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Defining Music Genres - Part 6 * Today, we are offering the final installment of articles written originally as one very, very long article by Titus Kamau. Here, he lists world music genres and their definitions. Titus Kamau is a proud contributing author and writes articles on several subjects including entertainment. Check out his work at: http://africanshome.com and click these hyperlinks to view: PART 1 and PART 2 and PART 3 and PART 4  and PART 5 Ska - is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1950s and was a precursor to rocksteady and reggae. Ska combined elements of Caribbean mento and calypso with American jazz and rhythm and blues. Slow Jam - is typically a song with an R&B influenced melody. Slow jams are commonly R&B ballads or just downtempo songs. The term is most commonly reserved for soft-sounding songs with heavily emotional or romantic lyrical content. Soca - is a form of dance music that originated in Trinidad from calypso. It com...

Defining Music Genres - Part 5 * Today, we are offering a series of articles written originally as one, very very long article by Titus Kamau. Here, he lists world music genres and their definitions. Titus Kamau is a proud contributing author and writes articles on several subjects including entertainment. Check out his work at: http://africanshome.com and click these hyperlinks to view: PART 1 and PART 2 and PART 3  and PART 4 . Ragga - is a sub-genre of dancehall music or reggae, in which the instrumentation primarily consists of electronic music; sampling often serves a prominent role in raggamuffin music as well. Rap - is the rhythmic singing delivery of rhymes and wordplay, one of the elements of hip hop music and culture. Rara - is a form of festival music used for street processions, typically during Easter Week. Reggae - is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. A particular music style that originated following on the development of ska an...

Defining Music Genres - Part 4 * Today, we are offering a series of articles written originally as one, very very long article by Titus Kamau. Here, he lists world music genres and their definitions. Titus Kamau is a proud contributing author and writes articles on several subjects including entertainment. Check out his work at: http://africanshome.com and click these hyperlinks to view: PART 1 and PART 2 and PART 3 . Mapouka - also known under the name of Macouka, is a traditional dance from the south-east of the Ivory Coast in the area of Dabou, sometimes carried out during religious ceremonies. Maringa - is a West African musical genre. It evolved among the Kru people of Sierra Leone and Liberia, who used Portuguese guitars brought by sailors, combining local melodies and rhythms with Trinidadian calypso. Marrabenta - is a form of Mozambican dance music. It was developed in Maputo, the capital city of Mozambique, formerly Laurenco Marques. Mazurka - is a Polish folk dan...

Defining Music Genres - Part 3 * Today, we are offering a series of articles written originally as one, very very long article by Titus Kamau. Here, he lists world music genres and their definitions. Titus Kamau is a proud contributing author and writes articles on several subjects including entertainment. Check out his work at: http://africanshome.com and click these hyperlinks to view: PART 1 and PART 2 . Hip-Hop - is a style of popular music, typically consisting of a rhythmic, rhyming vocal style called rapping (also known as emceeing) over backing beats and scratching performed on a turntable by a DJ. House - is a style of electronic dance music that was developed by dance club DJs in Chicago in the early to mid-1980s. House music is strongly influenced by elements of the late 1970s soul- and funk-infused dance music style of disco. Indie - is a term used to describe genres, scenes, subcultures, styles and other cultural attributes in music, characterized by their indep...

Defining Music Genres - Part 2 * Today, we are offering a series of articles written originally as one, very very long article by Titus Kamau. Here, he lists world music genres and their definitions. Titus Kamau is a proud contributing author and writes articles on several subjects including entertainment. Check out his work at: http://africanshome.com and view part 1 of this article series HERE . Chouval Bwa - features percussion, bamboo flute, accordion, and wax-paper/comb-type kazoo. The music originated among rural Martinicans. Christian Rap - is a form of rap which uses Christian themes to express the songwriter's faith. Coladeira - is a form of music in Cape Verde. Its element ascends to funacola which is a mixture of funanáa and coladera. Famous coladera musicians includes Antoninho Travadinha. Contemporary Christian - is a genre of popular music which is lyrically focused on matters concerned with the Christian faith. Country - is a blend of popular musical form...

Defining Music Genres (Part 1) * Today, we are offering a series of articles written originally as one, very very long article by Titus Kamau. Here, he lists world music genres and their definitions. Titus Kamau is a proud contributing author and writes articles on several subjects including entertainment. Check out his work at: http://africanshome.com African Folk - Music held to be typical of a nation or ethnic group, known to all segments of its society, and preserved usually by oral tradition. Afro Jazz - Refers to jazz music which has been heavily influenced by African music. The music took elements of marabi, swing and American jazz and synthesized this into a unique fusion. The first band to really achieve this synthesis was the South African band Jazz Maniacs. Afro-Beat - Is a combination of Yoruba music, jazz, Highlife, and funk rhythms, fused with African percussion and vocal styles, popularized in Africa in the 1970s. Afro-Pop - A general term used to refer to ...

 Yep, time for some poetry... it has been a while since I shared any of my poetry so here goes... I Will Prevail There's knowledge in abundance, all around.  Seems to be easily tripped over and found. Yet just can't seem to get enough;  To get anywhere seems so very tough. Just have to reach out and grab it; Have to make positive attitude a habit. Wanna do so very much; Just desier the winner's touch. So very impatient, ina hurry; And let myself too often worry. Suppose, in time, it will all come. Pray it happens before my time has gone.  Life's crazy humour of surprise, Teaching me to fairly compromise. Try to do the best I can; And keep from following every day men.  Will do whatever I think is best And if I fail, will I still pass the test? My goal is to love and to learn, To accomplish what I now yearn,  To leave my footprints on life's crazy trail, And against all else - prevail.  *Note: This was...

I'm taking the day off from the office today - ah, those golden moments of reprieve :) While I love what I do,  without occasional day's off I'd go a bit bonkers :) I thought it would be a good time to share some poetry excerpts from my book: Towards Understanding TRAPPED! There is but a child in me, Waiting to escape. To see the wonders of the world, And rid herself of hate. She wants to feel joy in living, And romantic summer eves. She dreams of running wild, Through autumn’s fallen leaves. But I keep her well in side; Afraid of experiencing pain. She shouldn’t have to cry, That sweet little child of mine. - This poem is in recognition of the superficial relationships I had developed for fear of being depended on, or being disappointed. Experience teaches us, however, that by keeping ourselves locked up in a seemingly "safe" place we only relive old hurts over...