bentleesthoughts

      I am excited to do this Blog because I am interested in learning about new music from different cultures. It took me a while to figure out which cultures and styles of music I wanted to do. I tried to pick music from cultures that sound very different from each other so you can really see the variety of styles shown in each music piece.      The first piece of music I want to introduce is from Jamaica (North America) and the artist is Bob Marley. My dad was a huge fan of his music so I grew up with it. Reggae music makes me feel so free and happy when I listen to it. I love so many songs by him. I loved how much he adored his culture and included it in his music. The song I picked is called Stir It Up by Bob Marley and The Wailers. I chose to go the modern route this one because I can relate more to this style of music.      The next country that I am going to do is music from the Dominican Republic(North America). I visited this p...

 The ritual that I'm going to be talking about is one that is very special and important to me. My ritual is on Christmas with all my siblings and we perform " All I Want for Christmas Is You" by Mariah Carey. This tradition started when I was younger because I used to love to sing all the time. When everyone was over at my grandparent's house, I was doing something for people to watch. I first started doing the song by myself but eventually made my brother perform it with me. Then our other siblings began to join us as they got older. It has changed a couple times throughout the years but we also make sure to do the song together at the very end. Family is something that Is very important to me and I cherish every moment I have with them. Going to my grandparents on Christmas has been my favorite thing ever since I was little. I would go over to my grandparents the day before and help her decorate the house and the tree and then we would make cookies and watch some o...