Women in Jamaican music / Heather Augustyn.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Augustyn, Heather, 1972- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women musicians--Jamaica.

Women musicians.

Popular music--Jamaica--History and criticism.

Popular music.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (229 pages)

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2020]

Summary:

""As the ubiquitous Jamaican musician Bob Marley once famously sang, "half the story has never been told." This rings particularly true for the little-known women in Jamaican music who comprise significantly less than half of the Caribbean nation's musical landscape. This book covers the female contribution to Jamaican music and its subgenres through dozens of interviews with vocalists, instrumentalists, bandleaders, producers, deejays and supporters of the arts. Relegated to marginalized spaces, these pioneering women fought for their claim to the spotlight amid oppressive conditions to help create and shape Jamaica's musical heritage."-Provided by publisher"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Women in Jamaican Folk traditions

Orchestra and band leaders and instrumentalists

Mento and Calypso

Jazz

Ska

Blue beat

Rocksteady

Reggae

Dancehall

Dance

Champions

Studio

Mothers and Wives

Female representation in song lyrics.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-4766-3959-0