Night Hawk

Through the years, music has always been a way for people to express feelings and emotions about a variety of topics. From blues to folk, and classic rock to alternative, music is a way to grab attention about issues and problems in a melodic and poetic way. One genre of music that really tackles social problems and injustice in no other way, though, is reggae music.

Reggae music can attack social problems and injustice like no other genre of music because it was created in the midst of a revolution in the mean streets of Jamaica. It is a battle cry for Rasta, and for peace and love and harmony for all. Its lyrics speak in the tongue of Rastafarianism, a language that was born to free its people from the oppression of their European colonizers. With music that was born of a language made to fight oppression, it is no surprise that Reggae music is the music of revolution.

Reggae music is a beautiful mixture of Rasta song and ska, and there are three different types of reggae music, skank reggae, roots reggae, and rock steady. The one thing they all have in common is the blend of powerful lyrics and harmonies that include everything from heavy horns, to Afro-Caribbean drumbeats. The words of most Reggae songs, though, are the main battle cry for revolution.