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Author : Nick Cannon
Publisher : St. Martin's Griffin
ISBN 13 : 1250113245
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (51 download)
Download or read book King of the Dancehall written by Nick Cannon and published by St. Martin's Griffin. This book was released on 2018-07-17 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tie-in for the film, The king of the dancehall.
Author : Brent Hagerman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789766408510
Total Pages : 396 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (85 download)
Download or read book King Yellowman written by Brent Hagerman and published by . This book was released on 2021-08-18 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Stuart Baker
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781916359833
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (598 download)
Download or read book Dancehall: the Rise of Jamaican Dancehall Culture written by Stuart Baker and published by . This book was released on 2023-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The acclaimed, definitive and essential guide to 1980s Jamaican Dancehall--featuring hundreds of photographs with interviews and biographies This widely admired book, back in print with a new introduction, captures a previously unseen era of musical culture, fashion and lifestyle. With unprecedented access to the incredibly vibrant music scene during this period, Beth Lesser's photographs are a unique way into a previously hidden part of Jamaican culture. Born in the 1950s out of the neighborhood sound systems of Kingston, Dancehall grew to its height in the 1980s before a massive influx of drugs and guns made the scene too dangerous for many. Dancehall is a culture that encompasses music, fashion, drugs, guns, art, community, technology and more. Many of today's music and fashion styles can be traced back to Dancehall culture and continue to be influenced by it today. Dancehall is an essential reference book for anyone interested in reggae, as well as a unique photographic and textual sourcebook of the musical, cultural and political life of Jamaica. In the early 1980s, as Jamaica was in the throes of political and gang violence, Beth Lesser ventured where few other dared, documenting the producers, singers, DJs and sound systems who all made a living out of the slums of Kingston. This book is a thrilling record of the exciting, dangerous and vibrant world of Dancehall.
Author : Norman C. Stolzoff
Publisher : Duke University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780822325147
Total Pages : 332 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (251 download)
Download or read book Wake the Town & Tell the People written by Norman C. Stolzoff and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An ethnography of Dancehall, the dominant form of reggae music in Jamica since the early 1960s.
Author : Christopher Bateman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780956777379
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (773 download)
Download or read book In Fine Style: the Dancehall Art of Wilfred Limonious written by Christopher Bateman and published by . This book was released on 2016-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the 1980s Wilfred Limonious (1949--99) became one of Jamaican music's most prolific graphic artists, designing countless reggae album jackets and record-label logos. With silly characters, scribbled commentary and outrageous Patois-filled speech bubbles, the world he created was the perfect visual counterpart to the island's emerging dancehall scene.
Author : Beth Lesser
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781550225259
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (252 download)
Download or read book King Jammy's written by Beth Lesser and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Bob Marley passed away in 1981, many fans outside Jamaica assumed that reggae had died with him. But as Beth Lesser's intimate tour into the heart of reggae music reveals, this couldn't have been further from the truth. Blaring along winding paths and blasting from the zinc-roofed shacks of Jamaica's toughest ghettoes, reggae was indeed alive. Ghetto-based soundsystems -- involving powerful homemade sound equipment, stacks of vinyl, and full deejay crews -- rocked local dancehalls and gave birth to a new golden age of Jamaican music. The '80s was the age of dancehall and Lloyd 'Jammy' James was King. Having begun his musical career as an apprentice to King Tubby -- the legendary producer, soundman, and engineer credited with inventing dub music -- Jammy soon moved out on his own to build a musical empire comparable to Coxsone Dodd's in the '60s or King Tubby's a decade later. Propelled by a fresh approach and a willingness to experiment with new ideas, King Jammy's soundsystem ruled the dancehall for much of the '80s, as his labels turned out one innovative hit after another, forever changing the sound of reggae music. In this reissue of the classic book first published by Blackstar Press in 1989, Beth Lesser provides an insider's account of the crowning of King Jammy. With an achingly beautiful new design and a treasure chest of rare photos, Lesser's affectionate narrative offers a rare glimpse into the lives of the artists, engineers, deejays, selectors, gatemen, and ghetto-dwellers who played a part in the making of this musical legend. Book jacket.
Author : Donna P. Hope
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 198 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Inna Di Dancehall written by Donna P. Hope and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work provides an accessible account of a poorly understood aspect of Jamaican popular culture. It explores the socio-political meanings of Jamaica's dancehall culture. In particular, the book gives an account of the power relations within the dancehall and between the dancehall and the wider Jamaican society. Hope gives the reader an unmatched insider's view and explanation of power, violence and gender relations in Jamaica as seen through the prism of the dancehall.
Author : Handel Kashope Wright
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317984560
Total Pages : 155 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (179 download)
Download or read book Cultural Studies of Transnationalism written by Handel Kashope Wright and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-09-13 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book asks what ‘transnationalism’ might mean for Cultural Studies as an intellectual project shaped in vastly differing circumstances across the world. With contributions from scholars with experience of cultural life and the work of education in various regions, countries and locales - from francophone Africa, Eastern Europe and the Middle East to Hawaii, Jamaica, South Korea and Japan - Cultural Studies of Transnationalism ranges across literary, film, dance, theatrical and translation studies to explore the socially material and institutional factors that not only shape transnational developments in culture broadly understood, but also frame the academic and professional spaces in which we reflect on these. This book was originally published as a special issue of the journal Cultural Studies.
Author : Nick Cannon
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
ISBN 13 : 0545519519
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (455 download)
Download or read book Roc and Roe's Twelve Days of Christmas written by Nick Cannon and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2014-10-21 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nick Cannon and Mariah Carey's twins, Roc and Roe, decorate their Christmas tree with their "pip" version of "The Twelve Days of Christmas." Nick Cannon and Mariah Carey's twins, Roc and Roe, decorate their Christmas tree with their "pip" version of "The Twelve Days of Christmas."From an angel with sparkly, shiny wings to four skiing snowmen to twelve chugging choo-choos, Roc and Roe have a frolicking time getting ready for the holidays.
Author : Donna P. Hope
Publisher : Ian Randle Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9789766374075
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (74 download)
Download or read book Man Vibes written by Donna P. Hope and published by Ian Randle Publishers. This book was released on 2010 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In Jamaica, dancehall music and culture has become perhaps the most prominent expression of Jamaican popular culture. Taking its name from dance halls in which popular local recordings were played by sound systems, the concept of Dancehall as a cultural space has rapidly gained momentum in the last three decades as deejay stars enjoy unprecedented successes locally and internationally. Donna Hope builds on her earlier work on popular culture and theories of sexuality/gender to examine the process and progress of Jamaican masculinities. Man Vibes: Masculinities in Jamaican Dancehall explores Jamaican masculinity through the male-dominated dancehall space that is at once a celebration of the marginalized poor and also a challenge to social inequality. Using the major masculine debates that are articulated in dancehall music and culture, Hope explores the transition of Jamaican masculinity in the 21st century. The dancehall representations of Ole Dawg (promiscuity), Badman (violence), Chi Chi Man (anti-male homosexuality), Bling Bling (consumerist/consumptive) and Fashion Ova Style (stylized transgressions and homosexuality) are all used to evaluate the relationship between dancehall culture and the hegemonic standard of masculine. Man Vibes significantly advances the Cultural Studies agenda and acts as a contemporary reader by speaking not only to dancehall music and culture s masculinities but to Jamaican and Black masculinities in general. "
Author : Lloyd Bradley
Publisher : Viking Canada
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 612 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Bass Culture written by Lloyd Bradley and published by Viking Canada. This book was released on 2000 with total page 612 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This history of reggae music covers from the Jamaican R and B and Calypso of the post-war years, to the surge of interest in the 1990s. As well as tracing the musical history, this book explains the historical and social background which are crucial to the understanding of its development. There are four main centres, in chronological order - Jamaica, London, New York and Toronto.
Author : Steve Barrow
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780955481789
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (817 download)
Download or read book Reggae Soundsystem written by Steve Barrow and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reggae Soundsystem is a new deluxe 200 page hard-back 12"x12" book featuring hundreds of stunning full size record cover designs that span the history of reggae music. The book is compiled by the celebrated author and reggae expert Steve Barrow (Rough Guide to Reggae/ Blood and Fire Records) and Stuart Baker (Soul Jazz Records). Beginning in the 1950s, Jamaican music developed into one of the most important and influential music industries in the world. From its early Mento (Jamaican Calypso) beginnings through to the invention of Ska, Rocksteady, Roots, Dub and Dancehall, Jamaican music is also one of the richest and innovative veins in popular music. This stunning hardback deluxe book is a timely look at the endless visually creativity of reggae record cover designs, iconic, classic, rare and unique artwork spanning sixty years of Jamaican sounds. The book includes a fascinating introductory essay on the history of reggae by Steve Barrow and the book is edited by Stuart Baker (founder of Soul Jazz Records and editor of the book Dancehall, and cover art books on Bossa Nova, Freedom, Rhythm & Sound and Studio One Records).
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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)
Download or read book The Beat written by and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Maxine Walters
Publisher : Hat & Beard Press
ISBN 13 : 9780996744744
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (447 download)
Download or read book Serious Things a Go Happen written by Maxine Walters and published by Hat & Beard Press. This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An unofficial history of Jamaican dance hall music told through its graphic design, Serious T’ings Gonna Happenbrings together more than 200 original posters and signs from the early 1980s through today, drawn from the poster collection of Jamaican film and television producer and director Maxine Walters. Jamaican dance hall emerged out of reggae in the late 1970s and brought with it a new visual style characterized by bright colors and bold, hand-drawn lettering. One-of-a-kind, hand-painted posters advertising local parties and concerts have become a ubiquitous part of Jamaica’s landscape, nailed (illegally) to poles and trees across the island. Over the past three decades Walters, who has been called “the queen of Jamaican dance hall signs,” has amassed a collection of some 4,000 of these street posters, advertising local "bashments" held at bars, on beaches and in primary schools. Treated by most Jamaicans as simply a fact of life, the dance hall poster has until recently received little careful, critical attention; this volume begins to rectify that with essays by Vivien Goldman and others, alongside the posters themselves, reproduced one to a page in full color. The book also includes liner notes by and interviews with Muta Baruka and Mikie Bennett of Grafton Studios, and Tony Winkler, author of The Lunatic, as well as a compilation of original dance hall tracks curated by Mikie Bennett and Rory of Stone Love.
Author : Tracy Brown
Publisher : St. Martin's Griffin
ISBN 13 : 1466841001
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (668 download)
Download or read book Single Black Female written by Tracy Brown and published by St. Martin's Griffin. This book was released on 2021-11-02 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tracy Brown's Single Black Female is a taut, edgy, deftly spun novel about four friends grappling with the dramatic twists and turns of life, love and what it means to “make it” in America. Ivy Donovan is a successful stylist, entrepreneur, and single mom who has been loyal to her sons’ father, Michael, who’s serving a lengthy prison sentence. But life has gotten lonely over the years, and Ivy wants more for herself. Michael, however, isn’t about to lose his family. Coco Norris is well-off, single, childless, and struggling with her allegiance to emotionally unavailable men. When she finds a man who seems like he can give her everything she has ever wanted, Coco soon discovers that she has taken on more than she can possibly handle. Deja Maddox is a real estate agent who is married to Bobby, a police sergeant with the NYPD. They have assimilated, looking down on anything that doesn’t fit their buttoned-up, polished life. But Deja isn’t as satisfied as she would like everyone to believe. When Deja’s past returns with a vengeance, she’s forced to face herself as her “perfect” life begins to crumble. Nikki Diamond is a savvy, self-made businesswoman and social media darling who lives large and with no regrets. She’s also Deja’s little sister and thinks her sister can have so much more than her ho-hum marriage. And Nikki is all too happy to lend a “helping” hand to make that happen. Things come to a head when Ivy’s youngest son, Kingston, is caught up in a polarizing encounter with the NYPD. Everyone must figure out where they stand, including Bobby, who suddenly has to decide if his “blue life” matters more to him than his Black life and the Black lives of those he loves. Single Black Female highlights the nuances of Black love, the often tested bonds of Black families, what it means to face the world as a Black man and the joy and pain of being a Black woman.
Author : David V. Moskowitz
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 031301762X
Total Pages : 369 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (13 download)
Download or read book Caribbean Popular Music written by David V. Moskowitz and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2005-11-30 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reggae music is more than just steel drum bands on white sand beaches. Its history is rich with culture and evolution, helping to tell the story of Jamaica's past. Due to its depth and extensive coverage, this book is the most complete and up to date encyclopedia about reggae, mento, ska, rocksteady, and dancehall music on the market today. Ideal for reggae lovers and college students studying music, this encyclopedia is comprehensive for high school students and non-music students as well. From Bob Marley to Wayne Wonder, this easy to use encyclopedia contains over 700 entries. Indices in both the front and back of the book make navigating through entries extremely user-friendly. Entries cover singers and songwriters, producers, record labels, and different styles of music that evolved from reggae. Moskowitz truly captures the history and evolution of Jamaican music in this extensive, illuminating encyclopedia, while all the while making it accessible to both high school and college students.
Author : Karen Carpenter
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319588168
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (195 download)
Download or read book Interweaving Tapestries of Culture and Sexuality in the Caribbean written by Karen Carpenter and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-07-30 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book brings together the most recent work of Caribbean psychologists in the English-speaking islands of Jamaica, Barbados and Trinidad on gender and sexuality. The authors analyse the unique challenges posed by contradictions between cultural values and modern sexual expression in the region. They examine a broad range of topics such as conceptions of gender roles in primary school children, sexual behavior and emotional social intelligence in adolescents, and sexual identities and orientations in adults. Chapters cover issues including how women who have sex with women (WSWs) self-identify, the 'Lebenswelt' (life world) of men who have sex with men (MSM) in Jamaica, transsexual care and its psychological impact, the influence of music on sexuality, how intimacy is defined, as well as the relationship between identity formation and the fear of intimacy in Jamaica, and the practice of polyamory in Jamaica and Trinidad. This distinctive collection is the first of its kind, grounded in both qualitative and quantitative research. It presents a sophisticated comparative analyses of the cultures of the Anglophone Caribbean represented by Trinidad, Jamaica and Barbados to offer a broader discussions of intimacy and relationships. With practical implications for therapy, it will be of great interest to scholars and practitioners of gender and sexuality studies, psychology and culture.
