Walls Come Tumbling Down - The Music and Politics of Rock Against Racism, 2 Tone and Red Wedge

Walls Come Tumbling Down charts the pivotal period between 1976 and 1992 that saw politics and pop music come together for the first time in Britain's musical history; musicians and their fans suddenly became instigators of social change, and 'the political persuasion of musicians was as important as the songs they sang'. Through the voices of campaigners, musicians, artists and politicians, Daniel Rachel follows the rise and fall of three key movements of the time: Rock Against Racism, 2 Tone, and Red Wedge, revealing how they all shaped, and were shaped by, the music of a generation.Composed of interviews with over a hundred and fifty of the key players at the time, Walls Come Tumbling Down is a fascinating, polyphonic and authoritative account of those crucial sixteen years in Britain's history.

Product details

• Authors: Daniel Rachel, Rachel Daniel
• Publisher: Picador Uk
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 18
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 18.05.2017
• EAN: 9781447272694
• ISBN: 978-1-4472-7269-4
• No. of pages: 592
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 197 mm x 36 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Music > Music history; Non-fiction book > Music, film, theatre > Classical, opera, operetta, musical; Rock, London, Greater London, Music, Discrimination, Social History, Social & cultural history, Reportage & collected journalism, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Social discrimination & inequality, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, Social and cultural history, Pop Music, c 1970 to c 1979, c 1990 to c 1999, c 1980 to c 1989, Genres & Styles / Rock, Philosophy & Social Aspects, Political activism / Political engagement