Augustyn profiles dozens of women who persevered through tough times, juggling child rearing, gender discrimination, and low pay. In this engaging, well-researched book, Augustyn ( Ska: An Oral History) states that women had almost no chance in the male-dominated Jamaican music industry in the 1940s–1980s it was all “overt power and testosterone.” In the songs, women were “the playground for men” or “wrongdoers,” and the lyrics were “misogynistic and thus not very appropriate for female consumption, must less creation.” She shows that the women who pursued music careers in this setting were trailblazers.
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