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Benna (genre)
''Benna'' (alternatively spelled ''bennah'', or called ''ditti'') is a genre of music of Antigua and Barbuda, Antiguan and Barbudan music. Benna is a list of calypso-like genres, calypso-like genre, characterized by scandalous gossip and a Call and response (music), call-and-response format. It first appeared during slavery, and became a form of folk communication in the early 20th century, and it spread local news across the islands. John Quarkoo was a singer who used the genre to criticize oppressors of black people. It was the main genre of non-religious music in the region until the 1950s, after which was replaced by the popularity of Trinidad calypso. Singing Benna is referenced three times in the short story ''Girl'' by Jamaica Kincaid published in the New Yorker Magazine June 19, 1978. References Music of Antigua and Barbuda Calypso music {{Antigua-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Music Of Antigua And Barbuda
The music of Antigua and Barbuda is largely African in character, and has only felt a limited influence from European styles due to the demographics of Antigua and Barbuda, population of Antigua and Barbuda descending mostly from West Africans who were made slaves by Europeans. Antigua and Barbuda is a Caribbean nation in the Lesser Antilles island chain. The country is a second home for many of the pan-Caribbean genres of popular music, and has produced stars in calypso music, calypso, Soca music, soca, steeldrum, zouk (musical movement), zouk and reggae. Of these, steeldrum and calypso are the most integral parts of modern Antiguan popular music; both styles are imported from the music of Trinidad and Tobago. Little to no musical research has been undertaken on Antigua and Barbuda other than this. As a result, much knowledge on the topic derives from novels, essays and other secondary sources. History Documented music in Antigua and Barbuda began only with the discovery ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Calypso-like Genres
Caribbean music genres are very diverse. They are each synthesis of African, European, Asian and Indigenous influences, largely created by descendants of African enslaved people (see Afro-Caribbean music), along with contributions from other communities (such as Indo-Caribbean music). Some of the styles to gain wide popularity outside the Caribbean include, bachata, merengue, palo, mambo, baithak gana, bouyon, cadence-lypso, calypso, soca, chutney, chutney-soca, compas, dancehall, jing ping, parang, pichakaree, punta, ragga, reggae, dembow, reggaeton, salsa, and zouk. Caribbean music is also related to Central American and South American music. The history of Caribbean music originates from the history of the Caribbean itself. That history is one of the native land invaded by outsiders; violence, slavery, and even genocide factor in. Following Christopher Columbus' landing in 1492, Spain laid claim to the entire Caribbean. This claim was met with dissatisfaction from both ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gossip
Gossip is idle talk or rumor, especially about the personal or private affairs of others; the act is also known as dishing or tattling. Etymology The word is from Old English ''godsibb'', from ''god (word), god'' and ''sibb'', the term for the godparents of one's child or the parents of one's godchild, generally very close friends. In the 16th century, the word assumed the meaning of a person, mostly a woman, one who delights in idle talk, a newsmonger, a tattler. In the early 19th century, the term was extended from the talker to the conversation of such persons. The verb ''to gossip'', meaning "to be a gossip", first appears in Shakespeare. The term originates from the bedroom at the time of childbirth. Giving birth used to be a social event exclusively attended by women. The pregnant woman's female relatives and neighbours would congregate and idly converse. Over time, gossip came to mean talk of others. Functions Gossip can: * reinforceor punish the lack ofmorality and a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Call And Response (music)
In music, call and response is a compositional technique, often a succession of two distinct phrase (music), phrases that works like a conversation in music. One musician offers a phrase, and a second player answers with a direct commentary or response. The phrases can be vocal, instrumental, or both. Additionally, they can take form as commentary to a statement, an answer to a question or repetition of a phrase following or slightly overlapping the initial speaker(s). It corresponds to the call and response pattern in human communication and is found as a basic element of musical form, such as the verse-chorus form, in many traditions. By region Africa In many African cultures, call and response is a pervasive pattern of democracy, democratic participation—in public gatherings in the discussion of civic affairs, in religious rituals, as well as in vocal and instrumental West African music, musical expression. Most of the call and response practices found in modern culture ori ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slavery
Slavery is the ownership of a person as property, especially in regards to their labour. Slavery typically involves compulsory work, with the slave's location of work and residence dictated by the party that holds them in bondage. Enslavement is the placement of a person into slavery, and the person is called a slave or an enslaved person (see ). Many historical cases of enslavement occurred as a result of breaking the law, becoming indebted, suffering a military defeat, or exploitation for cheaper labor; other forms of slavery were instituted along demographic lines such as race or sex. Slaves would be kept in bondage for life, or for a fixed period of time after which they would be granted freedom. Although slavery is usually involuntary and involves coercion, there are also cases where people voluntarily enter into slavery to pay a debt or earn money due to poverty. In the course of human history, slavery was a typical feature of civilization, and existed in most socie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Folk Communication
Folk communication (from the Portuguese ''folkcomunicação''), also rendered as folk communication, is a communication theory concept referring to the expression and exchange of opinions, ideas, and attitudes through agents and channels derived from folklore and popular culture. It was coined by Brazilian scholar Luiz Beltrão de Andrade Lima in March 1965. The theory bridges the study of traditional communicative forms and mass media, and has become a distinct field of study within communication research, especially in Brazil. Origins Folk communication originated in Brazil in the 1960s as a theoretical framework within the social communication sciences. It was developed by Brazilian journalist, professor, and researcher Luiz Beltrão de Andrade Lima (1918–1986), who sought to understand how marginalized populations created and sustained their own forms of communication outside institutional mass media. The term folk communication is a direct translation of ''folkcomunicação ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Music Of Antigua And Barbuda
The music of Antigua and Barbuda is largely African in character, and has only felt a limited influence from European styles due to the demographics of Antigua and Barbuda, population of Antigua and Barbuda descending mostly from West Africans who were made slaves by Europeans. Antigua and Barbuda is a Caribbean nation in the Lesser Antilles island chain. The country is a second home for many of the pan-Caribbean genres of popular music, and has produced stars in calypso music, calypso, Soca music, soca, steeldrum, zouk (musical movement), zouk and reggae. Of these, steeldrum and calypso are the most integral parts of modern Antiguan popular music; both styles are imported from the music of Trinidad and Tobago. Little to no musical research has been undertaken on Antigua and Barbuda other than this. As a result, much knowledge on the topic derives from novels, essays and other secondary sources. History Documented music in Antigua and Barbuda began only with the discovery ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
