#Conscious Music and the Age of Aquarius


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Music has always been a medium to enable topics on social change and worldly events to be heard. 2017 with its natural disasters, 2016 with Brexit, the US election and the conflicts throughout the world sure suggests that #change is coming.

Apparently, we are now in the 'Age of Aquarius'.This is an astrological age that represents rapid change and awakening. There sure has been a lot of change in recent years both socially and technologically. On the internet there are thousands of videos questioning the 'facts' we believed to be true. There is definitely an increase in 'consciousness' and the impact of this will be felt by all of us. The effects will depend on how each of us handles this change.


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However, the Age of Aquarius is also a period of love, brotherhood and unity. So, from a music and songwriting perspective we have the chance to influence change with the messages that our music and lyrics portray. Artists like #Jah9 , #Chronixx have tapped into this greater awareness or awakening and are rapidly gaining an army of fans.

Reggae has sub-genres like, roots an culture, dub, danceheall and lovers rock. Personally, I have felt over the last few years that reggae is being revitalized because of the turmoil that exists in many places. Reggae has always been a music that is never afraid to express difficult topics as from its very beginning it was a vehicle to express inequality and social injustice. Because of this, I feel people are finding a home in reggae where they can express these types of topics. Change is coming and people feel reggae embraces change.


I remember Peter Tosh's great song 'Legalize It' referring to the legalization of marijuana. I have to admit thinking that will never happen. If we can barely get any reggae music played on the radio then nobody is going to pay any mind to what one of the original Wailers is preaching.  But here we are with the USA and Canada proposing the legalization of marijuana and it can even be prescribed on medical grounds. Something is definitely happening.


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Some are pointing to the 'Quickening' the speeding up of time as one of the reasons for this increased consciousness. For example, the effects of the decisions of others e.g. governments and corporations took more time for people to become aware of it say 20 years ago. However, the internet has cut the time between action and awareness, a message sent and the message received. Because of this the power of  'Conscious Music' is even greater.

If you look on social media there are more and more quotes of an enlightening type. Offsetting some of the negative elements of the internet. People are finding their voice, urging people to become aware and be more conscious of things like fake news and what is put in front of them. This awareness is putting pressure on the social media platforms themselves to be more transparent about how they control what we see. Consciousness is definitely rising.

So let's use the power of music to send positive messages and raise awareness and make the most of the Age of Aquarius.


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