| Description |
1 online resource (292 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Table of Contents; Preface; Introduction; X-Ray Dub, poem; Roots Souljah: Reflections on Bob Marley's Life and Art; Rain a Fall, Dutty Tuff : The Relationship between Louise Bennett's Mento Verse and Bob Marley's Reggae Poetry; Reggae Sistas' Stories : The Women of Roots Reggae; Blue Beat, Nyabinghi, Bebop : The Jamaican Roots of Ska; Eastern Standard Time : Don Drummond, the Skatalites, and the International Legacy of Ska and Jamaican Jazz; One-Drop Dubs the Maple Leaf : The Story of Reggae in Canada; Dub Fire : Reggae in the Caribbean Diaspora |
| Summary |
Reggae's influence can be heard in the popular music of nations in a variety of continents. In Dubwise, Klive Walker takes a fresh look at Bob Marley's global impact, specifically his legacy in the Caribbean diaspora. While considering Marley's status as an international reggae icon, Walker also discusses the vital contributions to reggae culture authored by other important Jamaican innovators such as poet Louise Bennett, hand drummer Oswald ''Count Ossie'' Williams, jazz saxophonist Joe Harriott, ska trombonist Don Drummond and singer Dennis Brown |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-278) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Reggae music -- History and criticism
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Reggae music
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
1894663969 |
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9781894663960 |
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1897414609 |
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9781897414606 |
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9781459309203 |
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1459309200 |
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