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Now, what does this have to do with Reggae
Music? When we compare the two different
storylines, we see that the history of Reggae and
the history of western based Pop Music are really
two different stories. Yes, there are many
"cross-over" acts in this time, but
these can easily be identified as hybrid and not
real Roots Reggae.
It wasn't until Bob Marley died, that cokane
created a kind of music on Jamaica now commonly
known as Ragga/Dancehall. It wasn't until
Dancehall and American Rap merged together, that
it became the gunworshipping sexualy immoral style
that it now is. Today there is not that much
difference between Rap and Dancehall, and the
Reggae vibe is only a subtle trademark somewhere
in the background.
It is obvious, that the forces behind this transformation
of Reggae Culture into becoming another branch of
the global culture of gun worshipping sexually
immoral known as Rap, whoever they are, had to
change the music before they could introduce the
audience to such wickedness.
And this fact is of crucial essence!
Reggae Music, because of it's very nature, is
evidently unfit to serve as a vehicle of
satanically driven forces. Reggae Music,
especially Roots Reggae Music can only be played
by people who have a certain honousty and openness
that you cannot have when you have such evil
intentions as the followers of Aleister Crowley's
teachings.
Now, what does this all mean as it relates to
the Dubroom?
It makes sense, when we combine several aspects
we have touched upon in this article so far.
- Reggae Music has a history and foundation
that is different then that of the global
forms of popular music as seen on for example
MTV.
- Reggae Music had to be transformed into a
style that has nothing to do with original
Roots Reggae before it could be transformed
into yet another style: a branch of a global
culture that worships guns, sexual immorality
and even blatant satanism.
- The two main Christian responses to the
global forms of popular music are either the
creation of a parralel universe called the CCM
industry or a Biblically based avoidance of
such musical styles alltogether.
- The CCM industry treats Reggae Music as if
it has the same roots as that of the global
forms of popular music.
Where many see Reggae as just another form of
global popular music, they completely disregard
the different history of Reggae Music. They don't
seem to realize the importance of this difference.
And even if they do, then most would still
approach Reggae Music as a style of popular music,
like Rap or Rock.
Many people have Reggae in a collection of Rock
and Rap, too. When they are Christian, there's a
big chance that this collection is a CCM
collection.
Sure, they like Reggae too and so they start
looking for "Christian Reggae". And they
get confused when they see the Dubroom, where
Reggae Music is promoted by a born again
Christian. And they wonder: how can a born again
Christian promote "secular music"? Isn't
a Christian supposed to promote CCM or
"Gospel Music"?
Well, the answer to that is obvious.
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