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Bob Marley’s effect on reggae. Student Name Teacher. Key points. What is reggae? Rastafari & how Bob Marley connects to it Bob Marley’s background What makes Bob Marley different than any other reggae artist. Reggae.
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Bob Marley’s effect on reggae Student Name Teacher
Key points • What is reggae? • Rastafari & how Bob Marley connects to it • Bob Marley’s background • What makes Bob Marley different than any other reggae artist
Reggae • First developed in Jamica in the late 1960s. • Originated from ska and rocksteady • Elements of Calypso, soul and rock
Reggae • Slower than ska, usually has accents on the first and third beat in each bar. • Lyrics: based around religion, love, sexuality, relationships, poverty, injustice and other social /political issues.
Rastafari • “Messianic religio-political movement" • Jamaican slums 1920’s & 30’s • Ritual use of marijuana, avoidance of alcohol, and dreadlocks
Rastafari • Judeo-Christian god “Jah” • Saw Marijuana as a “holy herb” Psalm 104:14: "He causeth the grass for the cattle and herb for the service of man." • Bob Marley gave Rastifari international recognition
Rastafari • 1966 : Bob Marley became a “Rasta”