British Movement

As mentioned in the previous entry the British movement, covered The North America, and the Carribean Island. Music followed the slaves where ever they went, whether their ship was lost along the way or not; music was created.

North America

The Slaves first landed in the Colony of Viginia in 1619 by the British. And according to Shmoop University a website the earlier collect of Slave music was published in 1867, which was the Negro spiritual music which was discussed in the previous entry.


A time line of Slave Music formed in the United States:-

• African Musical Root

• Negro Spiritals (work Songs)
• Jazz

• Rural Blues (Mississippi Blues)

Here is a Famous Mississippi blues artist Mississippi Fred Mc Dowell

• Boogie-Woogie

Here is the great Martha Davis playing a boogie-woogie song

• Rhythem and Blues
• Soul

Aretha Franklin singing one of the famous love songs I say a Little prayer.

• Funk

King of Funk No One else but James Brow

• Disco

• Rap Hip-Hop & RnB

This is the famous group salt n peppa that has a great impact on Hip-hop, RnB and Rap

British Caribbean

Jamaica

While Jazz, Blue, Disco Hip-Hop and RnB were created in North America the Caribbeans has another plan up their sleeve. The Divided themselves into little sub-genre of the Caribbean Rhythem or Music.

So Jamaica are Famous of their:

• Reggae Music (it is not only music that people hear for entertainment purposes, The "Rastafarias" a form of religious belief in the Jamaican community use it chants of songs to keep close to the spirituality.

The legend Bob Marley who is known to heal the world with his music and lyrics.

• Dancehall

A preview of how islander music from Jamaica sounds like this is normally played in a spacious place with big speakers surrounded everywhere and create a dance floor or a hall hence the name Dancehall

• Ska (derived from Reggae, more up beat and a lot Skanking= where the word Ska came from)