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    1. Man vibes : masculinities in the Jamaican dancehall

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    Collection:
    Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
    Contributers:
    Hope,Donna P. (Author)
    Format:
    Book, Whole
    Publication Date:
    2010-01-01
    Published:
    Kingston, Jamaica: Ian Randle Publishers
    Location:
    African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Notes:
    188 p., Explores Jamaican masculinity through the male-dominated dancehall space that is at once a celebration of the marginalized poor and also a challenge to social inequality. Using the major masculine debates that are articulated in dancehall music and culture, Donna Hope explores the transition of Jamaican masculinity in the 21st century.

    2. Rise Up wows audience at Lincoln Centre premiere

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    Collection:
    Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
    Contributers:
    Gordon,Sharon (Author)
    Format:
    Newspaper Article
    Publication Date:
    Mar 11-Mar 17, 2010
    Published:
    Jamaica, NY
    Location:
    African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Journal Title:
    The Weekly Gleaner
    Journal Title Details:
    p. E6
    Notes:
    Rise Up channels the spirit of the elders with cameos by Fred Locks, Sly Dunbar. Robbie Shakespeare, Lee 'Scratch' Perry, Toots Hibberts and Brushy One String among others. Industry stalwarts like producers Mikey Bennett and Carlo Less are among those narrating the story which highlights the unique musical quality of Jamaicans.

    3. Surinamese Maroons as reggae artistes: music, marginality and urban space

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    Collection:
    Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
    Contributers:
    JAFFE,RIVKE (Author) and Sanderse,Jolien (Author)
    Format:
    Journal Article
    Publication Date:
    Oct 2010
    Published:
    Abingdon, UK: Routledge/Taylor & Francis
    Location:
    African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Journal Title:
    Ethnic and Racial Studies
    Journal Title Details:
    33(9) : 1561-1579
    Notes:
    Examines how marginalized Maroon youth in Paramaribo, the capital of the Caribbean nation of Suriname, employ musical strategies in combating ethno-racial stigmatization and improving their socio-economic position. Traditionally, Maroons, after escaping the plantations during slavery, have lived in semi-isolation in Suriname's dense rainforest. In recent decades, they have become increasingly urbanized, to the discontent of many in Paramaribo, who view Maroons as backward, violent criminals. Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork and popular culture analysis, the article discusses how young Maroons use reggae and dancehall to create and recreate physical and social spaces of their own within the city and outside the forest. They protest local conditions and inequity by drawing on regional images of marginality that have been shaped by Rastafari musicians in Jamaica.