Abstract

SANCHEZ AGUIRRE, Rafael Andrés. Reggae music and social modulations: notes on the individual-group relation in a Caribbean island. Hallazgos [online]. 2015, vol.12, n.24, pp.159-175. ISSN 1794-3841.  https://doi.org/10.15332/s1794-3841.2015.0024.09.

The relationship between individual and group is a central topic in different fields of knowledge. It is an important matter that constitutes the music too. This paper considers that personal-musicality is linked structurally -but not exhausted- to a socio historical musicality. Thus, it tries to suggest some lines of reflection about the practice of reggae music in a Caribbean island. The analysis of this musical phenomenon will allow us to recognize dimensions of collectivity that musicians and listeners are weaving. This work develops a sociological/ethnographical exercise and historical review to detail sonorous discrepancies, social syncopations and cultural resistances that strengthen collective action.

Keywords : Reggae music; San Andrés Island; social syncope; sociology of emotions.

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