Babylon East: Performing Dancehall, Roots Reggae, and Rastafari in Japan
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Duke University PressISBN-13:9780822347224ISBN-10:822347229UPC:9780822347224Book Category:Social Science, MusicBook Subcategory:Anthropology, Genres & Styles, EthnomusicologyBook Topic:Cultural & Social, ReggaeSize:9.10 x 6.00 x 0.80 inchesWeight:0.9502Product ID:SC2AN769EE
Babylon East: Performing Dancehall, Roots Reggae, and Rastafari in Japan
An important center of dancehall reggae performance, sound clashes are contests between rival sound systems: groups of emcees, tune selectors, and sound engineers. In World Clash 1999, held in Brooklyn, Mighty Crown, a Japanese sound system and the only non-Jamaican competitor, stunned the international dancehall community by winning the event. In 2002, the Japanese dancer Junko Kudo became the...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Duke University PressISBN-13:9780822347224ISBN-10:822347229UPC:9780822347224Book Category:Social Science, MusicBook Subcategory:Anthropology, Genres & Styles, EthnomusicologyBook Topic:Cultural & Social, ReggaeSize:9.10 x 6.00 x 0.80 inchesWeight:0.9502Product ID:SC2AN769EE
Marvin D. Sterling is Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Indiana University.
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