Much has already been said about the nature and impact of dancehall music, which has its roots in reggae. The debate for and against the popular genre is robust. One side blames and condemns it for many of the socials ills in the country, and the messages of violence, misogyny and homophobia that it conveys.
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| Claudia Barry |
The other side claims it is the voice of the people, a medium through which they express their feelings and echo what is happening in the society. So is dancehall influencing certain behaviour and mindsets regarded as unwholesome, or is it just a mirror, reflecting the attitudes and deeds engendered by other social, religious, political and psychosexual dynamics?
The discussion continues on Thursday, when Losing Paradise and Music, a Claudja Barry film, will be screened at the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts between 1:15 and 3:15 p.m. as one of the offerings at the three-day Rex Nettleford Conference. read more
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