Women in Jamaican Music

Heather Augustyn

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English

McFarland & Co Inc
09 June 2020

Reggae; History of the Americas; Gender studies: women

As the ubiquitous Jamaican musician Bob Marley once famously sang, ""half the story has never been told."" This rings particularly true for the little-known women in Jamaican music who comprise significantly less than half of the Caribbean nation's musical landscape. This book covers the female contribution to Jamaican music and its subgenres through dozens of interviews with vocalists, instrumentalists, bandleaders, producers, deejays and supporters of the arts. Relegated to marginalized spaces, these pioneering women fought for their claim to the spotlight amid oppressive conditions to help create and shape Jamaica's musical heritage.

By: Heather Augustyn
Imprint: McFarland & Co Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 254mm, Width: 178mm, Spine: 11mm
Weight: 422g
ISBN: 9781476680958
ISBN 10: 1476680957
Pages: 218
Publication Date: 09 June 2020
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Table of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction One: Women in Jamaican Folk Traditions Two: Orchestra and Band Leaders and Instrumentalists Three: Mento and Calypso Four: Jazz Five: Ska Six: Blue Beat Seven: Rocksteady Eight: Reggae Nine: Dancehall Ten: Dance Eleven: Champions Twelve: Studio Thirteen: Mothers and Wives Fourteen: Female Representation in Song Lyrics Chapter Notes Bibliography Index

Heather Augustyn is a continuing lecturer in the English department at Purdue Northwest. She has written eight books on ska and Jamaican music and lives in Michigan.

Reviews for Women in Jamaican Music

Augustyn looks at the myriad contributions of several generations of women in Jamaican popular music styles...The volume is exhaustively researched, and direct quotes provide firsthand accounts of the impact of these historically undervalued musicians. Augustyn did the foundational research necessary to bring this overlooked output into the canon....recommended --Choice