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The benta is a large one-string bamboo zither native to Jamaica. The instrument is an idiochord , in that the string of the instrument is made from the same piece of bamboo as composes the body. The instrument is played by two men sitting astride it at either end, one striking the string and the other changing the pitch of the string by using a ...
Category for musical instruments of Jamaica. Pages in category "Jamaican musical instruments" This category contains only the following page.
Guitar, used for the Zapateo dance and other rural music guitar [4] Dominican Republic: 321.322 Guitar, part of some popular merengue groups' instrumentation guitar [6] Haiti: 321.322 Guitar, used in méringue: guitar [1] Jamaica: 321.322 Guitar, used in popular styles like ska, reggae and rocksteady: guitar [7] Martinique and Guadeloupe: 321. ...
Historically, idiophones (percussion instruments without membranes or strings) have been widespread throughout the Caribbean music area, which encompasses the islands and coasts of the Caribbean Sea. Some areas of South America that are not geographically part of the Caribbean, but are culturally associated with its traditions, such as Guyana ...
The marímbula became quite popular in Jamaica in conjunction with guitars, drums, maracas, and vocals in the churches, where it was known as church and clap, in nightclubs where it was known as jazz jim, and among the various hotel performers, who played mento music. It can still be found in use by mento musicians such as The Jolly Boys.
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The music of Jamaica includes Jamaican folk music and many popular genres, such as mento, ska, rocksteady, reggae, dub music, dancehall, reggae fusion and related styles. Mento, often considered Jamaica's first popular music genre, developed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.