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Some U.S. states have more than one official state song, and may refer to some of their official songs by other names; for example, Arkansas officially has two state songs, plus a state anthem and a state historical song. Tennessee has the most state songs, with 12 official state songs and an official bicentennial rap.
Pages in category "Songs about Jamaica" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C. Christmas in ...
Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle, the composer of the French national anthem "La Marseillaise", sings it for the first time. The anthem is one of the earliest to be adopted by a modern state, in 1795. Most nation states have an anthem, defined as "a song, as of praise, devotion, or patriotism"; most anthems are either marches or hymns in style. A song or hymn can become a national anthem under ...
The ceremonial roll call at the Democratic National Convention was more like a party than an official nomination. Here's the official playlist of songs from Tuesday night's roll call.
The popularity of Deejays as an essential component of the sound system, and created a need for instrumental songs, as well as instrumental versions of popular vocal songs. Toasting is a type of lyrical chanting over the beat. While Dancehall music involves deejays, they are the ones chanting or humming over the rhythm or track.
"Jamaica, Land We Love" is the national anthem of Jamaica, officially adopted in July 1962. [2] It was chosen after a competition from September 1961 to 31 March 1962, in which the lyrics of the national anthem were selected by Jamaica's Houses of Parliament .
Songs of Jamaica is the first book published by the African-Jamaican writer Claude McKay, which appeared in January 1912. [1] The Institute of Jamaica awarded McKay the Silver Musgrave Medal for this book and a second volume, Constab Blues , also published in 1912.
Linkages from folk music to mento are described in Daniel T. Neely's dissertation, Mento, Jamaica's Original Music: Development, Tourism and the Nationalist Frame (New York University, 2007). Among the best known Jamaican folk songs are "Day-O (Banana Boat Song)", "Jamaica Farewell" (Iron Bar), and "Linstead Market".