Reggae and Hip Hop in Southern Italy

Susanna Scarparo is Associate Professor in the School of Literature, Language and Linguistics at the Australian National University, Australia. Mathias Sutherland Stevenson is Scholarly Teaching Fellow in the Bachelor of Global Studies, Faculty of Arts, at Monash University, Australia.

• Introduction.- Chapter 1: The Roots and Routes of Reggae from Jamaica to Italy.- Chapter 2: “Inna Different Stylee”: The Renaissance of Youth Culture and Politics in Bari.- Chapter 3: Sud Sound System, and the Revival of Salentine Language, Culture, and Identity.- Chapter 4: The Rise of the Posses and the Power of the Word.- Chapter 5: Southern Echoes of the Posses in Sardinia: Sa Razza.- Chapter 6: The Legacy of the Posses Beyond Genres and Across Generations: Randagiu Sardu, Mama Marjas, Claudia Aru.- Conclusion.