Global reggae / edited by Carolyn Cooper. - viii, 328 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

"This distinctive collection on reggae music in trans/national perspective comprises the fourteen plenary lectures that were delivered at the historic conference "Global reggae" convened at the University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica in February 2008"--Page 1.

Includes bibliographical references (page 300).

Jamaican popular music : A yard and abroad / Reggae as black space / From mento to ska and reggae to dancehall / The impact of Jamaican music in Britain / The evolution of reggae in Europe with a focus on Germany / 6 Reggae in Cuba and the Hispanic Caribbean / Reggae in the French Caribbean / Reggae music documentaries in Brazil / Reggae music in the bloodstream / The journey of reggae in Canada / Reggae griots in francophone Africa / Roots, diaspora and possible Africas / Gender, class and race in Japanese dancehall culture / Oceanic reggae / Dub : electronic music and sound experimentation / Reggae studies at the University of the West Indies / Entertainment and cultural enterprise management / Carolyn Cooper -- Erna Brodber -- Peter Ashbourne -- Amon Saba Saakana -- Ellen Koehlings and Pete Lilly -- Samuel Fur e Davis -- Teddy Isimat-Mirin -- Leonardo Vidigal -- Roger Steffens -- Klive Walker -- Cheikh Ahmadou Dieng -- Louis Chude-Sokei -- Marvin D. Sterling -- Brent Clough -- Michael Veal -- Carolyn Cooper -- Kam-Au Amen.

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Reggae music--Congresses.
Popular music--Jamaica--Congresses.
Popular music.
Reggae music.
Internationalisierung
Reggae


Jamaica.


Conference papers and proceedings.
History.

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