| Management number | 220810534 | Release Date | 2026/05/03 | List Price | $33.15 | Model Number | 220810534 | ||
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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. 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. Read more
| ISBN10 | 1403964254 |
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| ISBN13 | 978-1403964250 |
| Edition | 2004th |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Dimensions | 5.75 x 1 x 8.5 inches |
| Item Weight | 1.15 pounds |
| Print length | 358 pages |
| Publication date | October 12, 2004 |
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