Sound system (Jamaican)Nationalistic and patriotic songs Regional musicAnguillaAntigua and BarbudaAruba and the Dutch AntillesBahamasBarbadosBelizeBermudaBonaireCayman IslandsCubaCosta RicaCuraçaoDominicaDominican RepublicGrenadaGuadeloupeGuyanaHaitiMauritiusMartiniqueMontserratPanamaPuerto RicoSt Kitts and NevisSt LuciaSt Vincent and GrenadinesSurinameTrinidad and TobagoTurks and CaicosVirgin IslandsIn Jamaicanpopular culture, a sound system is a group of disc jockeys, sound engineers and MCs playing music such as ska, rocksteady, reggae, dub reggae, dancehall and ragga.
DancehallDancehall is a genre of Jamaican popular music that originated in the late 1970s. Initially, dancehall was a more sparse version of reggae than the roots style, which had dominated much of the 1970s. This music genre was not officially named until the 1980s, when the two words Dance and Hall (referring to the common venue) were joined to form Dancehall, which was then promoted internationally for the first time.
Dub musicDub is a musical style that grew out of reggae in the late 1960s and early 1970s. It is commonly considered a subgenre of reggae, though it has developed to extend beyond that style.
SkaSka (; Jamaican Patois: skia, ) is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1950s and was the precursor to rocksteady and reggae. It combined elements of Caribbeanmento (sometimes referred to as calypso) with Americanjazz and rhythm and blues. Ska is characterized by a walking bass line accented with rhythms on the off beat.
Disc jockeyPerson who plays recorded music for an audienceDJ Pete Rock performing at Rahzel and Friends – Brooklyn Bowl, 2016DJ booth in a nightclub, consisting of three CDJs (top), three turntables for vinyl records and a DJ mixerA disc jockey, more commonly abbreviated as DJ, is a person who plays recorded music for an audience.
MentoNationalistic and patriotic songs Regional musicAnguillaAntigua and BarbudaAruba and the Dutch AntillesBahamasBarbadosBelizeBermudaBonaireCayman IslandsCubaCosta RicaCuraçaoDominicaDominican RepublicGrenadaGuadeloupeGuyanaHaitiMauritiusMartiniqueMontserratPanamaPuerto RicoSt Kitts and NevisSt LuciaSt Vincent and GrenadinesSurinameTrinidad and TobagoTurks and CaicosVirgin IslandsMento is a style of Jamaicanfolk music that predates and has greatly influenced ska and reggae music.
RhythmRhythm (from Greekῥυθμός, rhythmos, "any regular recurring motion, symmetry") generally means a "movement marked by the regulated succession of strong and weak elements, or of opposite or different conditions".
Grime musicGenre of electronic dance musicGrime is a genre of electronic dance music (EDM) that emerged in London in the early 2000s. It developed out of the earlier UK dance style UK garage, and draws influences from jungle, dancehall, and hip-hop. The style is typified by rapid, syncopated breakbeats, generally around 140 beats per minute, and often features an aggressive or jagged electronic sound.
Beat (music)In music and music theory, the beat is the basic unit of time, the pulse (regularly repeating event), of the mensural level (or beat level). The beat is often defined as the rhythm listeners would tap their toes to when listening to a piece of music, or the numbers a musician counts while performing, though in practice this may be technically incorrect (often the first multiple level).Hip-hopHip-hop (also known as rap music or simply rap) is a genre of popular music that emerged in the early 1970s alongside an associated subculture in New York City. The musical style is a synthesis of a wide range of techniques, but rapping is frequent enough that it has become a defining characteristic. Other key markers of the genre are the disc jockey (DJ), turntablism, scratching, beatboxing, and instrumental tracks.ReggaeReggae ( ) is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1960s. The term also refers to the modern popular music of Jamaica and its diaspora. The 1968 single by Toots and the Maytals titled "Do the Reggay" was the first popular song to use the word reggae, effectively naming the genre and introducing it to a global audience.
SpeechSpeech is the use of the human voice as a medium for language. Spoken language combines vowel and consonant sounds to form units of meaning like words, which belong to a language's lexicon. There are many different intentional speech acts, such as informing, declaring, asking, persuading, directing; acts may vary in various aspects like enunciation, intonation, loudness, and tempo to convey meaning.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.