Music In Jamaica

The music of Jamaica includes Jamaican folk music and many popular
genres, like reggae, dubmusic, reggae fusion and others.
Reggae is the main type of music. One of the musicians that stood up was
Bob Marley.
British genres as Lovers rock and jungle music are also influenced by
Jamaican music.

(metemos msica do Bob Marley a passar, leva a coluna!)

Traditions
The people of Jamaica have several indigenous customs and beliefs. Most of them are related
to the birth and the death rites of a person. Furthermore, while most of these customs are
widespread and are practiced even by the Jamaicans who reside overseas, there are some
others, which are practiced only in some parts of the country.
One of the most common birth rite in Jamaica, pertains to the burying of the umbilical cord
of a newborn.
The most popular Jamaican traditions are for most national holidays, such as Christmas cake,
Sorrel, pudding at Christmas time, Fried fish, lent at Easter time and other national holidays.
Rituals such as the famed Nine Night after the death of a loved one are a popular Jamaican
tradition

Icon People

Bob Marley (1945-1981) singer

deles todos no?
Usain Bolt runner
Sean Paul rapper
Raheem Sterling soccer player
Grace Jones singer
Vybz Kartel rapper
Ziggy Marley singer
Millie Small singer
Yohan Blake runner
Patrick Ewing basketball player
Chris Gayle cricket player
Thomas MacDermont novelist

secalhar meter as fotos

Derek Walcott author

Anotaes:
1- Road To Jamaica
2- Mental Preparation, Dizer ao mesmo tempo To know Jamaica, you have
to feel Jamaica
3- ID Card:
Location: Caribbean Sea
Capital and Largest City: Kingston
Official Language: English
National Language: Jamaican Patois
Population: Aprox. 3million
Independence: 1962
Area: 10991km2
Currency: Jamaican Dollar
4- The Arawak and Taino indigenous people, originating in South America,
settled on the island before the arrival Christopher Columbus, in 1494.
Christopher Columbus claimed Jamaica for Spain after landing there.
(Spanish Rule)
In 1655 the English, led by Sir William Penn and General Robert Venables,
took over the last Spanish fort in Jamaica.(British Rule)
Jamaica gained a degree of local political control in the mid-1940s.
Jamaica gained independence on August 6, 1962,

5Jamaica evolved from an arc of ancient volcanoes that rose from the sea
millions of years ago.
Many small islands are located along the south coast of Jamaica.
The highest area is the Blue Mountains.
Two types of climate are found in Jamaica. An upland tropical climate
prevails on the windward side of the mountains, whereas a semiarid climate
predominates on the leeward side.

6-

The flag of Jamaica was adopted on August 6, 1962, the original Jamaican
Independence Day, the country having gained independence from the
British
The flag consists of a gold saltire, which divides the flag into four sections:
two of them green (top and bottom) and two black (hoist and fly).
It hints at the Scottish and Irish roots of much of the population, while black,
green, and gold are Pan-African colors, representing the country's black
majority population.
7- Jamaican cuisine includes a mixture of cooking techniques, flavors,
spices and influences from the indigenous people on the island of Jamaica,
and the Spanish, British, Africans,\

8- Dance has always been important to Jamaica from colonial times until
the present.
The most popular sports are those imported from Britain. The most popular
sport is cricket; other popular sports include association football, athletics,
and netball.

9- Music In Jamaica
The music of Jamaica includes Jamaican folk music and many popular
genres, like reggae, dubmusic, reggae fusion and others.
Reggae is the main type of music. One of the musicians that stood up was
Bob Marley.
British genres as Lovers rock and jungle music are also influenced by
Jamaican music.

10- The people of Jamaica have several indigenous customs and beliefs.
Most of them are related to the birth and the death of a person.
One of the most common birth ritual in Jamaica, pertains to the burying of
the umbilical cord of a newborn.
Rituals such as the famed Nine Night after the death of a loved one are a
popular Jamaican tradition

Furthermore, while most of these customs are widespread and are practiced
even by the Jamaicans who reside overseas, there are some others, which
are practiced only in some parts of the country.

Poem;

Smoke Weed everyday; Baloons