Black British Music in America, 1967-2000
Black British Music in America, 1967-2000
Atlantic Crossover
Alleyne, Mike
Taylor & Francis Ltd
03/2025
236
Dura
9781032836539
15 a 20 dias
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Acknowledgements List of Figures
Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1: Remixing Black Popular Music History: The Black and the British
The Cultural Sound Stage
Black British Outsiders
The Voice and the Instrumental Text
The Weight of History
Dread Out There: The Plight of Black British Reggae
Relocating Heatwave
Chapter 2: Crossing Over, Genre Politics and Music Production
The Mainstream and the Charts
Cultural Dislocation
Genre and Crossover: Charting a Discourse
Record Labels and Genre Labelling
Music Production
Chapter 3: Breaking Into America: The 1960s and 1970s
The Artistic Soundscape
The Beatles and Early Black British Pop
The Foundations: American Arrival
The Equals: The "Black Skin Blue Eyed Boys"
Cymande: Sending the Transatlantic Cultural Message
Joan Armatrading: Beyond Stereotypes
Chapter 4: The Margin and the Mainstream: The 1970s
Hot Chocolate: "Brother Louie" and Breaking America
Beyond "Brother Louie"
Blue-Eyed British R&B: The Average White Band and Kokomo
Chapter 5: Transitions, Technologies, and Tensions: The Late 1970s and 1980s
The Britfunk Era and Echoes of the 1970s
Ska's Second Wave and American Indifference
Technology Topography
Imagination's New Dimensions
Chapter 6: The New Black British Invasion Continues: The 1980s
Total Contrast: Sync or Swim
Eddy Grant: Electric Propulsion
Billy Ocean: The Breakthrough Journey
Loose Ends: The Art of "Hangin' On"
Chapter 7: Commercial Consolidation: The 1980s and 1990s
Five Star: Broken by America
Des'ree: "Listen as Your Day Unfolds"
Soul II Soul: American Conquest
Visual Grooves: Soul II Soul Music Videos
Caron Wheeler and UK Blak
Roachford: A Single Instance
Sade: Platinum Life
Chapter 8: Selling Seal to the States
The Beginning
The "Crazy" Music Video
The Second Self-Titled Album
The Human Being Reset
Record Company Calamities
Black British Songstress Status
Chapter 9: The Ephraim Lewis Case Study: 1992-1994
Unveiling Skin
Discovery and Signing
The Music Video for "It Can't Be Forever"
The Textures of Skin
The Unreleased Second Album
Chapter 10: Remastering the Mix: 1990s Snapshots and Black British Echoes
Equalizing the Past
Maxi Priest: Reggae Roots, Pop Success
Massive Attack: Remixing Stardom
Mark Morrison: The Mack Hits Back
Atlantic Coda
Bibliography
Discography
Filmography
Index
Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1: Remixing Black Popular Music History: The Black and the British
The Cultural Sound Stage
Black British Outsiders
The Voice and the Instrumental Text
The Weight of History
Dread Out There: The Plight of Black British Reggae
Relocating Heatwave
Chapter 2: Crossing Over, Genre Politics and Music Production
The Mainstream and the Charts
Cultural Dislocation
Genre and Crossover: Charting a Discourse
Record Labels and Genre Labelling
Music Production
Chapter 3: Breaking Into America: The 1960s and 1970s
The Artistic Soundscape
The Beatles and Early Black British Pop
The Foundations: American Arrival
The Equals: The "Black Skin Blue Eyed Boys"
Cymande: Sending the Transatlantic Cultural Message
Joan Armatrading: Beyond Stereotypes
Chapter 4: The Margin and the Mainstream: The 1970s
Hot Chocolate: "Brother Louie" and Breaking America
Beyond "Brother Louie"
Blue-Eyed British R&B: The Average White Band and Kokomo
Chapter 5: Transitions, Technologies, and Tensions: The Late 1970s and 1980s
The Britfunk Era and Echoes of the 1970s
Ska's Second Wave and American Indifference
Technology Topography
Imagination's New Dimensions
Chapter 6: The New Black British Invasion Continues: The 1980s
Total Contrast: Sync or Swim
Eddy Grant: Electric Propulsion
Billy Ocean: The Breakthrough Journey
Loose Ends: The Art of "Hangin' On"
Chapter 7: Commercial Consolidation: The 1980s and 1990s
Five Star: Broken by America
Des'ree: "Listen as Your Day Unfolds"
Soul II Soul: American Conquest
Visual Grooves: Soul II Soul Music Videos
Caron Wheeler and UK Blak
Roachford: A Single Instance
Sade: Platinum Life
Chapter 8: Selling Seal to the States
The Beginning
The "Crazy" Music Video
The Second Self-Titled Album
The Human Being Reset
Record Company Calamities
Black British Songstress Status
Chapter 9: The Ephraim Lewis Case Study: 1992-1994
Unveiling Skin
Discovery and Signing
The Music Video for "It Can't Be Forever"
The Textures of Skin
The Unreleased Second Album
Chapter 10: Remastering the Mix: 1990s Snapshots and Black British Echoes
Equalizing the Past
Maxi Priest: Reggae Roots, Pop Success
Massive Attack: Remixing Stardom
Mark Morrison: The Mack Hits Back
Atlantic Coda
Bibliography
Discography
Filmography
Index
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Black identity;Cultural Studies;Recording industry;Afro-Caribbean music
Acknowledgements List of Figures
Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1: Remixing Black Popular Music History: The Black and the British
The Cultural Sound Stage
Black British Outsiders
The Voice and the Instrumental Text
The Weight of History
Dread Out There: The Plight of Black British Reggae
Relocating Heatwave
Chapter 2: Crossing Over, Genre Politics and Music Production
The Mainstream and the Charts
Cultural Dislocation
Genre and Crossover: Charting a Discourse
Record Labels and Genre Labelling
Music Production
Chapter 3: Breaking Into America: The 1960s and 1970s
The Artistic Soundscape
The Beatles and Early Black British Pop
The Foundations: American Arrival
The Equals: The "Black Skin Blue Eyed Boys"
Cymande: Sending the Transatlantic Cultural Message
Joan Armatrading: Beyond Stereotypes
Chapter 4: The Margin and the Mainstream: The 1970s
Hot Chocolate: "Brother Louie" and Breaking America
Beyond "Brother Louie"
Blue-Eyed British R&B: The Average White Band and Kokomo
Chapter 5: Transitions, Technologies, and Tensions: The Late 1970s and 1980s
The Britfunk Era and Echoes of the 1970s
Ska's Second Wave and American Indifference
Technology Topography
Imagination's New Dimensions
Chapter 6: The New Black British Invasion Continues: The 1980s
Total Contrast: Sync or Swim
Eddy Grant: Electric Propulsion
Billy Ocean: The Breakthrough Journey
Loose Ends: The Art of "Hangin' On"
Chapter 7: Commercial Consolidation: The 1980s and 1990s
Five Star: Broken by America
Des'ree: "Listen as Your Day Unfolds"
Soul II Soul: American Conquest
Visual Grooves: Soul II Soul Music Videos
Caron Wheeler and UK Blak
Roachford: A Single Instance
Sade: Platinum Life
Chapter 8: Selling Seal to the States
The Beginning
The "Crazy" Music Video
The Second Self-Titled Album
The Human Being Reset
Record Company Calamities
Black British Songstress Status
Chapter 9: The Ephraim Lewis Case Study: 1992-1994
Unveiling Skin
Discovery and Signing
The Music Video for "It Can't Be Forever"
The Textures of Skin
The Unreleased Second Album
Chapter 10: Remastering the Mix: 1990s Snapshots and Black British Echoes
Equalizing the Past
Maxi Priest: Reggae Roots, Pop Success
Massive Attack: Remixing Stardom
Mark Morrison: The Mack Hits Back
Atlantic Coda
Bibliography
Discography
Filmography
Index
Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1: Remixing Black Popular Music History: The Black and the British
The Cultural Sound Stage
Black British Outsiders
The Voice and the Instrumental Text
The Weight of History
Dread Out There: The Plight of Black British Reggae
Relocating Heatwave
Chapter 2: Crossing Over, Genre Politics and Music Production
The Mainstream and the Charts
Cultural Dislocation
Genre and Crossover: Charting a Discourse
Record Labels and Genre Labelling
Music Production
Chapter 3: Breaking Into America: The 1960s and 1970s
The Artistic Soundscape
The Beatles and Early Black British Pop
The Foundations: American Arrival
The Equals: The "Black Skin Blue Eyed Boys"
Cymande: Sending the Transatlantic Cultural Message
Joan Armatrading: Beyond Stereotypes
Chapter 4: The Margin and the Mainstream: The 1970s
Hot Chocolate: "Brother Louie" and Breaking America
Beyond "Brother Louie"
Blue-Eyed British R&B: The Average White Band and Kokomo
Chapter 5: Transitions, Technologies, and Tensions: The Late 1970s and 1980s
The Britfunk Era and Echoes of the 1970s
Ska's Second Wave and American Indifference
Technology Topography
Imagination's New Dimensions
Chapter 6: The New Black British Invasion Continues: The 1980s
Total Contrast: Sync or Swim
Eddy Grant: Electric Propulsion
Billy Ocean: The Breakthrough Journey
Loose Ends: The Art of "Hangin' On"
Chapter 7: Commercial Consolidation: The 1980s and 1990s
Five Star: Broken by America
Des'ree: "Listen as Your Day Unfolds"
Soul II Soul: American Conquest
Visual Grooves: Soul II Soul Music Videos
Caron Wheeler and UK Blak
Roachford: A Single Instance
Sade: Platinum Life
Chapter 8: Selling Seal to the States
The Beginning
The "Crazy" Music Video
The Second Self-Titled Album
The Human Being Reset
Record Company Calamities
Black British Songstress Status
Chapter 9: The Ephraim Lewis Case Study: 1992-1994
Unveiling Skin
Discovery and Signing
The Music Video for "It Can't Be Forever"
The Textures of Skin
The Unreleased Second Album
Chapter 10: Remastering the Mix: 1990s Snapshots and Black British Echoes
Equalizing the Past
Maxi Priest: Reggae Roots, Pop Success
Massive Attack: Remixing Stardom
Mark Morrison: The Mack Hits Back
Atlantic Coda
Bibliography
Discography
Filmography
Index
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