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This insider look at the forces that came together to make Canada’s reggae scene reaffirms the power of music to combat racism and build bridges between communities and cultures.

Trade Review
...maybe the most comprehensive focus on reggae and Jamaican culture in Canada's most populous city. -- Howard Campbell * Jamaica Observer *
King Alpha's Song in a Strange Land is a vital contribution to scholarship on reggae and Canadian music and culture... Wilson disrupts many notions asasociated with reggae, leaving readers with a deeper appreciation for the music in Canada and all over the world. -- Ty Hall, Carleton University * CAML Review *

Table of Contents

Preface and Acknowledgments

Introduction: King Alpha’s Song

1 Hybridity and Jamaican Music

2 Music of the Black Atlantic

3 Jamaica to Toronto

4 Place and Meaning in Toronto’s Reggae Text

5 The Bridge Builders

6 Blackness and Whiteness

7 In Search of the Canadian Sound

8 A Strange Land

Notes; Bibliography; Index

King Alphas Song in a Strange Land The Roots and

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      Publisher: University of British Columbia Press
      Publication Date: 14/02/2020
      ISBN13: 9780774862288, 978-0774862288
      ISBN10: 0774862289
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      Ethnic groups and multicultural studies Social discrimination and social justice

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This insider look at the forces that came together to make Canada’s reggae scene reaffirms the power of music to combat racism and build bridges between communities and cultures.

      Trade Review
      ...maybe the most comprehensive focus on reggae and Jamaican culture in Canada's most populous city. -- Howard Campbell * Jamaica Observer *
      King Alpha's Song in a Strange Land is a vital contribution to scholarship on reggae and Canadian music and culture... Wilson disrupts many notions asasociated with reggae, leaving readers with a deeper appreciation for the music in Canada and all over the world. -- Ty Hall, Carleton University * CAML Review *

      Table of Contents

      Preface and Acknowledgments

      Introduction: King Alpha’s Song

      1 Hybridity and Jamaican Music

      2 Music of the Black Atlantic

      3 Jamaica to Toronto

      4 Place and Meaning in Toronto’s Reggae Text

      5 The Bridge Builders

      6 Blackness and Whiteness

      7 In Search of the Canadian Sound

      8 A Strange Land

      Notes; Bibliography; Index

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