King Alpha's Song in a Strange Land

The Roots and Routes of Canadian Reggae

AvJason Wilson

Häftad, Engelska, 2020

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When Jackie Mittoo and Leroy Sibbles migrated from Jamaica to Toronto in the early 1970s, the musicians brought reggae with them, sparking the flames of one Canada's most vibrant music scenes. In King Alpha's Song in a Strange Land, professional reggae musician and scholar Jason Wilson tells the story of how the organic, transnational nature of reggae brought black and white youth together, opening up a cultural dialogue between Jamaican migrants and Canadians along Toronto's ethnic frontlines. This underground subculture rebelled against the status quo, eased the acculturation process, and made bands such as Messenjah and the Sattalites household names for a brief but important time.By looking at Canada's golden age of reggae from the perspective of both Jamaican migrants and white Torontonians, Wilson reveals the power of music to break through the bonds of race and ease the hardships associated with transnational migration.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2020-02-14
Mått:152 x 229 x undefined mm
Vikt:550 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:362
Förlag:University of British Columbia Press
ISBN:9780774862288
Utmärkelser:Winner of Joseph Brant Award, Ontario Historical Society 2021 (Canada)

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Populärmusik inom Kultur
Diskriminering och rättvisa inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Jason Wilson is a bestselling author, two-time Juno Award nominee, and winner of a Canadian Reggae Music Award. He is the author of The Toronto Maple Leaf Hockey Club: Official Centennial Publication, 1917–2017 and Soldiers of Song: The Dumbells and Other Canadian Concert Parties of the First World War. The latter was turned into a play that toured across Canada. Wilson's life story has been featured in documentaries on CBC's The National and BBC Radio. He is an adjunct professor at the University of Guelph.

Recensioner i media

...maybe the most comprehensive focus on reggae and Jamaican culture in Canada's most populous city. - Howard Campbell (Jamaica Observer) King Alpha's Song in a Strange Land is a vital contribution to scholarship on reggae and Canadian music and culture... Wilson disrupts many notions asasociated with reggae, leaving readers with a deeper appreciation for the music in Canada and all over the world. - Ty Hall, Carleton University (CAML Review)

Innehållsförteckning

Preface and AcknowledgmentsIntroduction: King Alpha's Song1 Hybridity and Jamaican Music2 Music of the Black Atlantic3 Jamaica to Toronto 4 Place and Meaning in Toronto's Reggae Text5 The Bridge Builders6 Blackness and Whiteness7 In Search of the Canadian Sound8 A Strange LandNotes; Bibliography; Index