Narratives from Beyond the UK Reggae Bassline

William 'Lez' Henry is Professor of Criminology and Sociology at the University of West London, UK.Matt Worley is Professor of Modern History at the University of Reading, UK and a co-founder of the Subcultures Network.

• 1. Introduction: Narratives from the Bassline- William ‘Lez’ Henry & Matthew Worley.- 2. Vexed history: time and the waning of heart-I-cal philosophy- Paul Gilroy.- 3. Reggae culture as local knowledge: Mapping the beats on south east London streets- William ‘Lez’ Henry & Les Back.- 4. A Who Seh? Reflections of a lost and found dub poet- Martin Glynn.- 5. ‘What a devilment a Englan!’ Dub poets and ranters- Tim Wells.- 6. Smiley Culture: A hybrid voice for the Commonwealth- Lucy Robinson.- 7. The Story of Nzinga Soundz and the Women’s Voice in Sound System Culture- Lynda Rosenior-Patten and June Reid.- 8. Sound-tapes & Soundscapes: Lo-Fi cassette recordings as vectors of cultural Transmission- Kenny Monrose.- 9. ‘Dem a call us pirates, dem a call us illegal broadcasters!’: ‘Pirates’ Anthem’, PCRL and the struggle for black free radio in Birmingham- Lisa Palmer.- 10. Rebel Music in the Rebel City: The Performance Geography of the Nottingham ‘Blues Party’, 1957-1987- Tom Kew.- 11. ‘Curious roots & crafts’: Record shops and record labels amid the British reggae diaspora- Peter Hughes Jachimiak.- 12. From Sound Systems to Disc Jockeys, From Local Bands to Major Success: On Bristol’s Crucial Role in Integrating Reggae and Jamaican Music in British Culture- Melissa Chemam.- 13. Growing up under the influence: A sonic genealogy of grime- Joy White.- 14. Sound Systems and the Christian deviation- Carl Tracey.- 15. Handsworth Revolution: Reggae theomusicology, gospel borderlands and delinking Black British Contemporary Gospel Music from Colonial Christianity- Robert Beckford.