Rastafari Traditional music - Nyabinghi The traditional music of the Rastafari faith is Nyabinghi (Iyahbinghi). Iyah Yant chanters are continuing the tradition of Nyabinghi music spreading the ancient sound near and far for people all over the world to experience the word, sound and power of the Rastafari traditional music of peace & love. This music is traditionally used during reasoning sessions and consists of chanting and drumming to reach states of heightened spirituality and enlightenment. The chants contain ideas of black redemption, repatriation and peace and love for all human kind. This Iyahbinghi sound is to have people participate and feel included in the Rastafari one love movement. Nyabinghi music consists of a blend of 19th century Jamaican gospel music and African drumming with the psalms and scriptures of the bible as the cornerstone of this ancient Ethiopic Christian practice. This is the Iyah Yant (chant). An early African musical influence was Burru Music. This type of music was sung by African slaves to keep their spirits up whilst working. It was natural for the Rastafari to adopt Burru music, while welcoming all to their new movement. In the 1950s, the ancients of the movement began using drumming and chanting during Nyabinghi sessions all over JA and was transplanted to many major continental African & diasporic capitals that had people of African descent population. Nyabinghi chanting typically includes recitation of the Psalms, but may also include variations of well-known Christian hymns and adopted by Rastafari. The rhythms of these chants were eventually an influence of popular ska, rocksteady and reggae music. Iyah Yant is a sound coming out of the Toronto Canada Nyanbinghi experience.
Posted on: Sun, 23 Mar 2014 23:15:36 +0000
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