Narratives from Beyond the UK Reggae Bassline: The System is Sound

Henry, W. and Worley, M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3049-8714, eds. (2021) Narratives from Beyond the UK Reggae Bassline: The System is Sound. Palgrave Studies in the History of Subcultures and Popular Music. Palgrave Macmillan, London. ISBN 9783030551605 doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-55161-2

Abstract/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 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.

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Refereed	Yes
Divisions	Arts, Humanities and Social Science > Language Text and Power Arts, Humanities and Social Science > Identities
Publisher	Palgrave Macmillan
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