Caribbean Music Essay

Caribbean music is formed based on the tradition of Calypso, Soca, Zouk, and Reggae. They own a diversity style music since being bordered by the islands of Jamaica, Haiti and Trinidad. Morden community has fight for their independence and some islands won their or being a part of invading country only. Specially is the freedom of Cuba, Haiti and Jamaica with their self-sufficient and others now belong to the United States. These things had happening at the sametime that broke the Caribbean culture apart and created a diversity history.

There are several genres of Caribbean music that includes the Jamaican Mento, the salsa, and the Puerto Rico Aguinaldo. These genres stimulate the European and American music which has brought them the great innovation of music. Since sixteenth century, Caribbean music is created by Native American settlers who first lived on the island many years ago. The music by percussion instruments started and ended in the same century. The new genre of music was next

created by African slaves as a type of African tribal music. The African slaves were brought from Africa by American settlers. Africans were miserable because they lost their freedom and being treated like animals on the island. So, on their holidays, the lively and happy songs were playing to forget their unfortunate life. They have dancing and chatting in the circles when everybody came together to celebrated their holidays which were really rare in the slavery community.
The African tribal music was also influenced by the media which spread their music to other areas in the twentieth century.

There are two types of music that being broadcast most widely which are carnival music and festival music. The Caribbean music got the huge stage of being popular in the twentieth century. The American music nowadays still reflect the culture of Caribbean music in their dancing styles such as Chadracha and Listera dancing style. Not as less famous as hip-hop dancing style is the American R&B music when it became the most popular forms of the Caribbean music. The locations and conditions of weather where the free islands found their freedoms are amazing. Many visitors have been there and metaphors the place as the paradise where has an unique culture. They have the cool weather combines with the great view to the beach since they are living on the island. Their food is also special which is much different because of their fresh and internal

ingredients.
Many famous musicians are from Caribbean who were also famous with their style of African tribal base, or called Caribbean music. The genres such as Salsa, Calypso, Reggae, and Latin Jazz that were on top of the line compare to other genres.