Reggae and the 1972 ballot: authentic voice of change or political co-option?
One side
Authentic voice of the sufferer's demand for change
The other
Cynical co-option by party machinery
What was argued
Two documented views of reggae's role in the 1972 election: as an authentic expression of the sufferer's demand for change carried into politics, or as a cynical co-option of popular music by party machinery. Neutral framing; no verdict.
The records this concerns
Sources
Lloyd Bradley, Bass Culture; Kevin O'Brien Chang, Reggae Routes