Isbn: 9783030551605 - narratives from beyond the uk reggae bassline: the system is sound (palgrave studies in the history of subcultures and popular music) (6 Ergebnisse)

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Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 320 pages. 8.50x6.00x1.00 inches. In Stock.

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Zustand: Hervorragend. Zustand: Hervorragend | Seiten: 340 | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | 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.…

Hardcover. Zustand: gut. 2020. Narratives from Beyond the UK Reggae Bassline In deutscher Sprache. pages.