Rocksteady Essays

Finding the Upbeat: An Investigation into Ska Music and Its Role in the Expression of Identity What is Ska music? Even after being around for over 50 years, this is still a question heard often. Ska is bouncy, fun, inspiring, exhilarating, adrenaline-charged, exotic, familiar, cool, unique, uplifting, simple, complicated, stirring music. It hits your ears and shoots straight to your feet to get them moving. It has been described as faster Reggae mixed with Punk with horns, but the distinguishing

In the late 1950s, a new genre of music took the Jamaican culture by storm. This new style of music, ska, veered away from the Jamaican dance music that was prevalent at the time. “The most popular form of Jamaican music is reggae, which has a sound is so easy to enjoy that it has gained popularity throughout the world” (linwic). Ska is a blend of traditional Caribbean musical samples paired with American inspired jazz and blues. Some of the Jamaican artist who made this type of music are the Skatalites

“The Discovery of Jazz Music “ Every music around the world has its own history, the instruments, rhythms, and even the compositions have their own origins. Music is a tool, it is used as a way of communicating with other individuals. It is very powerful considering it can express a person’s emotions or feelings such as grief, sadness, happiness, love, and even those emotions which cannot be explained or be expressed. Jazz music is like a language. It is a language that musicians use to express

BBC’s documentary Roots, Reggae, Rebellion discusses the different styles and development of Jamaican music such as Rastafari, ska, rock steady, sound systems, dancehall, and specifically reggae and their effects on the people of Jamaica. While it is commonly known for its sand beaches, resort hotels, and local musicians playing calypsos and limbo dance music, Jamaica carries a darker reality that consists of poverty and crime. Although the city of Kingston serves as a dangerous place for many; nevertheless

that oriented from the music styles of ska and rocksteady. Ska is characterized by a walking bass line accented with rhythms on the upbeat. Rocksteady is noticeable by its counted offbeats with a slow tempo while the Reggae beat is most distinguishable by having a slow tempo, bass beat within the background with an uptempo beat over it. Reggae is based on a rhythmic style characterized by accents on the off beat known as a skank. Unlike rocksteady reggae is fast but it is still slower than ska music

1. Batman Arkham Asylum (2009) “Batman like you have never seen him before” Developer: Rocksteady Genre: Action/Adventure Theme: Super Hero Everyone has dreamed of being a super hero at some point or another. Having the ability of flight, super speed, super strength, or something else super awesome, right? But what about keen detective skills, super gadgets, and relentless butt kicking skills? Well in Batman Arkham Asylum you have these amazing skills that easily trump the ability to fly or

music is something the world has, and offered us. people have enjoyed music and because of music, many people have become idols who represent different genres of music, from the greatest rock bands like the beatles and to the metalheads of AC DC, i will discuss some of the genres that make up music, these will be Electronic Dance, Independent Rock and Reggae. i will compare and describe them so give you an idea on what they are and what they represent, what's their history, and why people enjoy them

The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles played a big role in my childhood and while I haven’t checked out their Nickelodeon series I remain a fan of the four brothers to this day. Suffice to say I was quite chuffed when I heard about Out Of The Shadows as a decent Ninja Turtles game has been long overdue. There have been some nice attempts over the years but I was hoping that this game would finally capture the elements that have made the turtles such a timeless franchise. The story predictably follows

“I don’t really have no ambition. I only have one thing fe I would really like to see happen. I’d like to see mankind live together, black, white, Chinee. That’s all.” – Bob Marley Robert Nesta Marley (later changed to Bob Marley by a passport official) was born on February 6, 1945 to Norval Sinclair Marley, a middle-aged white plantation owner from England, and Cedella Booker, a black teenage St. Ann native. Bob’s childhood was spent in the rural community of St. Ann’s Parish, Jamaica. Residents