{"title":"Derek A. Bardowell","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"fire-inna-dancehall","title":"Fire Inna Dancehall","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'A whistle-stop tour de force with an expert guide . . . Pure fire.'\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSymeon Brown\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'A smorgasbord of fascinating cameos . . . [Bardowell's] paid his dues, people, and now it's time to enjoy the fruits of what he's witnessed.'\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJohn Masouri, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eEchoes Magazine\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eDancehall isn't just music. It's a philosophy, a survival strategy, a rebellion in riddim.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eFire Inna Dancehall\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e traces the collision of sound, style and struggle that created one of the most influential cultural movements of the past half-century. From inner city Kingston to the council estates of London, the block parties of New York and the underground scenes of Panama and Puerto Rico, ex-reggae columnist Derek A. Bardowell charts the rise, triumphs, controversies and tragedies of a space where joy and resistance share the same rhythm.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBlending in-depth social history and journalistic insight with the movement's revolutionary spirit, Bardowell explores how the pulse of dancehall speaks to migration, masculinity, faith, freedom and the ongoing fight for self-determination to reveal how a sound became a global language of liberation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA comprehensive guide to the people, places and politics that shaped dancehall and an unapologetic tribute to Black creativity, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eFire Inna Dancehall\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e does not seek permission to sing but insists on being heard.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Goldsboro Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57404039790965,"sku":"978-0349704692","price":22.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0733\/4900\/5606\/files\/fa4beb37-c799-46dd-98eb-8728b9d198f1.jpg?v=1785165981"}],"url":"https:\/\/goldsborobooks.com\/collections\/derek-a-bardowell.oembed","provider":"Goldsboro Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}