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Encyclopedia > Trojan Skinhead

Trojan Skinhead is a subculture of skinheads who identify themselves with the subculture's heyday in 1969 when ska music was at its most popular, and with the cult's multicultural Jamaican and British working class roots (called "The Spirit of 69"). As understood in sociology, anthropology and cultural studies, a subculture is a set of people with a distinct set of behavior and beliefs that differentiate them from a larger culture of which they are a part. ... Skinheads, named after their shaven heads, are members of a subculture that originated in Britain in the 1960s, where they were closely tied to the Rude boy of the West Indies and the Mods of the UK. skinhead with scooter // Categories There are a number of different types of skinhead... As understood in sociology, anthropology and cultural studies, a subculture is a set of people with a distinct set of behavior and beliefs that differentiate them from a larger culture of which they are a part. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday For other uses, see Number 1969. ... This page is about the musical style. ... In religion and sociology, a cult is a cohesive group of people (often a relatively small and new religious movement) devoted to beliefs or practices that the surrounding culture or society considers to be far outside the mainstream. ... Multiculturalism or cultural pluralism is a policy, ideal, or reality that emphasizes the unique characteristics of different cultures in the world, especially as they relate to one another in immigrant receiving nations. ... The term working class is used to denote a social class. ... The Spirit of 69 is a phrase used by apolitical or Anti-racist Skinheads to remind other Skinheads of the subcultures heyday in 1969 when reggae music was at its most popular, and as a reminder of its multicultural Jamaican and British working class roots. ...


Bands/artists

The Ethiopians
Judge Dread
Laurel Aitken
Desmond Dekker
Symarip

The Ethiopians are a reggae, rocksteady, and ska group, founded by Leonard Dillon, Stephen Taylor and Aston Morris, that started recording for Clement Coxsone Dodd in 1966. ... Alexander Minto Hughes (1945 - March 12, 1998), better known as Judge Dread, a British reggae and ska artist. ... Laurel Aitken (April 22, 1927–July 17, 2005) became famous as one of the originators of Jamaican ska music in the late 1950s. ... Desmond Dekker performing his hit song Israelites at the Wembley Arena in 1969 Desmond Dekker (born Desmond Adolphus Dacres in Kingston, Jamaica on July 16, 1941) is a ska and reggae singer and songwriter. ... Symarip, formerly the Pyramids, were a ska andreggae band from Britain, originating towards the end of the 1960s and into the early 1970s. ...

See also

Anarcho-skinheads
Punk-skinheads
Skinhead
The Spirit of 69
Trojan Records

The coat of arms of Red and Anarchist Skinheads(RASH), originally New York City Anarcho-skinheads are the anarchist skinheads. ... Punk-skinheads are a form of skinhead with punk rock influences that grew in numbers in the late 1970s and early 1980s. ... Skinheads, named after their shaven heads, are members of a subculture that originated in Britain in the 1960s, where they were closely tied to the Rude boy of the West Indies and the Mods of the UK. skinhead with scooter // Categories There are a number of different types of skinhead... The Spirit of 69 is a phrase used by apolitical or Anti-racist Skinheads to remind other Skinheads of the subcultures heyday in 1969 when reggae music was at its most popular, and as a reminder of its multicultural Jamaican and British working class roots. ... Trojan Records Trojan Records is a label specialising in ska,rocksteady,reggae and dub music. ...

External links

  • Trojan Records
  • Skinhead Moonstomp
  • A Brief History of Skinhead Culture on libcom.org history - skinheads, racism, and working class politics
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