Monday, December 13, 2004
A writer in Kenya reveals the power that is reggae in Africa:
Roots of a Music Revolution
and Reggae Ambassador
"Reggae was banned from airplay on the then sole radio channel, the Voice of Kenya, for over a decade from May 1988. The music’s syncopated one-drop drumbeats and heavy bass, together with its natural inclination to hardcore 1970s lyrics dwelt heavily on socially militant themes that discomfited rulers."
¶ 12/13/2004 05:10:00 AM
Roots of a Music Revolution
and Reggae Ambassador
"Reggae was banned from airplay on the then sole radio channel, the Voice of Kenya, for over a decade from May 1988. The music’s syncopated one-drop drumbeats and heavy bass, together with its natural inclination to hardcore 1970s lyrics dwelt heavily on socially militant themes that discomfited rulers."
¶ 12/13/2004 05:10:00 AM
