Cut 'n' mix : culture, identity and Caribbean music / by Dick Hebdige.

Author/creator Hebdige, Dick
Format Book
Publication InfoLondon ; New York, N.Y. : Methuen, 1987.
Description177 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Subjects

Variant title Cut and mix
SeriesA Comedia book
Contents Pre-mix: version to version -- Original cut (rebel sound: reggae and other Caribbean music) -- Introduction: the two Jamaicas -- Slavery days -- West African roots, West Indian flowers -- The music of Trinidad -- Reggae and other Caribbean music -- The roots of reggae: religion and religious music -- The Rastafarians -- The roots of reggae: black American music -- Rocksteady and the rude boy era -- Reggae -- Dub and talk over -- Dread in a Inglan -- Dub version (the rise and fall of the Two Tone). Ska tissue: the rise and fall of Two Tone -- Club mix (breaking for the border) -- Sister Posse forward: is this the future? -- Slack style and seaga -- Lovers' rock: reggae, soul and broken hearts -- Rap and hip hop: the New York connection -- Fast style reggae: designer label roots.
Abstract This is a book about the music of the Caribbean - from calypso and ska through to reggae and Caribbean clube culture. The author traces the roots of the music, and describes the styles and sense of cultural identity that have developed alongside it wherever it is played. This book tells the story of how sound and sense have been spliced together in music which began in the West Indies but which ends up addressing a community stretching from Africa to Western Europe and the States. The book looks at: the African and Caribbean roots, religion, myth and the importance of rhythm; carnival, steel bands and calypso, the music of Trinidad; the story of reggae from mento and ska through dub to lovers' rock and talk over; Rastafari, the music and spiritual inheritance; the Jamaican record industry; the scene today, black British reggae, white 'Jamaican' music, Two Tone, the legacy of punk, 'slack style' and the links betwene New York rap and MC reggae.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 160-163) and indexes.
Other titleCut and mix.
ISBN1851780297
ISBN0906890993 (pbk.)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Music Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk ML3565 .H42 1987 ✔ Available Place Hold