Rock It Come Over describes the music and lore of Slavery
from the early sixteenth century through emancipation in 1838 to the mid
twentieth century. Lewin explores the role of music in the lives of the
slaves as a method of communication, as a form of resistance and
subversion, as a repository of oral history and beliefs, and,
ultimately, as a means of survival. The work is based on decades of
research into the music sung and played by the working people of
Jamaica. Lewin relates the music to traditions that preserve an African
way of life and the beliefs of Kumina queen, Imogene “Queenie” Kennedy.
Rock It Come Over
is the most extensive study of Jamaican folk music yet published. It is
also an examination of the roots of that music and a record of the folk
heritage that is, in spite of many efforts, rapidly retreating before
the pressures of life today.
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