An Afropop Closeup Encore. Originally distributed on 11/08/2016.

The Caribbean island of Jamaica has long been blighted by unacceptably high levels of politically motivated violence, a nightmarish by-product of its firmly entrenched two-party political system. This podcast reveals the early beginnings of Jamaica’s dramatic partisan divisions, and highlights the role that the island’s music has played in commenting on and challenging such divides.

Produced and hosted by David Katz and Saxon Baird.

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[Distributed 12/20/2016]