Music & Our New Playlist!!!
Being apart of this class has been such a rollercoaster and I'm so excited to have had this experience and learn some pretty great things. This blog we will be creating our playlist as a class, and I think I've chosen 4 songs that were all very different than my normal musical taste. I did a little dipping and dabbling in South and North America finding some wonderful artist and musicians, lets get into it! First, I would love to introduce Mento Music. “Mento Music” Is the first form of music in Jamaica. It is considered traditional even though it is slowly dying down as most musicians are much older and the young aren’t keeping up as much. Mento music also is what came before any Reggae, Rock steady and dancehalls. In this video you will hear sort of a small ensemble of men, singing and playing. The vocals consist of harmonies and they also use instruments such as chordophones, idiophones, as well as ...
