Google Slides tutorial presentation on Jamaican Popular Music as a site of contestation about notions of power, class and culture at the Institute of the Caribbean Studies, University of the West Indies, Mona.

1. THE FANTASTIC FIVE
LET THE CREATIVITY FLOW
Jamaican Popular Music is a site of contestation about
notions of power, class and culture.
Analyze this statement using appropriate examples.

2. THE 5 DIFFERENT GENRES OF
JAMAICAN POPULAR MUSIC

3. MENTO
The great-grandfather of
reggae.
Mento music had its beginnings in
Jamaica in the 19th century, and
was uniquely Jamaican fusion of
African and European musical
traditions.
The first Jamaican genre
of music.
But it wasn't until the early 1950s that
true mento recordings first began to
appear on 78 RPM discs. This decade
was mento’s golden age, as a variety
of artists recorded mento songs in an
assortment of rhythms and styles. It
was the peak of mento's creativity and
popularity in Jamaica and the birth of
Jamaica's recording industry.

4. MENTO in the 1970s
Stanley & The Turbines - Leave My Kisi Loo - 1977
The fourth Jamaican genre of
music.

5. [Verse 1]
A chiney man from Montego Bay
Come up a town to make up a stay
He was crazy over a decent girl
Yes, and him get one with many a
curves
Him say, "Gyal! I love you to death"
"Free food and money you shouldn't
get"
"But it's one thing you got to
understand..."
"You must not romp with a nehgah
man!"
[Hook]
Why oh?!
Why oh?!
Nehgah man a trouble mi kisiloo?
Why oh?!
Why oh?!
A nehgah man a trouble mi kisiloo?
[Verse 2]
I am begging you a chance Mr
Chan,
I try to do better next time!
What, you beg me chance?
Me no need chance, no Chan
I say you pack up your things and
go home
I don't want no niggaman come
bruck my bone
Why oh, why oh, niggaman na
trouble me kisiloo!
Why oh, why oh, niggaman na
trouble me kisiloo!
Leave my kisiloo, leave my kisiloo,
leave my kisiloo
Niggaman leave my kisiloo!

6. SKA
The grandfather of reggae.
Ska is a combined musical element of
Caribbean Mento and Calypso with a bit
of American Jazz and also Rhythm and
Blues.
It separates itself from other musical
genres due to its walking bass line
accented with rhythms on the upbeat.
In the early 1960s, Ska was the
dominant music genre of Jamaica. Ska
music was made for dancing. It stands
out because the music is upbeat, quick
and exciting.
The second Jamaican genre
of music.

7. SKA in the 1960s
Stranger Cole - Rough & Tough - 1962
The fourth Jamaican genre of
music.

8. Who are you
That I
Should be mindful of
You ran for refuge
And were rescued
That's a fact
Then why lie
And try to bite
The hand that feed you
Yes, the good you do lives after you
You could puff
Huff and puff
Til you bus'
It shall be rough
Rough and tough
On your side
So stop lie
Don't try to bite
The hands that feed you
For the good you do lives after you.

9. ROCKSTEADY
The father of reggae.
A successor to Ska and a precursor to
Reggae, Rocksteady is a musical entity
originated in Jamaica around 1966.
Rocksteady uses some of the musical
elements of rhythm and blues (R&B),
Jazz, Ska, African and Latin American
drumming, and other genres.
The term rocksteady comes from a
dance style that was mentioned in Alton
Ellis’ song "Rock Steady". Ba Ba Boom
was during the height of the rocksteady
“craze”.
The third Jamaican genre
of music.

10. ROCKSTEADY in the 1960s
Desmond Dekker - 007 Shanty Town - 1966
The fourth Jamaican genre of
music.

11. 007, 007
At ocean eleven
And now rudeboys a go wail
'Cause them out of jail
Rudeboys cannot fail
'Cause them must get bail
Oh, dem a loot, dem a shoot, dem a
wail
A shanty town
Dem a loot, dem a shoot, dem a
wail
A shanty town
Dem rudeboys get a probation
A shanty town
And rudeboy a bomb up the town
A shanty town
[Repeat above]
Police get taller
A shanty town
Soldier get longer
A shanty town
Rudeboy a weep and a wail
A shanty town
Rudeboy a weep and a wail
A shanty town

12. REGGAE
The father of dancehall.
The term “reggae” first developed in
Jamaica in the late 1960s. It properly
denotes a particular music style that
evolved out of the earlier genres like Ska
and Rocksteady.
Bob Marley is said to have claimed that
the word “reggae” came from a Spanish
term for "the king's music".
The liner notes of To the King, a
compilation of Christian gospel Reggae,
suggest that the word reggae was
derived from the Latin regi meaning "to
the king".
The fourth Jamaican genre of
music.

13. REGGAE in the 1970s
Delroy Wilson - Better Must Come - 1971
The fourth Jamaican genre of
music.

14. I've been trying a long, long time
Still I can't make it
Everything I try to do seems to go
wrong
It seems I have done something
wrong
But they're trying to keep me down
Who God bless, no one curse
Thank God I'm not the worst
Better must come one day
Better must come, they can't
conquer me
Better must come [yea]
I've been trying a long, long time
But I can't make it
No one to give me a helping hand
The only tryna keep me down
Who God bless, no one curse
Thank God I’m not the worst
Oh my people get a seat
They're trying to take advantage of me
Better must come, better must come
Better must come one day
Better must come [yea yea yea yea]

15. REGGAE in the 1980s
Dennis Brown - Revolution - 1985
The fourth Jamaican genre of
music.

16. [Verse 1]
Do you know what it means to
have a revolution?
And what it takes to make a
solution?
Fighting against oppression
(Ooh yeah!)
Battering down depression
[Hook]
Whoa yeah
Na ahhhhhhhh whoa
Ooh yeah
Na ahhhhhhhh whoa
[Verse 2]
Are you ready to stand up and
fight the right revolution?
Are ready to stand up and fight it
just like soldiers?
Many are called few are chosen
Many are called few are chosen
[Hook]
Whoa yeah
Na ahhhhhhhh whoa
Ooh yeah
Na ahhhhhhhh whoa
Gotta fight the right fight in this
time, yeah
Woii yoii, woii yoii, woii yoii
Ye-e-e-eah
Aah aah ahh, nayyy I, I, I-I-I

17. REGGAE in the 1990s
Beres Hammond - Putting Up Resistance - 1993
The fourth Jamaican genre of
music.

18. [Bridge]
Pressure, pressure..
Pressure..
[Verse 1]
No I never can understand it
The way the system plan,
(pressure)
There's no hope, no chance, no
loophole
No escape for a suffering man
'Cause every time I lift my head
above water
And try to save myself from drown
There's an overnight scheme all
worked out
Designed to keep ah me down
Blow wind blow, blow wind
blow
I want to stay home tonight
I long to spend some time
with the family
But staying home won't
make it right
Sometimes the pressure
make me feel like bawling
When every sign says no
way out
Breaking my back to make
an overtime dollar
That just goes from hand to
mouth
[Repeat Chorus]
Got to fight it
Got to fight it
[Chorus]
Still I'm putting up a resistance
I'm gonna work it out
You know I'm
Putting up a resistance
I've got to work it out

19. REGGAE in the 2000s
Damian Marley - Welcome to Jamrock - 2005
The fourth Jamaican genre of
music.

21. DANCEHALL
The “wash belly” of
Jamaican Popular Music
In the mid-1980s, digital instrumentation became
more prevalent, changing the sound considerably,
with digital Dancehall becoming increasingly
characterized by faster rhythms.
The popularity of Dancehall has spawned dance
moves that help to make parties and stage
performances more energetic.
Many dance moves seen in Hip Hop videos are
actually variations of Dancehall dances. Examples of
such dances are: "Like Glue", "Bogle", "Tek Weh
Yuhself", "Whine Up", "To Di World", "Dutty Wine",
"Sweep", "Nuh Linga", "Skip to My Lou", "Gully
Creepa", "Bad Man Forward Bad Man Pull Up",
"Keeping it Jiggy", "Pon Di River", "Willie Bounce",
"Wacky Dip", "Screetchie" and "Daggering.”
The youngest Jamaican genre
of music.

22. DANCEHALL
Shabba Ranks - Ting A Ling A Ling - 1992
The fourth Jamaican genre of
music.

23. [Chorus]
Ting-a-ling a ling
Dancehall it swing
DJ ears cock up when him
hear boom riddim
Ting-a-ling a ling
School bell a ring
Knife and fork ah fight fi
dumpling
[Verse 1]
Reggae dancehall, it comprised a
whinery (yuh see)
Cock up yuh foot, gyal wine yuh body
(yuh see)
If yuh can wine, yuh hold yuh man and
him carry (yuh see)
Pop pure style when yuh see yuh
matey (yuh see)
Mate a try dress but yuh mate nuh
ready (yuh see)
(yuh mate a look like she a Bugs
Bunny, yuh see)
She a cartoon, and she nuh
rea-[ready]
Gyal a get di loving, you a get di
money (yuh see)
Jump, up up up, cause yuh full a
quality, (eeh hee)
Trailer load a girls dem gone
cra...[crazy]
[Post-Chorus]
Booyaka! Booyaka! call for
Shabba Rankin
Shabba Ranks disappear and tear
another man chin (true!)
Dem a di don, to di biz we have di
key
Put di don to di key and turn him
inna donkey - yes
Dem a di don, to di biz we have di
key
Put di don to di key and turn him
inna donkey
Who dey tink dey are? yes, dey
cyan lure me
I am di general in di DJ army
Who dot all di 'I', and cross all di
'T"
And set all di gyal dem fickle fancy
And anywhere we go gyal gone
crazy (listen)
[Repeat Chorus & Post-Chorus]

24. DANCEHALL
Terror Fabulous feat. Nadine Sutherland
- Action - 1993
The fourth Jamaican genre of
music.

25. [Hook - Repeat twice]
Action (Not a bag a mouth)
Sweet (Loving make di gyal dem
bruk out)
[Verse 1]
You think you are so fine
(Big chat nuh work gal man watch
de time)
Stop playin' with my mind
(Woman nuh inna joke when she
well waan de wine)
You call me on the phone
(One hour worth a talking angel
come down)
And now I want you home
(Ital jockey gal me nah use no
stone)
[Repeat Hook]
[Verse 2: Terror Fabulous]
Wah' mi say?!
Bedroom bully, she nuh
waan that enuh
She want a man fi caress
her up like so
Man a make love to woman
like a war dem a go
Woman a bawl inna agony
an holler out (Cho!)
Hardcore lovin' man you
must be insane
Woman nuh waan no man fi
make she feel pain
Sweet lovin' in de fallin' rain
Sweet lovin' a mix up her
brain
[Repeat Hook]
[Bridge - Repeat twice]
I need some action
Tender satisfaction (Madhouse!)
My chemistry is flowing
Can you cause a chain reaction

26. THE MUSIC FLOWCHART OF JAMAICA
MENTO
1
SKA
2
ROCK
STEADY
3
DANCE
HALL
5
REGGAE
4
DUB
DUB
POETRY
FOLK
MUSIC
LOVER’S
ROCK
TOASTING
SOUND
SYSTEM
ROOTS
REGGAE
REGGAETON
REGGAE
FUSION
RAGGA
EDM
BLUE
BEAT

27. REFERENCES
(n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.mentomusic.com/whatismento.htm
Beres Hammond – Putting Up Resistance. (n.d.). Retrieved from
https://genius.com/Beres-hammond-putting-up-resistance-lyrics
Delroy Wilson – Better Must Come. (n.d.). Retrieved from
https://genius.com/Delroy-wilson-better-must-come-lyrics
Dennis Brown – Revolution. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://genius.com/Dennis-brown-revolution-lyrics
Desmond Dekker & The Aces – 0.0.7 (shanty town). (n.d.). Retrieved from
https://genius.com/Desmond-dekker-and-the-aces-007-shanty-town-lyrics
Emperor Ranks – Ting-A-Ling. (1992, September 29). Retrieved from
https://genius.com/Emperor-ranks-ting-a-ling-lyrics
Origins of Dancehall. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://jamaicansmusic.com/learn/origins/dancehall
Origins of Reggae. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://jamaicansmusic.com/learn/origins/reggae

28. REFERENCES (cont’d)
Origins of Rocksteady. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://jamaicansmusic.com/learn/origins/rocksteady
Origins of Ska. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://jamaicansmusic.com/learn/origins/ska
Stanley Beckford – Kisiloo. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://genius.com/Stanley-beckford-kisiloo-lyrics
Stranger Cole - Rough & Tough. (n.d.). Retrieved from
http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/s/stranger_cole/rough_and_tough.html
Terror Fabulous (Ft. Nadine Sutherland) – Action. (1994, November 29). Retrieved from
https://genius.com/Terror-fabulous-action-lyrics