DANCEHALL

This widely admired book, back in print with a new introduction, captures a previously unseen era of musical culture, fashion and li festyle. With unprecedented access to the incredibly vibrant music scene during this period, Beth Lessers photographs are a unique way into a previously hidden part of Jamaican culture. Born in the 1950s out of the neighborhood sound systems of Kingston, Dancehall grew to its height in the 1980s before a massive influx of drugs and guns made the scene too dangerous for many.