Music Works & comments

 The five different music movements I’ve chosen to talk about are reggae, pop, concerto, opera and jazz. My favorite reggae group is definitely UB40. My dad got me listening to UB40 because he’s listened to reggae his entire and I grew up listening to their songs because of him. Because this reggae band began in 1978, the technology used was very minimal. Reggae music uses drums at the center of its music. My favorite song by UB40 is Red Red Wine. My favorite pop music star is Beyoncé. Beyoncé elevates the prevalence of hip-hop culture and black vernacular into her pop songs and effortlessly proves that commercial bangers and true art do not have to be exclusive. Her song Destiny’s Child is what I feel put her on the map. Beyoncé made concerts spectacles worth seeing again and brought artistry and precision back to the live performance. She is an unapologetic feminist and uses her platform to showcase intersectionality. Opera is an art form that tells a story through music and singing. Unlike a musical, opera singers do not use microphones to amplify their voices, and the music, played by the orchestra, is completely live. My favorite opera group is Tenori e Bassi. Sensational opera group Tenori e Bassi consist of four charming and incredibly talented male opera singers. They perform opera classic through to arrangements of modern day hits. All four of these singers trained at some of the greatest music conservatoires in the world. The group was formed in 2016, following in the foots of the three tenors. I have had the opportunity to see them preform and it was excellent. My favorite jazz musician is Charles Lloyd. Lloyd has been an unacknowledged genius working in plain sight for far too long. Every note he plays is valuable, he is the eternal storyteller whose melodic lines assume a narrative arc whose logic somehow seems analogous to the ages old storyteller’s art. He produced a very highly successful album in 2018 called Vanished Gardens. Vanished Gardens is my favorite thing to listen to during study sessions and homework.