Sound Clash Jamaican Dancehall Culture at Large
Megawattage sound systems have blasted the electronically-enhanced riddims and tongue-twisting lyrics of Jamaica's dancehall DJs across the globe. This high-energy raggamuffin music is often dismissed by old-school roots reggae fans as a raucous degenerat
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Jamaican Dancehall Culture at Large
Carolyn Cooper
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Sound Clash
SOUND CLASH
First published 2004 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN™ 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010 and Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, England RG21 6XS. Companies and representatives throughout the world. PALGRAVE MACMILLAN IS THE GLOBAL ACADEMIC IMPRINT OF THE PALGRAVE MACMILLAN division of St. Martin's Press, LLC and of Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. Macmillan® is a registered trademark in the United States, United Kingdom and other countries. Palgrave is a registered trademark in the European Union and other countries. ISBN 1-4039-6425-4 hardback ISBN 1-4039-6424-6 paperback
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Cooper, Carolyn, 1950– Sound clash : Jamaican dancehall culture at large / Carolyn Cooper. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 1-4039-6425-4 (cl) / 1-4039-6424-6 (pbk.) 1. Jamaica—Social life and customs. 2. Music and dance—Jamaica—History. 3. Popular music—Jamaica—History and criticism. 4. Dance halls—Social aspects—Jamaica. 5. Women dancers—Sexual behavior—Jamaica. 6. Ragga (Music) 7. Popular culture—Jamaica. I. Title. F1874.C663 2004 306.4’846’097292—dc22 2003060161 A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Design by planettheo.com First edition: September 2004 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Printed in the United States of America.
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Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v Introduction: Word, Sound, and Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 O N E
Border Clash: Sites of Contestation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 T W O
Slackness Personified: Representations of Female Sexuality in the Lyrics of Bob Marley and Shabba Ranks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 T H R E E
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Lady Saw Cuts Loose: Female Fertility Rituals in the Dancehall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 F O U R
“Mama, Is That You?”: Erotic Disguise in the Films Dancehall Queen and Babymother. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 F I V E
“Lyrical Gun”: Metaphor and Role-Play in Dancehall Culture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145 S I X
“More Fire”: Chanting Down Babylon from Bob Marley to Capleton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179 S E V E N
“Vile Vocals”:
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