Narratives from Beyond the UK Reggae Bassline: The System Is Sound

By William 'Lez' Henry

Book Overview

1. Introduction: Narratives from the Bassline- William 'Lez' Henry & Matthew Worley
2. Vexed history: time and the waning of heart-I-cal philosophy- Paul Gilroy
3. Reggae culture as local knowledge: Mapping the beats on south east London streets- William 'Lez' Henry & Les Back, with photographs by Olivia Thompson
4. A Who Seh? Reflections of a lost and found dub poet- Martin Glynn
5. 'What a devilment a Englan!' Dub poets and ranters- Tim Wells
6. Smiley Culture: A hybrid voice for the Commonwealth- Lucy Robinson
7. The Story of Nzinga Soundz and the Women's Voice in Sound System Culture- Lynda Rosenior-Patten and June Reid
8. Sound-tapes & Soundscapes: Lo-Fi cassette recordings as vectors of culturalTransmission- Kenny Monrose
9. 'Dem a call us pirates, dem a call us illegal broadcasters!': 'Pirates' Anthem', PCRL and the struggle for black free radio in Birmingham- Lisa Palmer
10. Rebel Music in the Rebel City: The Performance Geography of the Nottingham 'Blues Party', 1957-1987- Tom Kew
11. 'Curious roots & crafts': Record shops and record labels amid the Britishreggae diaspora- Peter Hughes Jachimiak
12. From Sound Systems to Disc Jockeys, From Local Bands to Major Success: On Bristol's Crucial Role in Integrating Reggae and Jamaican Music in British Culture- Melissa Chemam
13. Growing up under the influence: A sonic genealogy of grime- Joy White
14. Sound Systems and the Christian deviation- Carl Tracey
15. Handsworth Revolution: Reggae theomusicology, gospel borderlands and delinking Black British Contemporary Gospel Music from Colonial Christianity- Robert Beckford

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030551601
• ISBN13: 9783030551605
• Release Date: November 2020
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.8" x 8.3"