"This is a comprehensive biography of a brilliant musician and his lover who forever shaped the course of ska, reggae, and popular... Læs mere
As the ubiquitous Jamaican musician Bob Marley once famously sang, ""half the story has never been told."" This book covers the female contribution to Jamaican music and its... Læs mere
Tells the story of ska music and its development from Jamaica to England, where the music took on a distinctively different tone, and finally to the rest of the world. Through the... Læs mere
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 strugg...