ETHNOMUS 25 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Coolie, Political Verse, Lovers Rock
1 Nov 2016
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L e c t u r e 5. Soul is in the heart, soul is everywhere. Soul is black and black is beautiful. - wilson pickett. Nyabinghi (late 19th century development with roots in the past + harmonized in thirds + in uence of christian- ism with common musical aspects found in church music. ~ emphasis on the heavy bass drop gives reggae one of its personalities) Dembow rhythm (reinterpreted through the work of djs is still popular today) kumina and nyabinghi lay the cultural-cross work with reg- gae roots. Genre derived from afro-european rural dance (e. g. jamaican folk dances) Rural dance club music (often confused with calypso) Blue glaze mento band (interested in maintaining the historical mento style) The mento guitar pattern (extension of the shaker pattern in afro-christian shaker pattern) ~ iconic offbeat reggae guitar pattern. Mento bands often call themselves calypso to be able to market themselves (musical differences become blurred)
