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  • Ska

    The Rhythm of Liberation

    by Heather Augustyn ...
    Series series Tempo: A Rowman & Littlefield Music Series on Rock, Pop, and Culture
    Like other major music genres, ska reflects, reveals, and reacts to the genesis and migration from its Afro-Caribbean roots and colonial origins to the shores of England and back across the Atlantic to the United States. Without ska music, there would be no reggae or Bob Marley, no British punk and pop blends, no American soundtrack to its various subcultures.In Ska: The Rhythm of Liberation, ... Read more

    $60.79 USD

  • Don Drummond

    The Genius and Tragedy of the World's Greatest Trombonist

    by Heather Augustyn ...
    This is a comprehensive biography of a brilliant musician who forever shaped the course of ska, reggae, and popular music worldwide, only to take the life of his lover and in so doing, destroy his career at the age of 30. In his short life Don Drummond created an enduring legacy despite poverty, class separation, mental illness, racial politics, and the exploitation of his work. The words of ... Read more

    $16.39 USD

  • Women in Jamaican Music

    by Heather Augustyn ...
    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, ... Read more

    $21.39 USD

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  • Matt Monro: The Singer's Singer

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    A singer once said "His pitch was right on the nose: his word enunciation letter perfect: his understanding of a song thorough. He will be missed very much, not only by myself, but by his fans all over the world." The singer was the legendary Frank Sinatra, the man he spoke about: Matt Monro.Matt Monro: The Singer's Singer, is the highly-anticipated story of one of Britain's most iconic singers, ... Read more

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  • Miss Lou

    Louise Bennett and Jamaican Culture

    by Mervyn Morris ...
    Series Book 6 - Caribbean Lives Series
    The career of Louise Bennett ('Miss Lou') is an essential component in any reckoning of Jamaican culture. This book offers a brief account of her life (1919-2006): a story of challenges and blessings, of a journey towards national and international acclaim. It draws on a variety of sources, including interviews, archives, academic theses, documentary projects, recorded performances and Louise ... Read more

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    by Mitchell Symons ...
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  • Story Of My Life

    by Dawn Penn ...
    The long description is that I'm an International Recording , Singer, Songwriter, Musician from Jamaica- West Indies. I've been in the recording Industry for 44 years and i have written my Autibiography and would like you to put the script in the format you know how. I have a track called "Story of my Life" and a CD to be packaged with the hard copy. ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Cut `n' Mix

    Culture, Identity and Caribbean Music

    by Dick Hebdige ...
    Series series Comedia
    First published in 1987. This is a book about the music of the Caribbean - from calypso and ska through to Reggae and Caribbean club culture. ... Read more

    $55.99 USD

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    by Richard Hipgrave, Tony Hipgrave ...
    The Fantastic Sixties Trivia Quiz Book is an e-book which will help you discover all you remember and all you've forgotten about the most mind-blowing decade of them all!It covers important questions, such as:• What was 'history's biggest happening'?• Who named their child Moon Unit Two?• Which 60s lizard died in a Paris bathtub in 1971?• What was the Great Society?• Who were the Great Society?• ... Read more

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    This book is your ultimate David Walliams resource. Here you will find the most up-to-date information, facts, quotes and much more.In easy to read chapters, with extensive references and links to get you to know all there is to know about David Walliams's whole picture right away. Get countless David Walliams facts right at your fingertips with this essential resource.The David Walliams Handbook ... Read more

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