2013, ISBN: 9780745674599

Is Bob Marley the only third world superstar? How did he achievethis unique status? In this captivating new study of one of themost influential musicians of the twentieth century, Jason T… Plus…

Is Bob Marley the only third world superstar? How did he achievethis unique status? In this captivating new study of one of themost influential musicians of the twentieth century, Jason Toynbeesheds new light on issues such as Marley´s contribution as amusician and public intellectual, how he was granted access to theglobal media system, and what his music means in cultural andpolitical terms.Tracing Marley´s life and work from Jamaica to the worldstage, Toynbee suggests that we need to understand Marley first andforemost as a ´social author´. Trained in theco-operative yet also highly competitive musical laboratory ofdowntown Kingston, Marley went on to translate reggae into asuccessful international style. His crowning achievement was to mixpostcolonial anger and hope with Jamaican textures and beats toproduce the first world music.However the period since his death has been marked by brutal andintensifying inequality in the capitalist world system. There is anurgent need, then, to reconsider the nature of his legacy. Toynbeedoes this in the concluding chapters, weighing Marley´simpact as advocate of human emancipation against hismarginalisation as a ´Natural Mystic´ and pretext fordisengagement from radical politics. Herald of a Postcolonial World? eBook PDF 16.04.2013 eBooks>Fremdsprachige eBooks>Englische eBooks>Sach- & Fachthemen, John Wiley & Sons, .201<

ISBN: 9780745674599

Is Bob Marley the only third world superstar? How did he achieve this unique status? In this captivating new study of one of the most influential musicians of the twentieth century, Jason… Plus…

Is Bob Marley the only third world superstar? How did he achieve this unique status? In this captivating new study of one of the most influential musicians of the twentieth century, Jason Toynbee sheds new light on issues such as Marley's contribution as a musician and public intellectual, how he was granted access to the global media system, and what his music means in cultural and political terms.Tracing Marley's life and work from Jamaica to the world stage, Toynbee suggests that we need to understand Marley first and foremost as a 'social author'. Trained in the co-operative yet also highly competitive musical laboratory of downtown Kingston, Marley went on to translate reggae into a successful international style. His crowning achievement was to mix postcolonial anger and hope with Jamaican textures and beats to produce the first world music.However the period since his death has been marked by brutal and intensifying inequality in the capitalist world system. There is an urgent need, then, to reconsider the nature of his legacy. Toynbee does this in the concluding chapters, weighing Marley's impact as advocate of human emancipation against his marginalisation as a 'Natural Mystic' and pretext for disengagement from radical politics.; PDF; Music, Stage & Screen > Music > Music: styles & genres > Reggae, Polity Press<

ISBN: 9780745674599

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2013, ISBN: 9780745674599

Herald of a Postcolonial World?, eBooks, eBook Download (PDF), 1. Auflage, [PU: John Wiley & Sons], John Wiley & Sons, 2013

2013, ISBN: 9780745674599

Herald of a Postcolonial World, eBooks, eBook Download (PDF), Auflage, [PU: Polity], [ED: 1], Polity, 2013