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Essay heading: Reggae: The Music of Protest
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By 1962 Jamaica was self-governing and ska was said to reflect the aspirations of the newly liberated masses. In Jamaica, it is said that in mid 1960s summer the weather was too hot and people refused to dance to up-tempo music like ska and this situation led
to slow the tempo of music so a new style of music was emerged, rock steady...
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However this is not simply the case, in fact, the reason behind slowing down the tempo can be related with the disappearance of hopes to independent future of Jamaica. Rock steady simply can be defined as; half-speed ska with the trombone replaced by piano and prominent bass. (Rock Steady,n.d.). This short lived music embedded to lyrics social themes and was a step to transit to reggae...
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