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[Kenneth Bilby] Û Words of Our Mouth, Meditations of Our Heart: Pioneering Musicians of Ska, Rocksteady, Reggae, and Dancehall (Music/Interview) ↠ Read Online eBook or Kindle ePUB. Words of Our Mouth, Meditations of Our Heart: Pioneering Musicians of Ska, Rocksteady, Reggae, and Dancehall (Music/Interview) "PIONEERS OF JAMAICAN MUSIC FROM SKA, ROCKSTEADY, REGGAE, THROUGH DANCEHALL." according to Stuart Jefferson. "Whether urban or rural, trained or untrained,session musicians are key to the understanding of how this popular music evolved." Kenneth Bilby."Oh man--(rhythm and blues is) not de root, man. I learn tings from blues. But dat's not de root dat, man." Prince Buster.For fans of Jamaican music who want to know more about (and see in a photo) the musicians who played on many of the recordings
| Title | : | Words of Our Mouth, Meditations of Our Heart: Pioneering Musicians of Ska, Rocksteady, Reggae, and Dancehall (Music/Interview) |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.81 (854 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0819575887 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 264 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-07-26 |
| Language | : | English |
“Bilby celebrates his roots in Jamaica in this magnificent book through beautiful photographs and interviews with musicians. Our understanding of the black musics of the New World would have fewer gaps in it if there were more of the kind of thorough oral history that Bilby does here. Bilby unveils the backstory of Jamaican music, and his work will be cherished by all who love Jamaican music.” (William Ferris, author of Give My Poor Heart Ease: Voices of the Mississippi Blues)“Bilby doesn’t just tell the story that’s never been tolddelivering an homage to the heroes who helped shape Jamaican musiche lets these heroes tell the story in their own words, writing their own chapter in history.” (Baz Dreisinger, producer and writer of Black & Blue: Legends of the Hip-Hop Cop and Rhyme & Punishment)“An essential work of Jamaican musical scholarship. The interviews are engrossing on multiple
He is the former director of research at the Center for Black Research at Columbia College Chicago and currently a research associate at the Smithsonian Institution. KENNETH BILBY is an ethnomusicologist, writer, and lifelong student of Jamaican music. Author of True-Born Maroons and coauthor of Caribbean Currents: Caribbean Music from Rumba to Reggae, his collection of field recordings
Celebrating the legendary studio musicians of Jamaican popular music through personal photographs and interviews
"PIONEERS OF JAMAICAN MUSIC FROM SKA, ROCKSTEADY, REGGAE, THROUGH DANCEHALL." according to Stuart Jefferson. "Whether urban or rural, trained or untrained,session musicians are key to the understanding of how this popular music evolved." Kenneth Bilby."Oh man--(rhythm and blues is) not de root, man. I learn tings from blues. But dat's not de root dat, man." Prince Buster.For fans of Jamaican music who want to know more about (and see in a photo) the musicians who played on many of the recordings in the '50s/'60s/'70s we all own, this is a pretty good look, through text and ph
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