Sur les croisements entre le punk et reggae, comme mouvements sociaux et musicaux, par Nico @Melanine.
The UK and especially London were places of great musical activity and creativity in the 70s. At the end of the decade two genres seemingly wide apart, Reggae and Punk, came together. What came out of it was not only musically innovative but also tackled some important social and political issues at the time.
While a number of young black people born in Britain were searching for aspects of their identity through Rastafarianism and Reggae, Punk became a voice of protest for a large section of the white working-class youth. Both blacks and working-class whites were badly affected by the economic downturn, suffering amongst other things from unemployment and poor housing. It is therefore no surprise that they ended up connecting with each other. Being both social outcasts, Rastas and Punks joined forces in a broad musical, social and political struggle.
Punks were maybe the first to make the connection with reggae music, by covering some of the genre’s classics. Though not all punks were keen on playing reggae, a number of bands had a close affinity with the music. On their first album for instance, The Clash made a cover of Junior Murvin’s hit Police and Thieves.
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