Jamacian Music
Work songs are the oldest and largest of the musical traditions in Jamaica. These songs originated among slaves in Jamaica and they were used to express their feelings of turmoil. The rhymes of these work songs were often patterned to the activities or tools that they used such as a pick and shovels. Verses often attached between a leader and a chorus. This followed an African tradition of something-called Call and Response. Sometimes people passing on the street sang the chorus. One of the best features of this folk music is that the songs often carry a carefree mood even though slaves lived a hard life. Jamaica also has a lot of traditional local music. In the maroon villages ancient forms of music and dance have survived. It is a way for them to keep their culture alive. Calypso is a form of music that has come to be associated with Jamaica but it's very unlike the true native music. Mento is music of Jamaica and it's a type of music that varies significantly from other forms of Caribbean music. It is a folk music that blends African rhymes with tunes that can be heard in English Folk songs. The term Mento is used to describe the words, dance steps and the music. The words of Mento often tell a
story relating to human behavior. Many Mentos are sung in Jamaican dialect making it hard for visitors to understand. The Carnival of Jamaican is held in the month of April in the parishes of Kingston, OchoRios, and Montego Bay. It is a weeklong festival that contains fetes, concerts, and street parades. These street parades include outrageous groups of people of all ages. It is held during the first week of April and is extremely happy occasion. Some feel that Jonkonnu is a Christian Festival because it's often held on Christmas. In contrast Jonkonnu has been found to be secular, it doesn't use a manner that refers to gods or spirits. It is a carnival that's celebrated during Christmas but is also practiced at other times of the year.
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Response Sometimes,
English Folk,
Roger Mais,
Lightning Jonkonnu,
Port Antonio,
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Edna Manley,
Britain America,
Bob Marley,
Montego Bay,
type music,
jamaica it's,
it's held,
festival it's held,
dance steps,
festival contains,
jamaican themes,
western jamaica,
fancy dress,
fancy dress bands,
dress bands,
jamaican dialect,
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