African-Derived Music of Jamaica and Brazil: All contemporary music can be traced back to cultures that came before. Most music eventually turns into an amalgamation of styles as cultures borrow best practices from each other and then put add their own flair. Such is the case with the current style of music known as Reggae‚ particularly that found in Jamaica and Brazil. Although contemporary artists have added their personal touches to the genre‚ its roots can be traced back to the forced migration
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There are varying perspectives in Caribbean Psychology which have attempted to record and review as well as explain our unique psychological view on life and how we have evolved as a people. Such perspectives have attempted to explain with consideration the impact of our past on our present‚ colonialism as well as the struggle for independence and in latter years definition as to who we are as a people‚ we have chronicled our adaptation‚ explained our resilience and tenacity as a nation. Professor
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If you’re an 80’s or 90’s kid‚ there’s a good chance you grew up immersed in the flavorful get-on-your-feet lyrics of Shaggy. A musical pioneer who reshaped the world of reggae‚ he is fairly well known‚ primarily by his songs "Angel" and "It wasn’t me." But have you ever wondered where this unusual artist came from‚ and what his story is? Be sure and check back for part two of this article‚ coming soon! Number Fifteen: His Name Comes from Scooby Doo At birth‚ he was given the name Orville Richard
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Reggaetón stands as a musical genre that originates from Panama and was popularized by Puerto Rico (LeMay‚ 2012). Known as ‘underground music’ and the first form of transnational music‚ Reggaetón combines Jamaican dancehall‚ Spanish rap‚ hip-hop and other Latin American influences. This type of music contains a fundamental influence from Jamaican and Spanish Reggae starting in the early 20th century. It includes artists such as Daddy Yankee and Tego Calderón who display both the sexual and political
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“I define nothing. Not beauty‚ not patriotism. I take each thing as it is‚ without prior rules about what it should be.” - Bob Dylan Robert Allen Zimmerman or more commonly known as ’Bob Dylan’ was born 24th May 1941 in Duluth‚ Minnesota. From a young age Bob had an interest in music‚ at 10 years old he started writing poetry and he also taught himself how to play the piano and the guitar. He took inspiration from various artists including Little Richard‚ Elvis Presley and Jerry Lee Lewis. One
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In August 2003‚ Dwight Burch - a dark-skinned‚ African-American waiter at an Applebee’s restaurant in Jonesboro‚ Ga. filed a lawsuit against Applebee’s and his light-skinned African American supervisor. In the suit‚ Burch alleged that during his three months at the restaurant the manager repeatedly referred to him as “tar baby” and “black monkey”. Burch also alleged that the manager told him to bleach his skin and that he was fired when he threatened to report the man to Applebee’s head quarters
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today as Bob Hawke he was educated at Perth Modern School and attended the University of Western Australia‚ where he completed a Bachelor’s Degree in Law and Arts Majoring in Economics. Upon graduating he took up a research scholarship at the Australian National University. Becoming a Rhodes Scholar with his academic achievements aside he was quite happy with himself by setting a new world speed record for beer drinking: he drank 1.425 litres in eleven seconds. Several months later in 1947 Bob joined
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Various elements are combined to formulate the idea of style. They include the clothes people wear‚ the way one walks and even how people talk. However‚ one element that forms the relationship between style and lifestyle is hair. According to many people their hair is one feature that places them in a category separate from other individuals. This is the case with the dreadlock hairstyle. Dreadlocks have a very detailed and sometimes complex history and development. The first connotation of
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Moriah Gore November 21‚ 2014 Ms. Martin English III Abstract Intro Background Stokely Carmichael was born June 29‚ 1941 in Port of Spain‚ Trinidad and Tobago. Carmichael lived with his two aunts and his grandmother and attended Tranquility Boys School until age 11. He then moved to the U.S and joined his parents in Harlem‚ New York and became the only black member of a street gang called the Morris Park Dukes. He said in an interview with Life he dated
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ESSAY Bob Fosse‚ born Robert Louis Fosse on the 23rd June 1927 was an America musical theatre choreographer and director‚ and a film director‚ whom unfortunately died on the 23rd September 1987. He died from a heart attack‚ on the opening night of ‘Sweet Charity’ which he had choreographed. His death was caused by his hectic life style. Many people were saddened as he was a major influence and a big part of many peoples lives. Fosse was a huge influence to a lot of performers. He’d worked many
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