Wake the Town and Tell the People: Dancehall Culture in Jamaica
- Author: Stolzoff, Norman C.
An engaging anthropological study of dancehall." -- Aaron Cohen — More…
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Contents
- 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