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Locally Jamaicans are proud to be known as “little but talawah!” In a nutshell this means it punches way above its weight or it’s made a huge impact for its size. Here are some of the ways Jamaica has impacted on the rest of the world…

Studio One DiscoMix Tracks

Studio One DiscoMix Tracks

Jamaica invented the DiscoMix as a way to extend the enjoyment of certain records in a dancehall or disco venues.

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  1. Jamaican music (this include roots rock reggae, dancehall reggae, ska, rock steady, mento).
  2. Gangsta (or bad boy) Style (Jamaica introduced the style conscious to wearing their shirts outside their pants.
  3. The foundation for rap (Jamaica invented the concept for rap back in the late 1960s/early 1970s and called it "toasting". On Bob Marley’s "Put It On" he sings: ‘I’m not boasting…feel like toasting’…).
  4. Dub (instrumental version of a track’s A side, usually spiced up with echo and other effects).
  5. The Remix (we call it the version where you basically have the one rhythm and slight variation of content on it. For instance you could have a singer, a rapper, an instrumentalist, etc. all doing their own special performance on the one basic rhythm track).
  6. The DiscoMix (long-playing 12" vinyl records, now largely obsolete.).
  7. Bob Marley & the Wailers (Marley’s ability to unite opposing politicians and sensitise the world to the dynamics of Jamaica’s indigenous music, the beauty of our local woman in the form of a Jamaican Miss World and politics is still a landmark).
  8. Personalities (Marcus Mosiah Garvey, Mary Seacole).
  9. Rastafarianism.
  10. Dreadlocks.
  11. Bauxite (Jamaica is currently the world’s second largest exporter of Bauxite, falling short only to the much larger Australia. In an earlier decade it was the world’s biggest exporter of bauxite, the raw material for aluminium).
  12. World, record breaking athletes (among them, of course, Usain Bolt, Asafa Powell, Donald Quarrie, Merlene Ottey, Herbert McKenley, just to name a few).
  13. Inspiring Holiday Destination (home of author Ian Fleming, creator of the James Bond novels; through Sandals Jamaica invented the all-inclusive holiday resort concept.)
  14. Jamaican patois (Ali G’s displacement of Jamaican language and style is what gave the character his quirky resonance).
  15. Gold (at one point Jamaica was the gold capital of the world, attracting many pirates from all parts of the globe.).
  16. Sugar.
  17. Rum.
  18. Liquor (Tia Maria and others).
  19. Ganja (Jamaica’s term for marijuana; also called The Weed, among others.).
  20. Blue Mountain Coffee.

Can you think of other ways Jamaica has impacted on the world?

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