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Bob Marley’s effect on reggae

Bob Marley’s effect on reggae. Student Name Teacher. Key points. What is reggae? Rastafari & how Bob Marley connects to it Bob Marley’s background What makes Bob Marley different than any other reggae artist. Reggae.

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Bob Marley’s effect on reggae

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  1. Bob Marley’s effect on reggae Student Name Teacher

  2. Key points • What is reggae? • Rastafari & how Bob Marley connects to it • Bob Marley’s background • What makes Bob Marley different than any other reggae artist

  3. Reggae • First developed in Jamica in the late 1960s. • Originated from ska and rocksteady • Elements of Calypso, soul and rock

  4. Reggae • Slower than ska, usually has accents on the first and third beat in each bar. • Lyrics: based around religion, love, sexuality, relationships, poverty, injustice and other social /political issues.

  5. Rastafari • “Messianic religio-political movement" • Jamaican slums 1920’s & 30’s • Ritual use of marijuana, avoidance of alcohol, and dreadlocks

  6. Rastafari • Judeo-Christian god “Jah” • Saw Marijuana as a “holy herb” Psalm 104:14: "He causeth the grass for the cattle and herb for the service of man." • Bob Marley gave Rastifari international recognition

  7. Rastafari • 1966 : Bob Marley became a “Rasta”

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