Rastafarianism

Japanese: Rastafarianism
Rastafarianism

...In the 1980s, reggae diversified into a satirical, tongue-twister-like vocal style with no melody, called "toast" or "DJ," and a love ballad-like style called "lovers rock," and has had a wide-ranging influence on popular music around the world. The background of reggae is Rastafarianism, a kind of messianic belief that sees Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie as the savior. This is a nationalism based on a return to Africa, but it has a unique constitution with a strong spiritualistic tendency. ...

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Rastafarianism" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…80年代に入ると,トーストtoastもしくはDJと呼ばれる,風刺性に富んだ,メロディのない早口言葉のようなボーカル・スタイル,ラバーズ・ロックlovers rockと称するラブ・バラッド的なものなど多様化し,世界のポピュラー音楽に広範な影響を及ぼしている。 レゲエの背景として,エチオピアの皇帝ハイレ・セラシエを救世主とみる一種のメシア信仰,ラスタファリ思想Rastafarianismが存在する。これはアフリカ回帰を基調とした民族主義だが,精神主義的傾向の強い特異な体質をもったものである。…

※「Rastafarianism」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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