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Versatility in Caribbean Music- Intro

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This blog will focus on the theme of Versatility in Caribbean Music. The word versatility as it relates to music simply means artists ability to adapt or perform several genres and styles of music without sounding weird.  Based on the book Tour de Force, versatility refers to musicians having a wide range of musical skills or practices. The text also mentions that being versatile allows artists to sustain a musical career. The thing about versatility is it places no restrictions on musicians as they are not limited to using one method of demonstrating their talents such as singing, rapping, writing lyrics or playing an instrument. Instead, musical artists can incorporate as many talents and genres as possible to make them stand out among other artists in the field, which I see as a plus.   There are so many Caribbean artist that exhibit versatility in their music however, I will focus on two  Reanno Gordon a.k.a Busy Signal and Ronnie Butler.    This popular dancehall reggae artist is