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Heather Augustyn

@HeatherAugustyn

Author of eight books on ska and Jamaican music history. Assistant Professor of Practice in Writing at Purdue University Northwest.

 Michigan, USA
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Joined June 2024
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Excited to have this story run in the Guardian this morning! theguardian.com/music/articl…

‘He was greater than Bob Marley’: the shocking tale of Jamaican ska pioneer Don Drummond

Inspired by a boxing, DJing nun, the trombonist laid down the foundations of reggae – but he also had schizophrenia and killed his girlfriend, Jamaica’s ‘rhumba queen’ Margarita. A new graphic novel...

theguardian.com
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Wake the town and tell the people! #ska #SupernovaSka #rudegirls
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Back on X with a new account! Hope to connect with fans of #ska
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