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Index
Cover Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
Why Sounds Like London needed writing
Introduction
1. ‘They come over’ ere …’
One Mash Up in the Mother Country: Calypso, cold winters and a black ballet company
Two ‘Are They Going to Play Music on Dustbins?’: How London learned to love the steel pan
Three Sounds of Freedom and Free Jazz: South Africans in exile move modern jazz to prog rock
Four West Africa in the West End: Mods and Afro-rockers
Five Bass Lines, Brass Sections and All Things Equals: London gives up the funk
2. Nobody’s going anywhere
Six The Whole World loves a Lovers: Lovers’ rock sells reggae to Jamaica
Seven Living for the Weekender: BritFunk chanting down the discos
Eight ‘If You’re Not Dancing, Fuck Off’: The new sound systems rewrite raving
3. Maybe it’s because I’m a Londoner
Nine Who Needs a Record Company?: London bass in the digital age
Ten From Pirates to Pop Stars: London’s black music rules
Thanks, photo credits, index
Without whom …
Photo credits
Index
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