King Alpha's Song in a Strange Land
University of British Columbia Press (Verlag)
978-0-7748-6228-8 (ISBN)
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.
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.
Preface and Acknowledgments
Introduction: King Alpha's Song
1 Hybridity and Jamaican Music
2 Music of the Black Atlantic
3 Jamaica to Toronto
4 Place and Meaning in Toronto's Reggae Text
5 The Bridge Builders
6 Blackness and Whiteness
7 In Search of the Canadian Sound
8 A Strange Land
Notes; Bibliography; Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 07.11.2019 |
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| Zusatzinfo | 28 b&w photos |
| Verlagsort | Vancouver |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 550 g |
| Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Pop / Rock |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-7748-6228-9 / 0774862289 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-7748-6228-8 / 9780774862288 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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