Narratives from Beyond the UK Reggae Bassline
The System is Sound
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 UK’s 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, reggae’s 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 reggae’s importance to both the culture and the politics of late twentieth and early twenty-first century Britain.
| ISBN: | 9783030551605 |
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| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Seitenzahl: | 320 |
| Produktart: | Gebunden |
| Herausgeber: | Henry, William 'Lez' Worley, Matthew |
| Verlag: | Springer International Publishing |
| Veröffentlicht: | 26.11.2020 |
| Untertitel: | The System is Sound |
| Schlagworte: | Afro-Carribean community British reggae grime race youth culture |
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