King Alpha’s Song in a Strange Land King Alpha’s Song in a Strange Land

King Alpha’s Song in a Strange Land

The Roots and Routes of Canadian Reggae

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Descripción editorial

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.

GÉNERO
Arte y espectáculo
PUBLICADO
2020
14 de febrero
IDIOMA
EN
Inglés
EXTENSIÓN
362
Páginas
EDITORIAL
UBC Press
VENDEDOR
eBOUND Canada
TAMAÑO
4.2
MB

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