International or World Music

• According to Wikipedia, World music is Traditional music (sometimes called folk music or roots music) of any culture that are created and played by indigenous musicians or that are "closely informed or guided by indigenous music of the regions of their

origin",[1] including Western music (ie. Celtic music). • Let’s take a look at one type of International Music…

REGGAE

The African DiasporaAfrican slaves were dispersed to America and other countries. As they were dispersed, they brought different elements of Africa, music being one of the elements. Music was and is a way for descendants to hold on to their culture.Let’s investigate the types of Reggae that evolved through history…

Mento• Mento developed from “the folk

music that had evolved to fulfill certain social functions, notably the music of the Pocomania church, the fife and drum …and the long tradition of work songs derived from Jamaica’s plantation system”

-The Rough Guide to Reggae