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Jamaican warriors : reggae, roots & culture / Stephen Foehr.
Van Pelt - Albrecht Music Library ML3532 .F644 2000
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Foehr, Stephen, 1943-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Music--Jamaica--History and criticism.
- Music.
- Jamaica.
- Reggae music--Jamaica--History and criticism.
- Reggae music.
- Jamaica--Civilization.
- Civilization.
- Physical Description:
- 239 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London : Sanctuary, [2000]
- Summary:
- Travel writer and historian Stephen Foehr examines the historical, cultural and political influences that helped an island of two million people create the international music phenomenon of reggae and its associated forms. Photos.
- Contents:
- 1 Nine Mile 9
- 2 Pinnacle 25
- 3 Kingston 39
- 4 Trench Town 47
- 5 Babylon's Song 57
- 6 Tuff Gong Journey 66
- 7 Kumina 75
- 8 Drwnming 88
- 9 Reggae Culture 103
- 10 Negril 113
- 11 Marcus Garvey Reggae 125
- 12 Rise, Rastafari 137
- 13 Who Is HIM? 146
- 14 Nyabinghi In The Bush 153
- 15 Rasta Culture 166
- 16 The Walking Corpse 182
- 17 Coffee Reggae Blues 192
- 18 Capleton's Stampede 203
- 19 Maroon Music 213
- 20 New Music 223.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (page 235) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1860743145
- OCLC:
- 44561737
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