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The festival is an annual event and traditionally has been a three-day music festival held the last weekend of January. It encompasses a range of music genres, including jazz, R&B, blues, Latin, Reggae, Soca, and various types of musical fusion. In 2010, the Festival was extended to seven days and was hosted at different venues starting in ...
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The following category is for music festivals held in Jamaica. Music festivals of all genres are included, including rock festivals, classical music festivals, jazz festivals, pop festivals, electronic music festivals, and folk festivals, among other types. Note that festivals featuring music among other arts may be included here, but are also ...
The music of Jamaica includes Jamaican folk music and many popular genres, such as mento, ska, rocksteady, reggae, dub music, dancehall, reggae fusion and related styles. Reggae is especially popular through the fame of Bob Marley. Jamaican music's influence on music styles in other countries includes the practice of toasting, which was brought ...
In 1991, inspired by the rhythms of traditional Jamaican music and the largely improvisational nature of jazz, Gary Crosby — one of the original Jazz Warriors, jazz double bassist, and nephew of veteran Jamaican guitarist Ernest Ranglin [1] — conceived a fusion of mento, ska, reggae and jazz styles in playing classic and modern jazz standards alongside Jamaican folksongs.
Quelbe is a form of Virgin Islander folk music that originated on St. Croix, now most commonly performed by groups called scratch bands. Traditionally, however, quelbe was performed informally by solo singers at festivals and other celebrations. Hidden meanings and sexual innuendos were common, and lyrics focused on political events like boycotts.
Website. Official website. Rebel Salute is an annual music festival held in Jamaica. It is held on January 15 of every year, the birthday of promoter Tony Rebel. [1] It is one of Jamaica's biggest music festivals, [2] known for its focus on roots and conscious music. Rebel began the festival in 1994 in the parish of Manchester and was long held ...
Jazz musician and composer. Joseph Arthurlin Harriott (15 July 1928 – 2 January 1973) [1] was a Jamaican jazz musician and composer, whose principal instrument was the alto saxophone. Initially a bebopper, he became a pioneer of free-form jazz. Born in Kingston, Harriott moved to the United Kingdom as a working musician in 1951 and lived in ...