The musical art form of rap has its historical roots embedded in African culture. Thousands of years before traditional, African American rap hit the streets of the Bronx, West African griots had been rhythmically telling stories to their peers while playing simple instruments. This form of communicating messages while speaking over a beat provides the original framework for the development of contemporary rap. After African natives were shipped along the Middle Passage during the era of slavery
Words: 914 - Pages: 4
Dominican bachata can represent various emotions such as joy, laughter, sadness and anger and more to complement the delicious savor involved our music representing the Caribbean environment that you fascinated everyone. Today there are many artists who represent this kind of music even globally famous as the author sings (Antony Santos-Bachatero). it can be one of the most important figures of the genre or the young man known as Romeo Santos giving it a more modern touch to the genre in question
Words: 370 - Pages: 2
The readings that this essay will go over are “Sonny’s Blues” & “How it feels to be Colored Me”; and more specifically, how music is used within the two. Music is something that transcends people’s preconceived notions, cultural differences and personal schemas; and for those reasons can be very beneficial to use as a literary device. While the two short stories have more similarities in how they use music, they are not without their differences. “Sonny’s Blues” and “How it feels to be Colored Me”
Words: 472 - Pages: 2
had Austin in a roar Sunday night. The 22 year old gave Stubb’s on 6th street a taste full of vibrant tunes that involved a beautiful blend of drums, horns, and a trumpet. On top of that, Chance’s own vocals echoed through the building. This live concert showcased the Family Matters group performance and Chance’s own strong melody infused vocals followed with a sold out crowd full of passionate energy that makes this show one that will be remembered eternally. The three keys to a great show similar
Words: 606 - Pages: 3
of Sam Hunt’s music. I could sing a lot of his songs. My favorite song of his is Break Up In a Small Town. If I ever got a chance to meet him, the meeting would go like this. One day I went to one of Sam Hunt’s concerts. I stand there the whole time singing his songs. After the concert was over Sam Hunt said there is going to be a private greet and meet, but no one really heard him they weren’t paying attention. I was one of the only that heard him. When I went backstage, we talked about his music
Words: 401 - Pages: 2
Today marked the day of Howard University’s 149th Opening Convocation. When I entered Cramton Auditorium, I was uncertain about what to expect. I had never been to convocation at a HBCU. I entered Cramton auditorium with my School of Business team and we took our seats. We didn’t know what to expect, so we decided to sit in seats in the back of the auditorium. Later, I would come to realize that sitting in these seats would be to my advantage. There were many musical performances. However
Words: 627 - Pages: 3
At the turn of the 20th century, Jazz music began to take shape. Intrigued, Louis Armstrong took interest to the new genre and wanted to be a part of the movement. He received opportunity and encouragement by his peers to begin playing music. Loyal to his instrument, Armstrong was depicted as independent when it came to his music, as he had turned down opportunities and people to prioritize his music. Yet, the people that had the greatest impact on his life played a major role in inspiring him to
Words: 485 - Pages: 2
Did you know that Caribbean music has been an influence by African, European, Indian and Indigenous cultures? It also goes back and tie in with Central America and South America. Caribbean music goes back centuries, since Caribbean music is a mixture of different cultures, it goes all the way to the fifteenth century and so on. This type of music is here to bring happiness and most of the time tell what has happened in the past or what somebody has been through. Music is for the soul. The history
Words: 422 - Pages: 2
family occupation. The music was mainly very melancholy sounds from the classical era, but also included some upbeat ragtime jazz when Jakie began to sing. I thoroughly enjoyed the contrast between the two types of music and it was clear that they played a pivotal role in the film. The sad, slow traditional music would mark the father and his overbearing ora while the upbeat jazz music would indicate the switch to his more lively, independent, and shame free son, Jakie. It was extremely odd for me to
Words: 704 - Pages: 3
I went to caribou coffee yesterday, after I order my drink, I set down by the window. As I was observing the music playing in the background, the first thing I notice was that, it was played at a lower volume. It was a much softer kind of music, the music was slower and relaxing. I didn’t know the song that was playing but it was definitely a song that fit the atmosphere in the shop. It was nice and quiet in there. There weren’t many people there, but the ones who were there, they were reading or
Words: 373 - Pages: 2
