Jamaican folk culture has played an instrumental role in the development of Jamaican music. From folk songs to hardcore dancehall, the diverse Jamaican culture is implicit in the music.
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The Jamaican Maroons were runaway slaves who fought the
British during the 18th century. Some of the Jamaican Maroons were taken to Nova
Scotia and from there some were taken to Freetown,
Sierra Leone.
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Obeah (sometimes spelled "Obi") is a term used in
the West Indies to refer to folk magic, sorcery, and
religious practices derived from Central African and West African origins.
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Dinki Mini originates from the Congolese word `ndingi' which
means lamentation or funeral song. Dinkies are celebratory occasions.
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Bedwardism is a religion of Jamaica
named after Alexander Bedward (1859-1930). Founded in August
Town, Saint Andrew Parishon on the
work of H. E. S. Woods (A.K.A. Shakespeare) and the Baptist church.
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Garveyism is an aspect of Black Nationalism which takes its
source from the works, words and deeds of UNIA-ACL
founder Marcus Garvey.
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The Rastafari movement (also known as Rastafari, or simply
Rasta) is a new religious movement that accepts Haile Selassie I, the former
Emperor of Ethiopia, as God incarnate, called Jah or Jah Rastafari.
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Kumina is a cultural form indigenous to Jamaica.
It is a religion, music and dance practiced by in large part Jamaicans who
reside in the eastern parish on St. Thomas
on the island.
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Revivalism is an authentic Afro-Christian religious folk
form that evolved during the eighteenth to nineteenth century. Initially, it
was the native Baptist Christians who joined forces with the Moravians, and
other non-conformist churches to become the forerunners of the movement.
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