Exegeses

The reason of selecting this specific topic is because, academically it is a very good topic to research on as you learn a lot about the African people's music that they brought with them to make the new world. They

The reason why this topic is selected is because research wise, it refreshes the memory, and adds more information and knowledge. And academically, it is a vast topic that can be discussed numerous of times. The main element that this topic discusses about something the African Slave used to comfort each other and communicate with each other through the hardship of forced labour and the fact that they were not allowed to physically speak to one another. And they brought the introduction of drum playing to send the message across, and it evolved. This mean of communication was not only occurring in the United States which is famously known world wide who are considered as African-Americans, but the word is very general because, America is not only the United States but it involves the whole continent so it include Central America, Caribbean Islands and South America. So each of these regions of the Americas holds the origin of the new world's musical cultures. 

Historically, the slave trade discussed in this topic is still marked as the largest slave trade in history (general knowledge). Even though being forced out of their own homes to be shipped off like sardines in ships for thousands and thousands of miles across the ocean to a different environment used, as slaves did not break them, they formed a culture that is respected, loved and appreciated by untraceable number of people dead and alive.

The messages that their music has does not just touches the soul, and makes you move. The selected topic has a lot of things in common, they have the rhythm that makes me move every time one of the genres are played. The passion I have for dancing is immeasurable, and the passion leans towards the music genres that are discussed in this music blog.

This topic can be tackled in many ways and can arise great discussions that will always be captivating and interesting. The message behind this captivating topic is relatable to anyone and everyone, at any time of the day. These genres’ lyrics speak about pain, love, happiness, grieve, society, politics, sadness, sickness, wealth, loving life, hardship, success and the list goes on. Their music not only sent a message to the world but it is making the world send messages across to each other expressing their feeling, thoughts, and opinions.

The languages sung in these genre are several; languages spoken by the colonial powers, a fusion between their cultural mother tongue and the colonial powers and a combination of the cultural mother tongue, colonial powers language and the native or indigenous people of the land (in some regions). Not only did their languages infuse, but their knowledge of using each other’s instrument to make music that became their identity.

People today are forgetting about the essence of what they are listening today, they do not know that the 4 minute track they have in their ipod or CDs holds something that is worth more than the effort that is put to getting it. A lot of artist are going back to the roots of the genre and fusing is with the new, but how long will that prolong for? And this topic is a reminder to me and the readers that many people struggled to produce these magnificent music that we should hold onto dearly and not just let it fade away but the new electronically instrumental music. It is something that created history, music is one of the oldest form of communications, it should be revived and held on to so the next generations could hear the beauty of music that their ancestors created.

The contributing nodes for this blog are, youtube.com. It helped explaining how the music sounds like and help explaining what to instrument the genre emphasizes on. E-books; google search for books has contributed a lot into finding some information that I refered to for correction of the knowledge. Websites in general has helped me get images to make the blogs more visually appropriate and makes information clearer especially with maps.