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 Fame
and fortune
Soon young people from the inner-city communities began to
record songs, finding a way out of their poverty through fame
and fortune. Among those who hit the big times were Bob Marley,
Jimmy Cliff, Ken Boothe and Toots Hibbert who gained international
recognition.
BOB MARLEY
Then
came the '70s with Bob Marley leading the way, the Rastafarian
faith got promoted through the evolving of reggae music, which
employed chanting and drumming, which carried spiritual messages
and this appealed to the nation. After the death of Don Drummond,
one of the creators of ska, musicians began searching for
new a musical direction. This saw an evolution of rock steady,
accompanied by catchy dance moves.
 This
music lasted into the 1970s, with Millie Small's My Boy Lollipop
and Desmond Dekker with Poor Me Israelite taking it worldwide.
Following
the death of Bob Marley and the fact that most of our musicians
began writing fewer songs, the music became stagnant because
of lack of musical ideas. The young got tired of the sameness
of the music and began experimenting again in the studios.
They found that the drum and bass could provide satisfactory
rhythms for dancing. The dancehall sound was born. .
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