Sounds of the citizens : dancehall and community in Jamaica /

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"Dancehall: It's simultaneously a source of raucous energy in the streets of Kingston, Jamaica; a way of life for a group of professional artists and music professionals; and a force of stability and tension within the community. Electronically influenced, relevant to urban Jamaicans, and...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Galvin, Anne M., 1971- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Nashville, Tennessee : Vanderbilt University Press, 2014.
Subjects:
Dancehall (Music) > Jamaica > History and criticism.
Dancehall (Music) > Social aspects > Jamaica.
Dancehall (Musique) > Jamaïque > Histoire et critique.
Dancehall (Musique) > Aspect social > Jamaïque.
MUSIC > Instruction & Study > Theory.
HISTORY > Caribbean & West Indies > General.
MUSIC > Business Aspects.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
HISTORY / Caribbean & West Indies / General
Dancehall (Music)
Jamaica
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. "Money Move": The Sociality of Circulation, Violence, and Respect; 2. "Give thanks for that man deh fi di place": Patronage, Power, and Shifting Burdens of Care; 3. Dancehall Dilemmas: Sounds from the Disquieted Margins; 4. "Got to mek a living": Dancehall as Industry; 5. The Contradictions of Neoliberal Nation Building in Jamaica: Community Development through Dancehall; 6. The Long View; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

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