Previous Page: Prince Buster named his record labels "Wildbells," "Islam," "Soulville Centre," and "Voice of the People, enough to give you the idea of a man's fixation with an outward manifestation that consummates the Christian aspirations ingenuously blend with the Holy Baptismal inspirations portraying Afro-Centralism comradeship within the Black Muslim Assembly Consortium, as if creating a kind of holy allegiance with a distinct point of orientation towards Afro-Americanised melodies. He presents himself as if he had ethical obligations to the Jamaican populace in which he enunciated himself as their symbolic armament and enigmatic guardian. Like Prince Buster, Coxsone was seeking a distinctive musical productive originality. Cluet Johnson aka "Clue J and The Bluesblasters" was a significant inspiration to the development of Clement "Coxsone" Dodd's desires in wanting to establish an unconventional characteristically musical sound. The "Rock Steady" rhythm only lasted until the early 70's when the new style dance music of Reggae took over. The Rastafarians immediately adopt the reggae and the lyrics began to represent the Rastafarians spiritual views and subsequently reggae took a stride forward expanding into musical branches that lead to the phraseology of dub and dancehall music. |