| Description |
1 online resource : illustrations (some color) |
| Series |
Palgrave studies in the history of subcultures and popular music |
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Palgrave studies in the history of subcultures and popular music.
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| Contents |
1. Introduction: Narratives from the Bassline- William Lez Henry & Matthew Worley -- 2. Vexed history: time and the waning of heart-I-cal philosophy- Paul Gilroy -- 3. Reggae culture as local knowledge: Mapping the beats on south east London streets- William Lez Henry & Les Back -- 4. A Who Seh? Reflections of a lost and found dub poet- Martin Glynn -- 5. What a devilment a Englan! Dub poets and ranters- Tim Wells -- 6. Smiley Culture: A hybrid voice for the Commonwealth- Lucy Robinson -- 7. The Story of Nzinga Soundz and the Womens Voice in Sound System Culture- Lynda Rosenior-Patten and June Reid -- 8. Sound-tapes & Soundscapes: Lo-Fi cassette recordings as vectors of cultural Transmission- Kenny Monrose -- 9. Dem a call us pirates, dem a call us illegal broadcasters!: Pirates Anthem, PCRL and the struggle for black free radio in Birmingham- Lisa Palmer -- 10. Rebel Music in the Rebel City: The Performance Geography of the Nottingham Blues Party, 1957-1987- Tom Kew -- 11. Curious roots & crafts: Record shops and record labels amid the British reggae diaspora- Peter Hughes Jachimiak -- 12. From Sound Systems to Disc Jockeys, From Local Bands to Major Success: On Bristols Crucial Role in Integrating Reggae and Jamaican Music in British Culture- Melissa Chemam -- 13. Growing up under the influence: A sonic genealogy of grime- Joy White -- 14. Sound Systems and the Christian deviation- Carl Tracey -- 15. Handsworth Revolution: Reggae theomusicology, gospel borderlands and delinking Black British Contemporary Gospel Music from Colonial Christianity- Robert Beckford |
| Summary |
This book explores the history of reggae in modern Britain from the time it emerged as a cultural force in the 1970s. As basslines from Jamaica reverberated across the Atlantic, so they were received and transmitted by the UKs Afro-Caribbean community. From roots to lovers rock, from deejays harnessing the dancehall crowd to dub poets reporting back from the socio-economic front line, British reggae soundtracked the inner-city experience of black youth. In time, reggaes influence permeated the wider culture, informing the sounds and the language of popular music whilst also retaining a connection to the street-level sound systems, clubs and centres that provided space to create, protest and innovate. This book is therefore a testament to struggle and ingenuity, a collection of essays tracing reggaes importance to both the culture and the politics of late twentieth and early twenty-first century Britain |
| Notes |
Includes index |
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Description based on CIP data; resource not viewed |
| Subject |
Reggae music -- Great Britain -- History and criticism
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Reggae music -- Social aspects -- Great Britain
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Reggae music
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Reggae music -- Social aspects
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Great Britain
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Henry, William (William "Lez"), editor.
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Worley, Matthew, editor.
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| ISBN |
9783030551612 |
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303055161X |
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