{"product_id":"king-alphas-song-in-a-strange-land-the-roots-and-routes-of-canadian-reggae-paperback-softback-9780774862288","title":"King Alpha's Song in a Strange Land; The Roots and Routes of Canadian Reggae (Paperback \/ softback) 9780774862288","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eKing Alpha's Song in a Strange Land\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Roots and Routes of Canadian Reggae\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJason Wilson (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780774862288\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 14 February 2020\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e362 pages, 28 b\u0026amp;w photos\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.3 cm, 0.55 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e...maybe the most comprehensive focus on reggae and Jamaican culture in Canada's most populous city. - Howard Campbell (Jamaica Observer) \u003cem\u003eKing Alpha's Song in a Strange Land\u003c\/em\u003e  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)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Jackie Mittoo and Leroy Sibbles migrated from Jamaica to Toronto in the early 1970s, the musicians brought reggae with them, sparking the flames of one Canada's most vibrant music scenes. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eKing Alpha's Song in a Strange Land,\u003c\/em\u003e professional reggae musician and scholar Jason Wilson tells the story of how the organic, transnational nature of reggae brought black and white youth together, opening up a cultural dialogue between Jamaican migrants and Canadians along Toronto's ethnic frontlines. This underground subculture rebelled against the status quo, eased the acculturation process, and made bands such as Messenjah and the Sattalites household names for a brief but important time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy looking at Canada's golden age of reggae from the perspective of both Jamaican migrants and white Torontonians, Wilson reveals the power of music to break through the bonds of race and ease the hardships associated with transnational migration. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface and Acknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIntroduction: King Alpha's Song\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1 Hybridity and Jamaican Music\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2 Music of the Black Atlantic\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e3 Jamaica to Toronto \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e4 Place and Meaning in Toronto's Reggae Text\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e5 The Bridge Builders\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e6 Blackness and Whiteness\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e7 In Search of the Canadian Sound\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e8 A Strange Land\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNotes; Bibliography; Index\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"UBC Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52531136069912,"sku":"9780774862288","price":23.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/king-alphas-song-in-a-strange-land-the-roots-and-routes-of-canadian-reggae-paperback-softback-9780774862288","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}