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What genre did 2Tone largely influence in the music scene?
What genre did 2Tone largely influence in the music scene?
Which figure is credited with founding the 2Tone record label?
Which figure is credited with founding the 2Tone record label?
Which cultural influence significantly contributed to the rise of ska in the U.K.?
Which cultural influence significantly contributed to the rise of ska in the U.K.?
What significant theme was prominent in the lyrical content of ska music in the U.S.?
What significant theme was prominent in the lyrical content of ska music in the U.S.?
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What is the main dance associated with ska music?
What is the main dance associated with ska music?
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Which artist's song solidified ska into its own genre?
Which artist's song solidified ska into its own genre?
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What type of image did The Specials promote among British youth?
What type of image did The Specials promote among British youth?
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Which song by Millie became the first international ska hit?
Which song by Millie became the first international ska hit?
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Which country used the internet and mp3 downloading to spread metal music?
Which country used the internet and mp3 downloading to spread metal music?
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What aspect of metal culture is shared by Indonesia and Brazil?
What aspect of metal culture is shared by Indonesia and Brazil?
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Which unique theme is emphasized in Iran's metal culture?
Which unique theme is emphasized in Iran's metal culture?
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What significant performance marked the spread of metal in Indonesia?
What significant performance marked the spread of metal in Indonesia?
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Which aspect of metal culture is shared across Japan and India?
Which aspect of metal culture is shared across Japan and India?
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What was significant about the performance of Deep Purple in Israel?
What was significant about the performance of Deep Purple in Israel?
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Which group is credited with introducing heavy metal to Japan?
Which group is credited with introducing heavy metal to Japan?
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What was a contributing factor to the emergence of ska music in Jamaica?
What was a contributing factor to the emergence of ska music in Jamaica?
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Study Notes
Global Metal
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Brazil:
- Spread: Brazilian drums, deep purple performance, guys dressed in glam/goth, visual k music.
- Unique: End of dictatorship, Brazilian drum influence.
- Aspects Shared: Escape from pressure & daily life stress, freedom of speech.
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Japan:
- Spread: Metallica's first performance.
- Unique: Long hair to represent power, martial arts (example of unique Japanese expression).
- Aspects Shared: Expressing dark emotions, globalization.
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India:
- Spread: Through Bollywood.
- Unique: None specified.
- Aspects Shared: Nonconformity, outlet from an oppressed society, having your own identity by identifying with metal.
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China:
- Spread: Sharing of Western cultures, modern music learned in schools, CDs
- Unique: None specified.
- Aspects Shared: Expressing dark emotion, globalization.
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Indonesia:
- Spread: Metallica's first performance.
- Unique: Singing about political, religious, and social issues/voice of hatred.
- Aspects Shared: Expressing anger of social and unfair poor status, identity.
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Israel:
- Spread: Metallica played, deep purple performance.
- Unique: None specified
- Aspects Shared: Freedom of speech, escape from pressure & daily life stress..
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Iran (via Dubai):
- Spread: Internet and MP3 downloading, western culture.
- Unique: People from other countries connected, speaking out about anger and war in a positive way.
- Aspects Shared: Fought for the right to love metal (a unique aspect).
Ska
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Hybridity: Combination of multiple musical styles/genres.
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Musical Precursors: Caribbean mento and calypso with American jazz and R&B.
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Alpha Boys School: Founded by nuns in 1880, orphanage and industrial school, Sister Mary Ignatius Davies, a music lover, teacher; graduates became professional musicians.
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Sound Systems: Enlarged for outdoor crowds, liquor stores and dancehalls, lucrative and competitive, toasting.
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Jamaican Independence: August 6, 1962; Ska as Jamaican national music; NY World’s Fair (1964): Skatalites vs. Byron Lee, authenticity vs. image.
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2Tone: English record label, merging ska, reggae, punk, and pop; founded by Jerry Dammers of the Specials with Chrysalis Records; racial and social unity, stage invasions, skank dance, British pop with ska elements.
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Ska in Different Regions:
- UK: Ska to white British youth (rebellion/message-oriented), nationalism and socialism.
- Latin America: Massive appeal, related to Caribbean and Latin elements, same working-class struggles (unemployment, depression, lack of opportunity).
- US: Comics-style album art, zines, themes of racism, greed, war (spies instead of rude boys/girls).
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Ska's Rise: Cultural and Spiritual Influences: Jazz (1920-1940), tourism, US military bases, radio, Charlie Parker, R&B, radio and tenement yards, variety shows, Rush Brown.
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Artists and Songs:
- Sonia Pottinger: Leading Jamaican music producer, record labels, and musical celebrities.
- Theophilus Beckford: Jamaican pianist, pioneer of Jamaican ska from R&B.
- Skatalites: Jamaican ska band, solidified ska as a genre; many were alpha boys
- Millie Small: First international Ska hit, "My Boy Lollipop", combined Jamaican and British flavors, message-oriented
- The Specials: Promoted unity among British youth, Jamaican musicians, "Gangster" (1979), "Al Capone" by Prince Buster inspiration, stage invasions, the skank, rude boys/girls image.
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Explore the diverse influences and expressions of metal music across Brazil, Japan, India, China, and Indonesia. Discover how each country uniquely shapes the genre, while sharing common themes like nonconformity and the expression of dark emotions. This quiz tests your knowledge of global metal music dynamics and its cultural significance.
