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Young, Gifted & Black: The Story of Trojan Records

Author : Michael de Koningh
Publisher : Omnibus Press
ISBN 13 : 1787591042
Total Pages : 269 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (875 download)

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Download or read book Young, Gifted & Black: The Story of Trojan Records written by Michael de Koningh and published by Omnibus Press. This book was released on 2018-07-19 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When it was formed, Trojan Records epitomised the punk DIY ethic over a decade before 1976. With a blizzard of individual labels and a marketing strategy that involved selling product out of the backs of vans, the company spearheaded the injection of reggae and ska into the vein of British youth consciousness. In its first brief six-year incarnation, Trojan produced nearly 30 hit singles, created the legendary compilation series Tighten Up and launched new acts like Jimmy Cliff, Desmond Dekker, Ken Boothe, The Pioneers, Bob And Marcia, Greyhound and Dave And Ansell Collins, all against a background of cut-throat politics, cultural division and prejudice. Featuring a comprehensive discography, Young, Gifted And Black is the official story of Trojan Records, lifting the lid on the scheming, backbiting and sheer seat-of-the-pants inspiration that made the label such a powerful force for black UK music.

Young Gifted and Black

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Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (65 download)

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Bob Marley and Media

Author : Mike Hajimichael
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1538165465
Total Pages : 143 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (381 download)

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Download or read book Bob Marley and Media written by Mike Hajimichael and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2023-02-06 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bob Marley and Media: Representation and Audiences presents an analysis of how media, radio, television and print represented Bob Marley, including his popularity after his death. Mike Hajimichael examines unexplored connections between Bob Marley and media representation and the specifics of audiences, including coverage in tabloids, music magazines, and fanzines, as well as radio and television interviews. Hajimichael builds an extensive catalogue of Bob Marley’s media engagements and connects Marley to media through forms of political discourse and ideologies relevant to social change in different contexts globally, such as civil rights, anti-racism, Rastafari, and liberation movements. Given that varieties of representation exist, the book unpacks these media discourses with regard to public perceptions and key themes articulated, including mainstream versus fan-based coverage, issues of Rastafari, Black Consciousness, economic crisis, legacies of colonialism, slavery, racism, links to other music idioms, concepts of identity, and Marley’s personal relationships.

Positive Vibrations

Author : Stuart Borthwick
Publisher : Reaktion Books
ISBN 13 : 1789145708
Total Pages : 392 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (891 download)

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Download or read book Positive Vibrations written by Stuart Borthwick and published by Reaktion Books. This book was released on 2022-05-09 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Marcus Garvey and Rastafarianism to today’s ubiquitous dancehall riddims, a comprehensive and impassioned exploration of reggae. Positive Vibrations tells of how reggae was shaped by, and in turn helped to shape, the politics of Jamaica and beyond, from the rudies of Kingston to the sexual politics and narcotic allegiances of the dancehall. Insightful and full of incident, it explores how the music of a tiny Caribbean island has worked its way into the heart of global pop. From Marcus Garvey’s dreams of Zion, through ska and rocksteady, roots, riddims, and dub, the story closes with the Reggae Revival, a new generation of Rastas as comfortable riding rhythms in a dancehall style as they are singing sweet melodies from times gone by. Impeccably informed, vibrant, and heartfelt, Positive Vibrations is a passionate and exhaustive account of the politics in reggae, and the reggae in politics.

Don Drummond

Author : Heather Augustyn
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476603332
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)

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Download or read book Don Drummond written by Heather Augustyn and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2013-08-03 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a comprehensive biography of a brilliant musician who forever shaped the course of ska, reggae, and popular music worldwide, only to take the life of his lover and in so doing, destroy his career at the age of 30. In his short life Don Drummond created an enduring legacy despite poverty, class separation, mental illness, racial politics, and the exploitation of his work. The words of Drummond's childhood friends, classmates, musicians, medical staff, legal counsel, and teachers enliven this story of his "unusual mind." They recall the early days in the recording studio, playing the instrumental backup for Bob Marley and others, and the nights in the Rasta camps where musicians burned the midnight oil and more. They remember the gyrations of his lover, Margarita, the Rumba Queen, as she tantalized audiences at Club Havana; tell what happened that tragic night when Drummond stabbed Margarita four times; reveal details of the trial (delayed more than a year as Drummond was ruled mentally unfit) and offer insights into Drummond's death in a mental asylum at age 35.

The B&C Discography: 1968 to 1975

Author : Mark Jones
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1909953377
Total Pages : 118 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (99 download)

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Download or read book The B&C Discography: 1968 to 1975 written by Mark Jones and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2015 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Updated and expanded second edition of this Award Nominated book (nominated for the 2014 ARSC Award for Excellence in Historical Recorded Sound Research). Strictly limited edition of 50 copies in green jacket design. B&C started life as a distribution company, which was set up as a sister company to Island. Island's early success led B&C's owner, Lee Gopthal, to start releasing records in his own right. However, B&C's main strategy was based on licensing records rather than signing artists in its own right and many of B&C's labels concentrated on singles and budget compilation albums - strategies that set the seeds of the company's own destruction. The end, when it came in 1975 was probably inevitable. Still, whilst B&C was about, some very good music got released, almost despite itself on occasion. This book includes comprehensive discographies covering the Action, Stable, B&C, Charisma, Pegasus, Peg, People, Mooncrest, Dragon, Sussex and Seven Sun labels.

Ska

Author : Heather Augustyn
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786461977
Total Pages : 217 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (864 download)

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Download or read book Ska written by Heather Augustyn and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2014-01-10 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Before Bob Marley brought reggae to the world, before Jimmy Cliff and Peter Tosh, before thousands of musicians played a Jamaican rhythm, there were the men and women who created ska music, a blend of jazz, American rhythm and blues, and the indigenous music of the Caribbean. This book tells the story of ska music and its development from Jamaica to England, where the music took on a distinctively different tone, and finally to the rest of the world. Through the words of legendary artists, gleaned from more than a decade of interviews, the story of ska music is finally told by those who were there.

Windrush (1948) and Rivers of Blood (1968)

Author : Trevor Harris
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000709000
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book Windrush (1948) and Rivers of Blood (1968) written by Trevor Harris and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-10-18 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume looks at Britain since 1948 – the year when the Empire Windrush brought a group of 492 hopeful Caribbean immigrants to the United Kingdom. “Post-war Britain” may still be the most common label attached to studies in contemporary British history, but the contributors to this book believe that “post-Windrush Britain” has an explanatory power which is equally useful. The objective is to study the Windrush generation and Enoch Powell’s now infamous speech not only in their original historical context but also as a key element in the political, social and cultural make-up of today’s Britain. Contributions to the book use a diversity of approaches: from the lucid, forward-looking assessment by Trevor Phillips, which opens the volume; through Patrick Vernon’s account of the legacy of Powell’s speech in Birmingham and how it inspired him to launch a national campaign for Windrush Day; to the plea from novelist and playwright Chris Hannan for a fully inclusive, national conversation to help overturn deeply ingrained prejudice in all parts of our society.

The Book of Exodus

Author : Vivien Goldman
Publisher : Crown Archetype
ISBN 13 : 0307421864
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (74 download)

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Download or read book The Book of Exodus written by Vivien Goldman and published by Crown Archetype. This book was released on 2007-12-18 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Follow the Sacred Journey to Create One of the Lasting Musical Masterpieces of Our Time Bob Marley is one of our most important and influential artists. Recorded in London after an assassination attempt on his life sent Marley into exile from Jamaica, Exodus is the most lasting testament to his social conscience. Named by Time magazine as “Album of the Century,” Exodus is reggae superstar Bob Marley’s masterpiece of spiritual exploration. Vivien Goldman was the first journalist to introduce mass white audiences to the Rasta sounds of Bob Marley. Throughout the late 1970s, Goldman was a fly on the wall as she watched reggae grow and evolve, and charted the careers of many of its superstars, especially Bob Marley. So close was Vivien to Bob and the Wailers that she was a guest at his Kingston home just days before gunmen came in a rush to kill “The Skip.” Now, in The Book of Exodus, Goldman chronicles the making of this album, from its conception in Jamaica to the raucous but intense all-night studio sessions in London. But The Book of Exodus is so much more than a making-of-a-record story. This remarkable book takes us through the history of Jamaican music, Marley’s own personal journey from the Trench Town ghetto to his status as global superstar, as well as Marley’s deep spiritual practice of Rastafari and the roots of this religion. Goldman also traces the biblical themes of the Exodus story, and its practical relevance to us today, through various other art forms, leading up to and culminating with Exodus. Never before has there been such an intimate, first-hand portrait of Marley’s spirituality, his political involvement, and his life in exile in London, leading up to histriumphant return to the stage in Jamaica at the Peace Concert of 1978. Here is an unforgettable portrait of Bob Marley and an acutely perceptive appreciation of his musical and spiritual legacy.

The Pioneers: First Book of Proverbs and Social Commentary in and of the Songs

Author : Inyaso
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1365342697
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (653 download)

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Download or read book The Pioneers: First Book of Proverbs and Social Commentary in and of the Songs written by Inyaso and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2016-08-20 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In over 50 years of toiling, the Pioneers Reggae Group has transitioned steadfastly from the Ska era to Rocksteady, and to Reggae and some of its many fusions. The Pioneers' First Book of Proverbs and Social Commentary in and of the Songs and its counterpart, Second Book of Proverbs and Social Commentary as well as the book titled Collectively and Individually: The Pioneers Record Sleeves Over the Decades were written to celebrate the Pioneers Reggae Group's musical journey as seen through the eyes of a lifetime fan whose intent is to draw on narrative and content analysis as a methodology to bring the groups' lifeworks to prominence and to remind the world of the great works created by the Pioneers and their important contribution to the reggae music industry.

The Pioneers: Second Book of Proverbs and Social Commentary in and of the Songs

Author : Inyaso
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1365342980
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (653 download)

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Download or read book The Pioneers: Second Book of Proverbs and Social Commentary in and of the Songs written by Inyaso and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2016-08-20 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In over 50 years of toiling, the Pioneers Reggae transitioned steadfastly from the Ska era to Rocksteady, and to Reggae and some of its many fusions. The Pioneers' Second Book of Proverbs and Social Commentary and its counterpart, First Book of Proverbs and Social Commentary as well as the book titled Collectively and Individually: The Pioneers Record Sleeves Over the Decades were written to celebrate the Pioneers Reggae Group's musical journey as seen through the eyes of a lifetime fan whose intent is to draw on narrative and content analysis as a methodology to bring the groups' lifeworks to prominence and to remind the world of the great works created by the Pioneers and their important contribution to the reggae music industry.

King Alpha’s Song in a Strange Land

Author : Jason Wilson
Publisher : UBC Press
ISBN 13 : 0774862300
Total Pages : 365 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (748 download)

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Download or read book King Alpha’s Song in a Strange Land written by Jason Wilson and published by UBC Press. This book was released on 2020-02-14 with total page 365 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Jackie Mittoo and Leroy Sibbles migrated from Jamaica to Toronto in the early 1970s, the musicians brought reggae with them, sparking the flames of one of Canada’s most vibrant music scenes. Professional reggae musician and scholar Jason Wilson tells the story of how reggae brought black and white youth together, opening up a cultural dialogue between Jamaican migrants and Canadians along the city’s ethnic frontlines. This underground subculture rebelled against the status quo, broke through the bonds of race, eased the acculturation process, and made bands such as Messenjah and the Sattalites household names for a brief but important time.

Catch a Fire

Author : Timothy White
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9780805080865
Total Pages : 580 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (88 download)

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Download or read book Catch a Fire written by Timothy White and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2006-05-02 with total page 580 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The definitive edition, revised and expanded with new material ..."--Cover.

The Music Sound

Author : Nicolae Sfetcu
Publisher : Nicolae Sfetcu
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 6042 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Music Sound written by Nicolae Sfetcu and published by Nicolae Sfetcu. This book was released on 2014-05-07 with total page 6042 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide for music: compositions, events, forms, genres, groups, history, industry, instruments, language, live music, musicians, songs, musicology, techniques, terminology , theory, music video. Music is a human activity which involves structured and audible sounds, which is used for artistic or aesthetic, entertainment, or ceremonial purposes. The traditional or classical European aspects of music often listed are those elements given primacy in European-influenced classical music: melody, harmony, rhythm, tone color/timbre, and form. A more comprehensive list is given by stating the aspects of sound: pitch, timbre, loudness, and duration. Common terms used to discuss particular pieces include melody, which is a succession of notes heard as some sort of unit; chord, which is a simultaneity of notes heard as some sort of unit; chord progression, which is a succession of chords (simultaneity succession); harmony, which is the relationship between two or more pitches; counterpoint, which is the simultaneity and organization of different melodies; and rhythm, which is the organization of the durational aspects of music.

Music, Subcultures and Migration

Author : Elke Weesjes
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1040005500
Total Pages : 239 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (4 download)

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Download or read book Music, Subcultures and Migration written by Elke Weesjes and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2024-03-26 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edited volume concentrates on the period from the 1940s to the present, exploring how popular music forms such as blues, disco, reggae, hip hop, grime, metal and punk evolved and transformed as they traversed time and space. Within this framework, the collection traces how music and subcultures travel through, to and from democracies, autocracies and anocracies. The chosen approach is multidisciplinary and deliberately diverse. Using both archival sources and oral testimony from a wide variety of musicians, promoters, critics and members of the audience, contributors from a range of academic disciplines explore music and subcultural forms in countries across Asia, Europe, Oceania, North America and Africa. They investigate how far the meaning of music and associated subcultures change as they move from one context to another and consider whether they transcend or blur parameters of class, race, gender and sexuality.

Music in the Marketplace

Author : Samuel Cameron
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317934725
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (179 download)

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Download or read book Music in the Marketplace written by Samuel Cameron and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-03-24 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Much recent economic work on the music industry has been focused on the impact of technology on demand, with predictions being made of digital copyright infringement leading to the demise of the industry. In fact, there have always been profound cyclical swings in music media sales owing to the fact that music always has been, and continues to be, a discretionary purchase. This entertaining and accessible book offers an analysis of the production and consumption of music from a social economics approach. Locating music within the economic analysis of social behaviour, this books guides the reader through issues relating to production, supply, consumption and trends, wider considerations such as the international trade in music, and in particular through divisions of age, race and gender. Providing an engaging overview of this fascinating topic, this book will be of interest and relevance to students and scholars of cultural economics, management, musicology, cultural studies and those with an interest in the music industry more generally.

When Music Migrates

Author : Jon Stratton
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134762887
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (347 download)

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Download or read book When Music Migrates written by Jon Stratton and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-02-17 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Music Migrates uses rich material to examine the ways that music has crossed racial faultlines that have developed in the post-Second World War era as a consequence of the movement of previously colonized peoples to the countries that colonized them. This development, which can be thought of in terms of diaspora, can also be thought of as postmodern in that it reverses the modern flow which took colonizers, and sometimes settlers, from European countries to other places in the world. Stratton explores the concept of ’song careers’, referring to how a song is picked up and then transformed by being revisioned by different artists and in different cultural contexts. The idea of the song career extends the descriptive term ’cover’ in order to examine the transformations a song undergoes from artist to artist and cultural context to cultural context. Stratton focuses on the British faultline between the post-war African-Caribbean settlers and the white Britons. Central to the book is the question of identity. For example, how African-Caribbean people have constructed their identity in Britain can be considered through an examination of when ’Police on My Back’ was written and how it has been revisioned by Lethal Bizzle in its most recent iteration. At the same time, this song, written by the Guyanese migrant Eddy Grant for his mixed-race group The Equals, crossed the racial faultline when it was picked up by the punk-rock group, The Clash. Conversely, ’Johnny Reggae’, originally a pop-ska track written about a skinhead by Jonathan King and performed by a group of studio artists whom King named The Piglets, was revisioned by a Jamaican studio group called The Roosevelt Singers. After this, the character of Johnny Reggae takes on a life of his own and appears in tracks by Jamaican toasters as a Rastafarian. Johnny’s identity is, then, totally transformed. It is this migration of music that will appeal not only to those studying popular music, but