Norman C. Stolzoff

Wake the Town and Tell the People: Dancehall Culture in Jamaica

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Produktbeschreibung

Jamaican dancehall has long been one of the most vital and influential cultural and artistic forces within contemporary global music. This title presents a comprehensive view of this musical and cultural phenomenon: its growth and historical role within Jamaican society, its economy of star making, and its technology of production.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Duke University Press
• Seitenzahl: 328
• Erscheinungstermin: Juni 2000
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 514g
• ISBN-13: 9780822325147
• ISBN-10: 0822325144
• Artikelnr.: 09781290

Autorenporträt

Norman C. Stolzoff, Ph.D. is president of Ethnographic Insight, Inc., a consumer anthropology and marketing research firm in Bellingham, Washington.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Illustrations xi
Preface xiii
Acknowledgments xxv
1 Dancehall Culture in Jamaica: An Introduction 1
2 "From Way Back When": The Dancehall from Slavery to World War II 20
3 "Talking Blues": The Rise of the Sound System 41
4 "Get Up, Stand Up": The Dancehall in Post-Independence Jamaica 65
5 The Dub Market: The Recording Studio and the Production of Dancehall
Culture 115
6 "I'm Like a Gunshot Heading Toward a Target": The Career Trajectory of
the Dancehall Entertainer 151
7 "Run Come Inna the Dance": The Dancehall Performance 193
8 The Politics of Dancehall Culture: A Conclusion 227
Notes 249
Bibliography 273
Index 285