{"id":9616,"date":"2017-04-15T17:27:01","date_gmt":"2017-04-15T22:27:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.anglicandioceseja.org\/?p=9616"},"modified":"2017-05-14T19:08:13","modified_gmt":"2017-05-15T00:08:13","slug":"dancehall-forum-highlights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.anglicandioceseja.org\/copy\/dancehall-forum-highlights\/","title":{"rendered":"Dancehall Forum – Highlights"},"content":{"rendered":"

QUOTES FROM PUBLIC FORUM ON DANCEHALL<\/strong>
\n\"\"\u201cDancehall promotes racial hatred\u2026 and blacks are the victims.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cMany of our social ills may be traced to the free reign of dancehall in the society.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cCivil society and organisations have not zeroed in on the destructive potential of dancehall because the elite are not affected.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cLarge companies exploit people by using dancehall music to attract them and entice them to buy their products.\u201d
\n\u2013 Ava Auset<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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\"\"\u201cDancehall reflects what is going on, but often, we choose to ignore it.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cSometimes, we are so engrossed with the melody and rhythm that we forget to listen to what is said.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cSometimes, we can miss a potent message when we are sidetracked by the words\u2019 <\/p>\n

\u201cIn order to correct the negative impact, our energy should be focused on education and socialisation.\u201d
\n\u2013 O\u2019Dayne Plummer, Advisor, Anglican Youth Fellowship, Church of The Holy Spirit, Cumberland, Portmore<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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\"\"\u201cArt is supposed to shock, be controversial and convey a message.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAll popular music was decadent at some point.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cNothing is wrong with music, it\u2019s what you do with it.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cWe need to equip ourselves with the right tools to analyse it. If you condemn it, you cannot understand it or get the right outcome.\u201d
\n\u2013 Dr. Dennis Howard, Ethnomusicologist and General Manager, Radio Services – RJRGLEANER Communications Group<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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\"\"\u201cDancehall is a culture. It affirms a certain group of people and many artists are embracing this.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cThe Church does not want to say \u2018It\u2019s dancehall or gospel.  The Christian must help to affirm values that liberate, inspire and uplift.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cThe Christian wants to make the culture a more humanizing place.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Church has integrated the music of popular artists in its worship. There is a difference between conscious music and music that degrades women and the humanness that God has bestowed on us.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen art begins to create a counter-cultural movement in our country, that\u2019s when we have a problem.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cYou can\u2019t remove the music and resolve the ills by condemning it.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cThe objective is not to condemn the artists. It\u2019s about ideas, who we are and what we about. Ideas can contend.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you condemn, you close your mind. Instead, you can critique and offer alternate values.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cThe Church has to help find a solution that will not be debilitating to the society.\u201d
\n\u2013 The Rt. Rev. Robert Thompson, Suffragan Bishop of Kingston<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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\"\"\u201cArt creates alternative realities.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cThe artists\u2019 lyrics are sometimes their way of negotiating certain issues in a way that they could not address otherwise. The artists may be venting\u2026purging themselves.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cA fever is a symptom, but if it is not regulated, you can end up with a serious problem.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cYou have to expose your children to certain things under controlled conditions. We find it hard to control our kids, but want the world to conform to what we want.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cIt is not Vibes Cartel who should be the role model for our children. It should be us. We have to take control.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cWe have to constantly ask ourselves what is the appropriate modality.\u201d
\n\u2013 Clyde McKenzie, Cultural Analyst and Music Producer<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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\"\"\u201cWhat are the society\u2019s standards? Should we not have a baseline standard?\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cWe must be careful about correlation and causation. It has not been found in studies globally that the music causes violence. However, you don\u2019t ignore a fever.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe can choose what we celebrate\u2026 I challenge the Church to engage in the dialogue in communities to help solve the challenge.\u201d
\n\u2013 Imani Duncan-Price, Moderator<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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