ENTITY · PERSON
Dermot Hussey
Well supported
Dermot Hussey, Jamaican broadcaster and music journalist who from the 1960s took reggae and Rastafari-rooted music seriously on air at the JBC and later, and co-authored an early book on Bob Marley — a counterweight to broadcasting's initial reluctance toward the form.
At a glance
- Type
- person
- Confidence
- Well supported
- Era
- Open era →
Connections
Debate & reception
How people argued about the music — praise, criticism and public debate. See all debate & reception →
debate
Playing the people's music: broadcast respectability or representation?
Two documented positions on colonial-era radio's caution toward Rasta-associated and local popular music: defenders of the policy invoked broadcasting standards and respectability, while critics argued the airwaves failed to represent the actual musical life of the Jamaican people. Neutral framing; no verdict. Sources: Jamaica Gleaner archive; David Katz, Solid Foundation.
Stance: protecting broadcast respectability vs representing the real musical life of the people