Week 3

Question 1

Neo-traditional Afro-Jamaican music

Answer 1

kumina, nyabinghi

Question 2

Afro-European rural dances–.

Answer 2

Mento

Question 3

Uniquely Jamaican, instrumental dance music, playful and lighthearted
optimism new era of independence

Answer 3

ska

Question 4

Streetwise music, dark and gritty gangster world of 60s and 70s, slow tempo (not about dancing anymore) more lyrical, Root voice subculture

Answer 4

rocksteady

Question 5

slow wilting sound emphasis on vocals but not on gangster world, Rastafari and spirituality, social justice and change

Answer 5

roots reggae

Question 6

Technologically mediated form of reggae, old tracks repurposed for electronic experimentation, remix

Answer 6

dub

Question 7

T/F: These styles were overlapping and existing at the same time

Answer 7

true

Question 8

earlier, harmonic hymn singing (derived from Euro-Christian)

Answer 8

kumina

Question 9

kumina influenced – = Shabba Ranks (bridge b/t reggae and hip hop)

Answer 9

dance hall music

Question 10

Prominent hymn singing
Christianize kumina
Heavy bass drop

Answer 10

Nyabinghi

Question 11

Nyabinghi influenced

Answer 11

roots reggae

Question 12

mento contemporary with Cuban son and –

Answer 12

African high life

Question 13

Jamaican R&B influenced by boogie/jump blues and –

Answer 13

doo-wap

Question 14

Innovator of rocksteady music

Answer 14

Desmond Dekker