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* Read ! Sound Clash: Jamaican Dancehall Culture at Large by C. Cooper ✓ eBook or Kindle ePUB. Sound Clash: Jamaican Dancehall Culture at Large In this provocative study of dancehall culture, Cooper offers a sympathetic account of the philosophy of a wide range of dancehall DJs: Shabba Ranks, Lady Saw, Ninjaman, Capleton, Buju Banton, Anthony B and Apache Indian. Cooper also demonstrates the ways in which the language of dancehall culture, often devalued as mere 'noise,' articulates a complex understanding of the border clashes which characterize Jamaican society, and analyzes the sound clashes that erupt in the movement of Jamaican dan
| Title | : | Sound Clash: Jamaican Dancehall Culture at Large |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.97 (860 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1403964246 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 348 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-11-20 |
| Language | : | English |
In this provocative study of dancehall culture, Cooper offers a sympathetic account of the philosophy of a wide range of dancehall DJs: Shabba Ranks, Lady Saw, Ninjaman, Capleton, Buju Banton, Anthony B and Apache Indian. Cooper also demonstrates the ways in which the language of dancehall culture, often devalued as mere 'noise,' articulates a complex understanding of the border clashes which characterize Jamaican society, and analyzes the sound clashes that erupt in the movement of Jamaican dancehall culture across national borders.. Megawattage sound systems have blasted the electronically-enhanced riddims and tongue-twisting lyrics of Jamaica's dancehall DJs across the globe. This high-energy raggamuffin music is often dismissed by old-school roots reggae fans as a raucous degeneration
CAROLYN COOPER is a Professor at the University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica. She is the author of Noises in the Blood.
Unique but imperfect Z. Kaplan I have never had more mixed feelings about a book than about this, a collection of essays detailing Jamaican dancehall music and culture which alternates between fascinating insights and trite, shallow observation, with a tone that is at times scholarly, honest, pretentious, or silly. One quote that stands out in my mind
From a close reading of the lyrics, she argues that dance-hall music and culture is also largely political, giving voice to the oppressed as they struggle to maintain their humanity in situations of economic injustice. From Publishers Weekly Although Jamaican dance-hall music exists as a subculture in the U.S., its rhythms, its outrageous and funky performances and its brash DJs rule much of the musical culture in Jamaica. Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. Braggadocio DJs engage in sound clashes, trying to outdo each other in their battle for the supremacy of the dance h
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