Reggae making a revival in Jamaica, recalling golden era of 70s A musical and social roots movement called Reggae Revival is on the rise in Jamaica, where the raunchier dancehall genre has been king for the last two decades. The revival evokes music from reggae’s golden era of the 1970s, dominated by the late, laid-back legend, Bob Marley, who put reggae on the global map with his catchy tunes and spiritual and socially conscious lyrics. Reggae is bouncing back, said Chris Blackwell, the founder of Island Records who introduced the group Bob Marley and the Wailers to the world. It got lost somewhat in a negative and violent direction (but) I think its finding itself again, he added. The revival of traditional roots reggae also stands as a peaceful revolution in a nation that is often typecasted as violent, said Dutty Bookman, a Jamaican writer who has been documenting the movement which he says goes beyond music, likening it to the Arab Spring. Love, unity, positivity, truth-seeking, these things form the basis of the movement, he said.
Posted on: Sat, 27 Dec 2014 01:29:38 +0000
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