Sound Clash

Jamaican Dancehall Culture at Large

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C Cooper

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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 of classic Jamaican popular music. 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. She demonstrates the ways in which the language of dancehall culture, often devalued as mere 'noise,' articulates a complex understanding of the border clashes that characterize Jamaican society. Cooper also analyzes the sound clashes that erupt in the movement of Jamaican dancehall culture across national borders.

Author Biography:

CAROLYN COOPER is a Professor at the University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica. She is the author of Noises in the Blood.

Release date Australia

October 12th, 2004

Author

C Cooper

Pages

348

Audience

Professional & Vocational

Illustrations

12 Illustrations, black and white; X, 348 p. 12 illus.

Dimensions

140x216x19

ISBN-13

9781403964243

Product ID

1705275

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