Essay intro

Going back into Jamaican history music was and still is a very important part of the culture. The music made in Jamaica is called reggae music and it dates back to the 1940s and 50s. Before it was given the name reggae it was first called Mento. Reggae music is a mixture of many different music styles from different times. One of the founders of reggae music Toots Hibert and he ended up mixing the sounds of rock and ska music and created his own little rhythm. Ska was a type of mento and calypso-sounding rhythm. It is the music of the people and it mainly focused on bringing coming together as one like unity and it also stood for hope. During the 1970s in Jamaica a new type of music came out and it was called Dancehall. It all started with a couple of DJs named Coxsone Dodd and Prince Buster, but one of the biggest DJs is Yellowman. They had made a couple of different sounding rhythms other than just the basic ska and rock sound, they decided to add some urban funk to it and while that is going on they decided to rap or sing over the rhythm. Dancehall changed regular-sounding reggae to more up-to-date sounds and making events more electrifying. Not only does dancehall get the parties going it also impacted many people. People profited a lot from the music because a lot of speakers were purchased and, and it wasn’t only an impact to Jamaicbut it was many more islands. Dancehall music is one of the biggest impacts on Jamaican culture making everyone see the difference in music.