JAMAICA By: Jack, Craig, Mitchell, and Hunter
Jamaican Music Have you heard about Jamaican music? You’ll hear about what types of music there are. Also when they were popular. Lastly will be additional facts about Jamaican music. Now you are going to hear about Jamaican music.
Types of Music There are a lot of genres. There is ska, mento, rocksteady, reggae, dancehall, dub, and folk. Dancehall has its own music, language, dress style, and worldview. Dancehall is currently the vogue in Jamaican music. Those are the types of music in Jamaica.
When Music was Popular This is when some music in Jamaica was popular. In 1950 the types of music that were popular were Ska and Mento. Also in 1960 and 1970 Dub, Rocksteady, and Reggae were popular. That’s when some music in Jamaica was popular.
Here are some additional facts about Jamaican music. Ska is a combination of Mento, American Jazz, rhythm, and Blues. A Mento band consists a banjo, acoustic guitar, hand drums, and a rhumba. 108 Jamaican folk songs were published in 1907 in Walter Jekyll’s Jamaica song and story. Those are some additional facts about Jamaican music.
Now you have you have heard of Jamaican music. All the types. When they were popular. Also you have heard additional facts. Now you have heard about Jamaican music.
Jamaican Animal Do you want to know about Jamaican animals well let’s take a look. The first paragraph will be about all the 700 birds in Jamaica. Next you will learn about all the frog and toads species in Jamaica. Lastly there are only 3 species of catfish in Jamaica. In all Jamaica has interesting facts about animals in Jamaica.
Birds in Jamaica First this paragraph will be about all the 700 birds in Jamaica. Out of those 700 birds there are 70 species of a bird named the Songbird. There are close of 324 of the birds live in the forest. Jamaica has a doctor bird that is one type of a hummingbird. In general Jamaica is filled with cool birds.
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Frogs and Toads in Jamaica Next this paragraph will be about the frogs and toads in Jamaica. There are 25 species of frogs and toads. Jamaica has toads that can weigh up to be 90 pounds. Jamaica has a frog that is the smallest in frog in Jamaica and only eats insects. Therefore that is the life of frogs and toads that live in Jamaica.
Fish in Jamaica Lastly this paragraph will be about the 700 fish in Jamaica. Jamaica has a fish that can be 190 pounds. Jamaica has a fish that can weights 3.5 ounces. Jamaicans make fish into fish tea. Furthermore take a dive and you will find a ton of fish off Jamaica.
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Jamaica is the place to go to see all types of animals. Out of those 700 birds there are 70 species of songbirds. Jamaica has a toad that can weigh up to be 90 pounds. Jamaica can make fish into fish tea. In conclusion animals in Jamaica go hand and hand so go there and see for you.
Jamaican Sports Did you know there are more then 15 sports in Jamaica? First did you know cricket is a pastime of young and old? Next Netball is the most played sport for females in Jamaica. Lastly Usain Bolt is from Jamaica and is one of the fastest people in the world. After all I think Jamaica is one of the funnest places to go on earth.
CRICKET Did you know cricket is a pastime of young and old? First cricket is a bat-ball game played between two teams, and there are eleven on the field. Cricket is the most popular sport behind soccer. In cricket one team bats trying to score as much as possible while other team fields and bowls or pitches. I would love to play cricket.
NETBALL Next netball is the most played sport by females. Netball is a team sport in which two teams compete against each others. Each team has seven members, the game resembles basketball. However netball players run jump as they pass. That’s mostly what I learned about netball. I think netball is one of the coolest sports.
USAIN BOLT Lastly did you know Usain Bolt is from Jamaica and is one of the fastest people on EARTH! Usain Bolt world record holder and Olympic record holder in the 100m and 200m.He ran 9.69 seconds for the 100m, and 19.30 seconds for the 200m. Did you know Usain Bolt can run up to 40 mph? Finally Usain’s nickname is lightning Bolt.
All of these are just random facts about Jamaica. Jamaica is one of the fiercest countries in athletics for many years now. Jamaica has a sport called Pushcart. They also have a sport called bobsledding also. That’s mostly what I researched about Jamaica I hoped you liked it.
This is a pushcart
Jamaican food Have you ever wondered about Jamaican food? Jamaica has a wide variety of veggies. Next I will tell you about Jamaican fruits. In Jamaica sea food is really big. In all food is a large part of Jamaica’s culture.
Jamaican fruit Jamaican fruit includes a wide variety.Ackee is one of the many fruit grown in jamacia.Ackee is a large tropical tree that grows fruit called akke.rundre is another fruit in Jamaica, it grows as a bunch and you cut the leaves off and eat them.rundre has 20 grams of protein in one serving!!One more of the many fruits are othacite apple. The apple its self is the size of a normal red apple that grows here in America.
Jamaican veggies Jamaican veggies include calabrolo, and many more. Jamaica has the largest variety of fruit. Also they are the second healthiest country in vegetables in the world. Coconuts, broccoli, are some veggies that they eat from America. One thing they do with some of there veggies is they make veggie patties.
Jamaican meats Jamaicans are big meat eaters, some of the meats they eat are fish, pork, and, beef. Examples of fish that they eat are sea bass, escovitch, and many more. They get there beef from cows that they raise on there farms. Also they raise there pigs on farms for there pork. And finally for there fish they go out to the oceans and catch fish. In all Jamaicans eat a lot of meat.
(Sea bass)One fruit in Jamaican is ackee. Calabrolo is a veggie in Jamaica. One really big sea food that they eat is sea bass.
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