Wake the Town and Tell the People: Dancehall Culture in Jamaica

by Norman C. Stolzoff

Book Overview

Jamaican dancehall has long been one of the most vital and influential cultural and artistic forces within contemporary global music. Wake the Town and Tell the People presents, for the first time, a lively, nuanced, and comprehensive view of this musical and cultural phenomenon: its growth and historical role within Jamaican society, its economy of star making, its technology of production, its performative practices, and its capacity to channel...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822325144
• ISBN13: 9780822325147
• Release Date: June 2000
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.3"