Music


 * Music **

Jamaican music has a mixture of African and European traditions. Arawak music was destroyed along with the Arawak, but what is perhaps the most important thing is reggae.

Reggae music is inspired by the Rastafarian movement, and evolved in the 1960s. It is characterized by slow rhythms and socio-critical lyrics, and Bob Marley was an important person around this style of music. He and many other reggae artists have made great success in Europe, and has since the 1970s been an important part of modern Western popular music.

Here is one example on a Jamaican song, which is popular around the world:

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