9/11/2018

Female Reggae Artists And Some Of The Challenges They Face As Philadelphia Private Party Bands

By Steven Moore


As this specific type of music transcends its country of origin to be enjoyed in different parts of the world. A few things have come into the light, things that either was t made apparent then or those who rallied behind its call, unable to do anything to affect the status quo due to voices that could not be heard over the booming speakers that have made this genre of music like no other. Philadelphia Private Party Bands know hot make your event special, many female ladies recently are doing pretty good shows.

In a world filled with hypersexualized music and the bedrock for rape culture, it s good to see an element of femininity in a male-dominated industry and body of work. A breath of fresh air and talent from the stale, repetitive music that is out there no matter how many times its considered fresh.

The best thing about this new wave of artists is that the music they bring out onto the stage or track is awash with content that sells and does not need them to emphasize the use of their body or dependence on a male figure in order to make money. With more and more content from new artists staying away from its sexist roots, more and more artists, female ones, in particular, are finding themselves in a position where they need to push not only themselves but the norm as well.

What s ironic is that in sub genres of reggae like dancehall, despite the degradation of the female form, they have always been and continue to be a key feature of the music, s they are often what lure men to the music in the first place.

Music is not enjoyed in isolation. Dance accompanies the tunes on the dancefloor or wherever its played as its only natural to dance to music. Trends that place women in a state of physical danger like the infamous daggering dance end up resulting in the more feminine out of the two dance partners nursing some physical bruises that could have unsavory.

What gets to constitute as entertainment slowly finds itself blurring a line it was unaware existed. But thanks to the voice of Dr. Donna Hope from the University of the West Indies, who has gone on record to state that daggering is demeaning and explained that it s not about the sexual acts emphasized in the music, lyrics and dance moves and more akin to the inflation of the male ego. With powerful words like this from a renowned expert in reggae studies emphasize substance to the argument of the misrepresentation of females in reggae music.

According to IPS news.net, the government of Jamaica has heard the plights of its people and taken action in banning daggering from 2009. Thus serving as a landmark moment in the use of sexually motivated content in the caribbean.

Reggae has had a past contrary to the message and music that has brought it to prominence, but as more and more if it is played through a different set of eyes. In the form of female entertainers, it is slowly changing what it means to be a reggae artist




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