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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 ...
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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. ...
Central American and Caribbean percussion instruments (1 C, 26 P) H. ... Jamaican musical instruments (1 P) P. Puerto Rican musical instruments (1 C, 5 P) T.
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.
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 ...
Mento is a style of Jamaican folk music that predates and has greatly influenced ska and reggae music. [2] It is a fusion of African rhythmic elements and European elements, which reached peak popularity in the 1940s and 1950s. [3]
Music historians typically divide the history of ska into three periods: the original Jamaican scene of the 1960s (First Wave), the English 2 Tone ska revival of the late 1970s (Second Wave) and the third wave ska movement, which started in the 1980s (Third Wave) and rose to popularity in the US in the 1990s.