Suzanne L. BurtonThe history of Jamaican music includes Roots, Mento, Ska, Rocksteady and Reggae styles - setting the stage for the origination of the dancehall genre in the early 1980s. While a wide range of ethnographic literature has been published on these musical foundations, few publications exist on the evolution of dancehall in Jamaica. Dancehall has expanded in the past 10-15 years due to increasing effects of collaboration between American and Jamaican artists and DJs along with the ease of musical transmission through technology. In this ethnographic research, I studied the evolution of dancehall to create a portrayal of musical trends leading to the predominance of dancehall in Jamaica. I collected data over 10 days of f...
Black male bodies are constructed in a largely alienating master narrative of white racism in Jamaic...
In the early 1970s, the culture of Jamaica shifted politically and culturally with the introduction ...
The aim of this project is to shed light on queer experiences in dancehall music and culture. By doi...
Dancehall: A Reader on Jamaican Music and Culture contextualizes the emergence of the globally popul...
For Jamaicans throughout the Diaspora, dancehall music has emerged as their most potent cultural sym...
The Jamaican system of recording and performance, from the 1950s to the present, constitutes a disti...
This project draws upon historical and postcolonial theories to highlight the problem of authenticit...
Dancehall is an influential space of cultural creation and expression within Jamaican society. This ...
An overview of the reggae dancehall scene commenting on it's history, development and constituent el...
This ethnomusicology-based study investigates the influence of audio engineers on the development of...
The aim of this dissertation was that by detailed study and critical analysis an assessment of the e...
International audienceDub emerged in Jamaica in the early 1970s, and, for a decade, it became a prol...
Dub emerged in Jamaica in the early 1970s, and, for a decade, it became a prolific and intensely inn...
International audienceA Jamaican cousin of American rap, dancehall is often described as the enfant ...
International audienceA Jamaican cousin of American rap, dancehall is often described as the enfant ...
Black male bodies are constructed in a largely alienating master narrative of white racism in Jamaic...
In the early 1970s, the culture of Jamaica shifted politically and culturally with the introduction ...
The aim of this project is to shed light on queer experiences in dancehall music and culture. By doi...
Dancehall: A Reader on Jamaican Music and Culture contextualizes the emergence of the globally popul...
For Jamaicans throughout the Diaspora, dancehall music has emerged as their most potent cultural sym...
The Jamaican system of recording and performance, from the 1950s to the present, constitutes a disti...
This project draws upon historical and postcolonial theories to highlight the problem of authenticit...
Dancehall is an influential space of cultural creation and expression within Jamaican society. This ...
An overview of the reggae dancehall scene commenting on it's history, development and constituent el...
This ethnomusicology-based study investigates the influence of audio engineers on the development of...
The aim of this dissertation was that by detailed study and critical analysis an assessment of the e...
International audienceDub emerged in Jamaica in the early 1970s, and, for a decade, it became a prol...
Dub emerged in Jamaica in the early 1970s, and, for a decade, it became a prolific and intensely inn...
International audienceA Jamaican cousin of American rap, dancehall is often described as the enfant ...
International audienceA Jamaican cousin of American rap, dancehall is often described as the enfant ...
Black male bodies are constructed in a largely alienating master narrative of white racism in Jamaic...
In the early 1970s, the culture of Jamaica shifted politically and culturally with the introduction ...
The aim of this project is to shed light on queer experiences in dancehall music and culture. By doi...