Hidden dancehall fans, unite!

[Rachael Kafrissen <rokhl...>]

Whoa. Did I miss something? Sam, can you clarify what you find
incongruously Jewish sounding about Get Busy? My ears, sadly, are not as
educated as yours.

(PS- Get Busy uses the 'diwwali' rhythm which  contributes to its exotic
feel. There are a bunch of stock rhythms or 'riddims' in Jamaican dancehall
music which are used over and over)

-rokhl
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sam Weiss" <SamWeiss (at) bellatlantic(dot)net>
To: "World music from a Jewish slant" <jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org>
Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2003 5:45 PM
Subject: Re: Jewish Monk?


> The tune does use many Yiddish Theatre "tropes" (in the literary sense) as
> well as the second half of "If I Were A Rich Man, but it doesn't ring any
> particular Trope bells for me.
>
> While on the subject of incongruously Jewish sounding pop, "give a listen"
> to Sean-Paul's "Get Busy"
>
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/clipserve/B00006YXH8001005/0/103-6038021-7
990214
>
> and try to match the sounds of davening and Haftarah chanting to his
lyrics:
>
> http://www.anysonglyrics.com/lyrics/s/seanpaul/getbusy.htm
>
> _____________________________________________________________
> Cantor Sam Weiss === Jewish Community Center of Paramus, NJ
>

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