Caribbean Popular Music and Authenticity​

Question 1

Authenticity​

Answer 1

“Authenticity of experience (second person authenticity) occurs when a performance succeeds in conveying the impression to a listener that that listener’s experience of life is being validated, that the music is ‘telling it like it is’ for them.”​

“Authenticity of execution (third person authenticity) occurs when ‘a performer succeeds in conveying the impression of accurately representing the ideas of another, embedded within a tradition of performance.” (Moore)

Question 2

Can non-indigenous Dancehall or Soca ever be as good as a local ones? Can Caribbean Rappers or Rockers ever be as good as American ones?​

Answer 2

NO!