Lycée
de la Herdrie Nantes | France | |
L’ART,
MOYEN DE COMMUNIQUER SES IDEES
L’exemple du reggae
The
message of Reggae music
Reggae
was born at the end of the nineteen sixties in Jamaica. It finds its roots in
black American music (in rhythm’n blues more particularly) but in traditional
African music too. The latter was brought by slaves in Jamaica.
La naissance du Reggae correspond avec une période durant laquelle la
population noire américaine était déracinée et cherchait son identité. Le "Reggae"
est synonyme de protestation et fait appel à la fierté des populations noires. Naturellement
le Reggae s'est tourné vers le mouvement religieux du moment : le rastafarianisme. |
Its
birth corresponds to a period during which the black American population, uprooted,
was at the search of its identity. After years of humiliation because of slavery,
its abolition in 1834 (in Jamaica) did not settle the problems of racism.
Reggae
music is synonymous with protest, it does appeal to black people’s pride. It logically
turned towards the religious movement of the moment : rastafarism.
Rastafarism
and Reggae were popular among the Africans who lived in Babylone- rastafarism
for its message and its belief and reggae for its rhythm and its lyrics.
The
golden period of reggae music took place in the nineteen seventies firstly thanks
to the world famous singer : BOB MARLEY. Secondly because the Rasta’s movement
was still at its peek.
It seems
that music is slowly evolving towards a less protesting spirit. The designation
of Africa as Holy Land isn’t any more as strong a theme as in the past. All the
more as conflicts on the continent and a rejection of Rastafarism by part of the
population has changed the perception . But on the other hand, other themes have
appeared these last years: racial segregation, social inequality, gangs and feast.
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