Back's main point in this part of the reading is that the way Afro-Caribbean and South Asian have mixed together to crossover racial boundaries and create new sounds is something amazing. These two cultures are able to cooperate, while at the same time holding on to the things that make it different.
This reading is relevant to the class because in the second part of Back's chapter, he exercises relfexivity in his writing when he is going to Peterborough for a show and he realized how it must seem for him, a white englishman, to attend a reggae concert. Along with reflexivity being an important part of being an ethnographer and writing an ethnographic piece, Back also has many ethnographic moments that he describes throughout the reading.
In the readings about heavy metal, growing out your hair was seen as a sign of loyalty to your band, your youth culture. This is similar to the way that youth involved with the reggae scene grow their hair into dreads. Are there any other similarities of the ideals or characteristics between reggae and metal?
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