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Topic III Popular music styles
Cou nt ries III USA. Jamaica . Irel and. Sout h Afr ic a
Vocabulary a Types o f mu sic
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Soundtrack
A world of music
Em inem
~~ Lose Yourself
Urban USA
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These styles of music evolved in the 1970s in
New York and Los Angeles. Black youths started
to mix rhythms and melodies from existing
records and then add poetry about their lives on
the streets. The lyrics of their records are often
aconfront at ional and competitive, and most of
them deal with modern social problems. Eminem
is one of the few successful white artists in this
type of music.
Sha n ia Twa in
~~I Yo u ' re Still the One
No wo ma n, no cry (repeal 4 li"u's)
Rural USA
This type of music developed in
the 1920s from the folk music of
the midwestern states of the
USA, and it has a distinct
'cowboy' feel to it. Nashville,
Tennessee, is the official home
of this type of music, and it is still
growing in popularity today. Garth Brooks, one
of its top artists, has sold over 100 million
albums, and is the most popular solo artist of
all time. In recent years Shania Twain has
given this music a stylish modern look.
Bob J" lade)'
~~ No Woman No Cry
Jamaica
No woman , no cry
No woman , no cry
little da rlin' don't ashed no tears
No woman , no cry
Said, sa id, sa id I re member wh en we used to sit
In th e go ve rn ment yard in Trench town
And the n Georgie would make the fire ligh t
a l .og wood b u rni n' thro ug h the n igh t
Then we would cook a co rn mea l porridge
Of which I'll sha re with you
1\ 1)' feet is my onl y e ce rriagc
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Popular music is a key part of everyday life in
Jamaica, even forming a
part of the island's
Rastafarian religion. Its
superstar was Bob Marley
who came to world
recognition in the 1970s
and 80s, and today
Jamaican music has
evolved into 'dancehall',
an electronic form of
dance music.
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'Cause I remember when we used to sit
In th e govern ment yard in Fren chtown
Observing th e hyp ocrites
As they wo uld a mingle with the good people we meet
Goo d friends we have had , o h good friends we've lost
alon g the way
In this br ight fu ture yOll ca n't forge t yo u r past
So dry your tears I say
So I've go t to pu sh on th rou gh
But wh ile I'm go ne...
Ev'ryt hin g's go nna be alrigh t (repeal 8 limes)
So, no wo m an , no cry
No, no woman, no wom a n, no cry
Oh, little da rlin g. don 't shed no tear s
No wo ma n, no cry
No wom an , no wom an , no wo m a n, no cry
No wo ma n, no ery
Oh, my little da rlin ' please don' t shed no tea rs
No wo ma n, no cry, yea h
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ballad a a slow . romantic sonq
ceerteqe a horse -drawn transport
confrontational a anqrily opposinq scmetnmq
corn meal porridqe a flour made from corn. cooked with a liquid
loq wood a wood cut for a tire
to rninqle a to be mixed with
to rely on a to depend on
to shed a to release
unaccompanied a without any musical instrum ents
whistle a a simp le cheap me t al instrument. like a flute
Enva
,
~~ Orinoco Flow
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Irish folk music has
evolved over hundreds of
years and a relies on the
voice and traditional
instruments such as the
harp, violin, drum and
e w hlst le. The two different
sides to Irish music are
energetic dance music and
haunting a ball ads with
ly ri cs that tell a story.
Eny a, from County
Donegal, came to fame in
the 1990s, Her melodic
vocals keep the traditional
Irish feel to her songs, but
she uses electronic
sy nthesisers widely too.
Ladvsmith
Black Mambazo
,
~~ R a i n ,
Rain, Beautiful Rain
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Black South African m iners, fo rced t o work f ar away f rom
h ome, developed a style of co m petit ive, a unacco m panied
singi ng to he lp pass t heir days, ladysmith Black Mambazo , a
ch oir wh o sing in this style and who took t hei r name f rom thei r
home to w n of Ladysmi t h, came t o inte rnational notice in the
1980s. The ir m us ic m ain t ains th e traditional African sinqinq
st yle and uses lyrics with a religi ou s t heme, so metimes i n their
native Zulu langu age and som etim es in English.
Vocabula ry
EJ look at the map. Which countries do you associate with the
following types of music? Insert them in the correct text.
traditional Celticmusic rap traditional Zulu music reggae
country and western hip-hop
Reading
!!l 1!ID Re ad the texts. Match the eventsto the decades.
1920s
1970s
1980s
1990s
1. Enya became popular.
2. Bob Marley was most famous.
3. Hip-hop music began.
4. Ladysmith Black Mambazo became world-famous,
5. Country and western music began.
o Answer the questions about the texts.
3. In which two American cities did hip-hop begin?
4. Why is Eminem's success unusual?
5. Which instruments are common in Celtic music?
6. In which industry did l adysmith Black Mambazo's style
of singing originate?
7. Which languages do l adysmith Black Mambazo sing in?
Listening
m(!) l isten to the song No Woman No Cry by Bob Marley, then
look at the lyrics. Say which of these features you think are
important in a reggae song.
a. Romantic lyrics
b. Political or social message
c. Use of a lot of different inst ruments
d. Beat and rhythm
S e.eaking
rn Discuss in pairs. Doesyour country have a traditional form
of music? Do you like it? What are the most popular forms of
music in your country?
1. Which town is the country and western capital of the USA?
2.Who is the biggest-selling solo recording artist of all time?
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