Dancehall: The Rise of Jamaican Dancehall Culture [Paperback]

Beth Lesser (Author, Photographer), Stuart Baker (Editor)

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Paperback: 215 pages
Publisher: Soul Jazz Records (December 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0955481716
ISBN-13: 978-0955481710
Product Dimensions: 29.6 x 28.4 x 2.1 cm
Shipping Weight: 1.6 Kg
Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #233,045 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #19 in Books > Entertainment > Music > Musical Genres > Reggae
- #19 in Books > History > Americas > Caribbean & West Indies > Jamaica

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5.0 out of 5 stars BOOM!, Sep 11 2009

By Lou G. - Published on Amazon.com

This review is from: Dancehall: The Rise of Jamaican Dancehall Culture (Paperback)

This book offers great insight into a culture that still remains largely a homegrown experience. Try as we might, there just is no way anyone can ever fully recreate the sheer explosiveness and creativity that emerged from one tiny likkle island in the Caribbean so many years ago; but it sure is fun to keep a dance yard-style. Sure the dancehall 'style' has been adopted on many a foreign soil, and spawned a multi-million dollar industry (Hip-Hop anyone?), but ah no anyone can do it like they do ina Jamdown. Nor can one ever hope to see such photos unless they're from Yard, or know someone who lived in JA during the 80's. This book is just large. If you consider yourself a dancehall fan you would do well to get your hands on a copy of this book, fi real. You'll learn a lot.

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Review on The Sartorialist Blog, Jan 21 2012

By Bell Whethers - Published on Amazon.com

This review is from: Dancehall: The Rise of Jamaican Dancehall Culture (Paperback)

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THE SARTORIALIST Tuesday, January 17, 2012

The Reading List... Dancehall

I love when I find a book that investigates a particular scene or sub-culture. Beth Lesser's Dancehall captures the Jamaican Dancehall culture of the 1980s with the same level of sincerity and curiosity that Brassai exhibited while capturing Paris nightlife in the 1930s.

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