Overview
- Explores the history of reggae in modern Britain, from the time it emerged as a cultural force in the 1970s
- Asseses how reggae’s influence permeated the wider culture, informing the sounds and the language of popular music whilst also retaining a connection to street-level sound systems
- Traces reggae’s importance to both the culture and the politics of late twentieth and early twenty-first century Britain
Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Subcultures and Popular Music (PSHSPM)
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This book explores the history of reggae in modern Britain from the time it emerged as a cultural force in the 1970s. As basslines from Jamaica reverberated across the Atlantic, so they were received and transmitted by the UK’s Afro-Caribbean community. From roots to lovers’ rock, from deejays harnessing the dancehall crowd to dub poets reporting back from the socio-economic front line, British reggae soundtracked the inner-city experience of black youth. In time, reggae’s influence permeated the wider culture, informing the sounds and the language of popular music whilst also retaining a connection to the street-level sound systems, clubs and centres that provided space to create, protest and innovate. This book is therefore a testament to struggle and ingenuity, a collection of essays tracing reggae’s importance to both the culture and the politics of late twentieth and early twenty-first century Britain.
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Table of contents (15 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
William 'Lez' Henry is Professor of Criminology and Sociology at the University of West London, UK.
Matt Worley is Professor of Modern History at the University of Reading, UK and a co-founder of the Subcultures Network.
Matt Worley is Professor of Modern History at the University of Reading, UK and a co-founder of the Subcultures Network.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Narratives from Beyond the UK Reggae Bassline
Book Subtitle: The System is Sound
Editors: William 'Lez' Henry, Matthew Worley
Series Title: Palgrave Studies in the History of Subcultures and Popular Music
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-55161-2
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: History, History (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-55160-5Published: 26 November 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-55163-6Published: 27 November 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-55161-2Published: 25 November 2020
Series ISSN: 2730-9517
Series E-ISSN: 2730-9525
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 320
Number of Illustrations: 16 b/w illustrations, 2 illustrations in colour
Topics: History of Britain and Ireland, Modern History, Cultural History, Social History, Music