IS JAMAICA LOSING REGGAE?

[CeaBee]

Re: IS JAMAICA LOSING REGGAE?

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Peasie</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: CeaBee</div><div class="ubbcode-body">that group that a certain boardite seem to like.not bad..morgan heritage? </div></div> Not sure. Is that the group that sings in French? </div></div>


creole methinks.

a haitian group

[blugiant]

Re: IS JAMAICA LOSING REGGAE?

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: ChineseJamaican</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> i find that today's reggae from Jamaica sound monotonous, bland and boring sometimes depressing with no uplifting styles </div></div>

diss mekk mii laff

yu knoo mii find reggae gold dat iss wan aff de biggest sellerfii da chin ova att vp borinn fii troo

[Derek]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: BlackStar</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I dislike non-Jamaican reggae. </div></div>

The 'feel' is never quite there.
Like a non-Jamaican trying to speak with a Jamaican accent.

[Peasie]

Re: IS JAMAICA LOSING REGGAE?

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Derek</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: BlackStar</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I dislike non-Jamaican reggae. </div></div>

The 'feel' is never quite there.
Like a non-Jamaican trying to speak with a Jamaican accent. </div></div>

Like that 'feel' that some Europeans feel when a Jamaican outplays them on a Beethoven, Bach, or Chopin concerto?

[blugiant]

Re: IS JAMAICA LOSING REGGAE?

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: jah_yout</div><div class="ubbcode-body">the term 'reggae' too generic...

reggae is international so jamaica can't expect to be in all of it any more than hip-hop is centered in new york anymore...

dancehall &amp; contemporary reggae's center is still jamaica though...jamaica is still the epicenter of cutting edge new styles..

overseas may have the edge on roots old style reggae though...much more of a market for roots artist outside of j-a </div></div>

intarestinn pint. realitee iss dat dancehall iss natt reggae juss like rock steadee iss natt dancehall. wat dem chattinn bout iss jamaican music

realitee iss dat dancehall iss now too mainstrean dat y itt lost itt edge. itt need fii becum more undarground again

itt wen dem try fii market dancehall too mainstream dat dem artists add fii sellout bye adoptinn racist stereotype fii sell too oyinbo

[Derek]

Re: IS JAMAICA LOSING REGGAE?

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Peasie</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Derek</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: BlackStar</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I dislike non-Jamaican reggae. </div></div>

The 'feel' is never quite there.
Like a non-Jamaican trying to speak with a Jamaican accent. </div></div>

Like that 'feel' that some Europeans feel when a Jamaican outplays them on a Beethoven, Bach, or Chopin concerto? </div></div>

Outplays them, or can't play Beethoven?
Please be clear.

[Peasie]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Derek</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Outplays them, or can't play Beethoven?
Please be clear. </div></div>
Plays better than them.
Your baxide

[Derek]

Re: IS JAMAICA LOSING REGGAE?

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Peasie</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Your baxide </div></div>

What about it?

[Wendy]

Re: IS JAMAICA LOSING REGGAE?

Mi noh know if anybady touch on this yet but wi loosing it to di Puerto Ricans who snag Reggae beats and calling it ReggeTON. But who is <span style="text-decoration: line-through">complaining </span> suing

[Gen]

Re: IS JAMAICA LOSING REGGAE?

dat was me in piano lessons

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Peasie</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Derek</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: BlackStar</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I dislike non-Jamaican reggae. </div></div>

The 'feel' is never quite there.
Like a non-Jamaican trying to speak with a Jamaican accent. </div></div>

Like that 'feel' that some Europeans feel when a Jamaican outplays them on a Beethoven, Bach, or Chopin concerto? </div></div>

[Blackstar*]

Re: IS JAMAICA LOSING REGGAE?

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Derek</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: BlackStar</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><span style="font-style: italic">I dislike non-Jamaican reggae.</span> </div></div><span style="font-style: italic">
The 'feel' is never quite there.
Like a non-Jamaican trying to speak with a Jamaican accent.</span></div></div>That's it exactly! The bassline never sounds quite right and of course the accent of the singer is completely off.

[Blackstar*]

Re: IS JAMAICA LOSING REGGAE?

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Peasie</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Derek</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: BlackStar</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><span style="font-style: italic">I dislike non-Jamaican reggae.</span> </div></div>
<span style="font-style: italic">The 'feel' is never quite there.
Like a non-Jamaican trying to speak with a Jamaican accent. </span></div></div>
<span style="font-style: italic">
Like that 'feel' that some Europeans feel when a Jamaican outplays them on a Beethoven, Bach, or Chopin concerto?</span> </div></div>More like if a French or Japanese person tries to do country music. French hip hop is lame too for the same reason stated in previous post.

[Peasie]

Re: IS JAMAICA LOSING REGGAE?

OK.

[mountaingal]

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humano and i have been on opposite sides of this discussion, where he thinks non-Jamaicans can produce authentic reggae and i disagree, using a similar analogy to BlackStar's.

and as for jamaican reggae being bland and boring, that statement surprised me a little. then again, i consider dancehall to be a form of reggae.

<span style="font-style: italic">*ramping shop, although horribly explicit and based on an american hip hop song, is to me a positive sign of reggae today for its experimentation*</span>

[Blackstar*]

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This tune here isn't too bad (Melanie Fiona is Canadian of Guyanese origin). The vocals are good, but the music - especially the riddim - is kind of limp. It want a good remix or something.

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