Ska the rhythm of liberation
In Ska: The Rhythm of Liberation, Heather Augustyn examines how ska music first emerged in Jamaica as a fusion of popular, traditional, and even classical musical forms. As a genre, it was a connection to Africa, a means of expression and protest, and a respite from the struggles of colonization and...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Lanham, Maryland :
The Scarecrow Press
2013.
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| Colección: | EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
Tempo : a Scarecrow Press music series on rock, pop, and culture. |
| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b37313587*spi |
| Sumario: | In Ska: The Rhythm of Liberation, Heather Augustyn examines how ska music first emerged in Jamaica as a fusion of popular, traditional, and even classical musical forms. As a genre, it was a connection to Africa, a means of expression and protest, and a respite from the struggles of colonization and grinding poverty. Ska would later travel with West Indian immigrants to the United Kingdom, where British youth embraced the music, blending it with punk and pop and working its origins as a music of protest and escape into their pr. |
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| Descripción Física: | xvi, 163 p. |
| Formato: | Forma de acceso: World Wide Web. |
| Bibliografía: | Incluye referencias bibliográficas (p. 147-151) e índice. |
| ISBN: | 9780810884502 9781299875609 |
