Upon repeated viewing of various Gatorade commercials the similarity between the US army cadence and traditional African American work camp and field hollers struck me:
African influences on American culture
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Megaterio Llamas
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Who would have guessed two hundred years ago that one day Sub-Saharan African chants and cadences would be heard on battlefields around the globe?
Sound Off: Where The Military's Rhythm Came From
http://www.npr.org/2014/06/16/322589902 ... -came-from
Think about all of those Hollywood depictions of the American military, from Stripes to Full Metal Jacket to Cadence. In almost every one, a bunch of guys will jog past the camera at some point, singing and stepping in unison.
The first time that happened was in 1944, when a particular rhythm infiltrated the segregated Army. The cadence was credited to a soldier named Willie Duckworth. As told on a V-Disc, one of the inspirational recordings made during World War II by the U.S. military and sent to troops overseas, Duckworth was "chanting to build up the spirits of his weary comrades."
Until just this spring, Bobby Gerhardt served in the Army as a wheeled vehicle mechanic. He says he has spent more than nine years marching to, running to and calling cadence. His favorite to call follows the rhythm of Duckworth's now 70-year-old composition, though with updated lyrics.
"When I joined I had no idea how anything worked. Everything was brand new," Gerhardt says. "For me, hearing that first cadence the very first time was awesome. Because you always wanted to hear what the next verse was. So you always wanted to keep up so that you could hear the person calling the cadence so you knew what to say back to them."
Sound Off: Where The Military's Rhythm Came From
http://www.npr.org/2014/06/16/322589902 ... -came-from
Think about all of those Hollywood depictions of the American military, from Stripes to Full Metal Jacket to Cadence. In almost every one, a bunch of guys will jog past the camera at some point, singing and stepping in unison.
The first time that happened was in 1944, when a particular rhythm infiltrated the segregated Army. The cadence was credited to a soldier named Willie Duckworth. As told on a V-Disc, one of the inspirational recordings made during World War II by the U.S. military and sent to troops overseas, Duckworth was "chanting to build up the spirits of his weary comrades."
Until just this spring, Bobby Gerhardt served in the Army as a wheeled vehicle mechanic. He says he has spent more than nine years marching to, running to and calling cadence. His favorite to call follows the rhythm of Duckworth's now 70-year-old composition, though with updated lyrics.
"When I joined I had no idea how anything worked. Everything was brand new," Gerhardt says. "For me, hearing that first cadence the very first time was awesome. Because you always wanted to hear what the next verse was. So you always wanted to keep up so that you could hear the person calling the cadence so you knew what to say back to them."
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Megaterio Llamas wrote:Who would have guessed two hundred years ago that one day Sub-Saharan African chants and cadences would be heard on battlefields around the globe?
They are the master race. They have produced a few astro physicist how many 100m Oly Gold winners has Fiji produced?
Dip Chand does own the Fijian speed walking record for the 10 to 50km event inclusive I guess
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Megaterio Llamas
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Another blatant case of cultural appropriation. Willie Duckworth probably died broke in a hotel room.
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I guess deep down at heart everyone just wants to be a negroid
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