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Reggae, and the second British Invasion. In the early 1960s, a new style of music arose in Jamaica. It took the sounds of rock’n’roll, jazz and blues,

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1 Reggae, and the second British Invasion

2 In the early 1960s, a new style of music arose in Jamaica. It took the sounds of rock’n’roll, jazz and blues, and mixed them with Jamaican mento to produce a fast but loose style called ska. A popular ska singer was Jimmy Cliff (pictured right). © Cengage Learning Australia Pty Ltd 2014 MUSIC07SL00070 www.nelsonnet.com.au 2 Getty Images/Michael Ochs Archives

3 Towards the end of the 1960s, ska began to slow down into a steadier relaxed style known as reggae. Gradually, reggae found its way into Western popular music, thanks to the efforts of Bob Marley and the Wailers (Bob Marley pictured right). © Cengage Learning Australia Pty Ltd 2014 MUSIC07SL00070 www.nelsonnet.com.au 3 Corbis/Jeff Albertson

4 Reggae music was part of a cultural movement known as Rastafarianism. Rastas wore dreadlocks, smoked ganga and many were vegetarians. They were dedicated to obtaining political equality in Jamaica, and looked to Africa as their spiritual home. © Cengage Learning Australia Pty Ltd 2014 MUSIC07SL00070 www.nelsonnet.com.au 4 Dreamstime.com/Lucian Coman

5 White artists such as UB40 and The Police (pictured right) also produced reggae infused songs such as their hit ‘Roxanne’. However, they lacked the truly relaxed reggae style of Marley, and their songs were categorised as white reggae. © Cengage Learning Australia Pty Ltd 2014 MUSIC07SL00070 www.nelsonnet.com.au 5 Corbis/Lynn Goldsmith

6 Because of its political messages such as freedom from oppression, it comes as no surprise that reggae became popular with early Australian Indigenous bands such as No Fixed Address (pictured right), particularly in their song ‘We Have Survived’. © Cengage Learning Australia Pty Ltd 2014 MUSIC07SL00070 www.nelsonnet.com.au 6 From the National Film & Sound Unit, with permission from Universal Music Australia

7 Although reggae never became a strong mainstream style, it influenced many other styles. One of these was Reggaeton. Reggaeton featured reggae mixed with a rap style delivery, and was popularised by Latin performer Don Omar (pictured right). © Cengage Learning Australia Pty Ltd 2014 MUSIC07SL00070 www.nelsonnet.com.au 7 Getty Images/Michael Caulfield Archive

8 Meanwhile, from 1983, a second wave of British bands swept the world stage. These included the hugely popular group Wham (pictured right), which featured songwriter George Michael. © Cengage Learning Australia Pty Ltd 2014 MUSIC07SL00070 www.nelsonnet.com.au 8 Alamy/Trinity Mirror/Mirrorpix

9 Another highly successful band was Duran Duran (pictured right). They used synthesisers and a light post-disco beat, and had a big hit with ‘Hungry Like the Wolf’. Their sound became known as synth- pop. © Cengage Learning Australia Pty Ltd 2014 MUSIC07SL00070 www.nelsonnet.com.au 9 Alamy/AF archive

10 One of the most successful of the second British Invasion bands was the Eurythmics, featuring Dave Stewart and Annie Lennox. Annie Lennox had a powerful stage presence, and they had a huge hit with the heavily synthesised song ‘Sweet Dreams’. © Cengage Learning Australia Pty Ltd 2014 MUSIC07SL00070 www.nelsonnet.com.au 10 Alamy/Pictorial Press Ltd

11 Some of the second British Invasion bands became known as the New Romantics. They favoured effeminate clothing and make-up, as a rebellion against the scruffy look of punk. One of the most successful was Culture Club (pictured right), led by Boy George. © Cengage Learning Australia Pty Ltd 2014 MUSIC07SL00070 www.nelsonnet.com.au 11 Alamy/AF archive

12 Australian artists copied the neat, heavily synthesised sound of synth- pop. John Farnham (pictured right) enjoyed a successful return to the airwaves with his album Whispering Jack, and its hit song ‘You’re the Voice’. © Cengage Learning Australia Pty Ltd 2014 MUSIC07SL00070 www.nelsonnet.com.au 12 Newspix/Anthony Moran

13 The periodic international domination by British bands highlighted their natural flair for melody writing, as against the centrality of rhythm in American music. However, as the 1990s approached, a restless public yearned for something new and less overtly commercial. © Cengage Learning Australia Pty Ltd 2014 MUSIC07SL00070 www.nelsonnet.com.au 13

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