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== Introduction == == Introduction ==


Nothing has shaped ] culture more than fact that so many various socities have used the island as a melting pot of cultures, as Jamaican culture now represents a unique blend of various cultures that came to the island. The native ] never rooted their culture on the island, as they were mostly wiped out. As the original ] Indians all died Jamaican culture represents a rich blend of cultures that have come to the island. The native


Probably nothing has served as better ambassador to Jamaican culture than ] music, a distinctively syncopated style of music that arose from ], itself of Jamaican roots, with largely political lyrics. ], from ], is doubtlessly the best known performer of this style. The best know side of Jamaican culture is ] music, and the ] who are recognised all over the world for playing what is a distinctively syncopated style that arose from another jamaican sopund, ].. ], from ], is doubtlessly the best known performer of this style.


], a ] laureate, attended college in Jamaica. Other significant writers from the island include ] and ]. Plays and works in jamaican English, or ], attract special attention. ], ] and ] have contributed to this phenomenon by writing works in patois. ], a ] laureate, attended college in Jamaica. Other significant writers from the island include ] and ]. Plays and works in jamaican English, or ], attract special attention. ], ] and ] have contributed to this phenomenon by writing works in patois.

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Introduction

As the original Arawak Indians all died Jamaican culture represents a rich blend of cultures that have come to the island. The native

The best know side of Jamaican culture is reggae music, and the Rastafarians who are recognised all over the world for playing what is a distinctively syncopated style that arose from another jamaican sopund, ska.. Bob Marley, from Kingston, is doubtlessly the best known performer of this style.

Derek Walcott, a Nobel prize laureate, attended college in Jamaica. Other significant writers from the island include Claude McKay and Louis Simpson. Plays and works in jamaican English, or patois, attract special attention. Louise Bennett, Andrew Salkey and Michael Smith have contributed to this phenomenon by writing works in patois.

See also

For more information on Jamaican music, see Music of Jamaica

For more information on the National Gallery of Jamaica, see National Gallery of Jamaica

For more information on Rastafarianism, see Rastafarianism

For more inofrmation on the patois, see Jamaican English

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