Chapter 8 finishes with the author detailing the breakdown of racial barriers in the black music scene in London. He first sets up reggae in the 70s as a predominately, almost exclusively, black genre then contrasts it with soul which was more racially mixed and run by white people. As the years pass, the line between soul and reggae become increasingly hard to define. Through this blurring of boundaries, reggae became more diverse. In the 90s a new genre came out of this more ethnically diverse culture: Jungle.
Discussion Question:
Did the same mixing of races happen in the U.S. through Hip Hop and its relationship with R&B?
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