Book cover of Sonic Bodies: Reggae Sound Systems, Performance Techniques, and Ways of Knowing

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Breaking new ground in the field of Sound Studies, this book provides an in-depth study of the culture and physicality of dancehall reggae music. The reggae sound system has exerted a major influence on music and popular culture. Every night, on the streets of inner city Kingston, Jamaica, Dancehall sessions…


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1 author picked Sonic Bodies as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

This book was essential in my research and longing to develop a relationship to affect theory through Jamaican dub and sound system culture. I could not stop reading this book, as it connected many of the ideas that I had in my head.

I was amazed that someone could write about this topic in this way, and it shifted my thought process to make me more detailed and affect based in my approach to dub music.  

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