If you are reggae fan, then you surely know Bob Marley. For those who are not familiar with Bob Marley, which I highly doubt, here is a short introduction. This Jamaican singer-songwriter heavily influenced the music industry, particularly the reggae genre, with his songs that depict social issues in Jamaica. Robert Nesta, popularly known in the industry as ‘Bob Marley, became the voice of the Jamaican people. His music become known not just in his homeland but across the world. Marley is know...
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Martin Jondo was born in 1979 to a South Korean mother and a German father. He was raised in Berlin, a known cultural melting pot. When he was a teenager, Martin used to explore the woods of the city where he grew up. With his friends, he built percussion instruments, and their jam sessions featured Martin on guitar while some of his friends would handle the percussions. In his musical "wanderings," he came across Rastafari, and his penchant for music-making and authentic songwriting was further...
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Although the etymology of the term "reggae" is still disputed up to this day, the influence of this musical genre has already spread to the far reaches of the globe from its humble beginnings as the "voice of the downtrodden" in Jamaica's main Kingstown ghetto known as Trenchtown. It no longer matters if it was Bob Marley, Derrick Morgan, or Toots Hibbert who first coined the name of the musical genre that blended American-influenced R&B and jazz with Jamaica's own folk music and percussions...
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Martin Jondo is reluctant to be called a reggae artist. Along with this reluctance over having his musical expression labeled, he also seems to shun all media attention. Nonetheless Martin Jondo, has managed to have a solid following ever since he released his first single "Der Rebell" in 2001. If you are familiar with the German reggae musician Gentleman, you might have also come across our elusive Mr. Jondo, as he toured (ca. 2002) with Gentleman for a couple of years.
Although music videos...
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It could be said that reggae is the prayer-chant of a downtrodden soul. The music traces its beginnings to the community of Trenchtown, a ghetto in Kingstown, Jamaica. Reggae is a soulful blending of the traditional folk music of Jamaica as well as the American-influenced jazz and R&B. Many musicians claim to have coined the word "reggae," but whether their claims have basis is no longer important. What matters today is that reggae has become a lasting legacy of the "poor" people of Trenchto...
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