaican heritage; the cultural thread that feeds through the remixed aesthetic feeds directly into the foundation of hip hop music. All of these styles were occurring simultaneously, not just one at a time. Africanized styles of worship within a christian, euro-american framework. Kumina: contemporary example: (cid:498)dembow(cid:499) by shabba ranks.