Roots, rock, reggae : an oral history of reggae music from ska to dancehall
The rich, creative history of reggae is chronicled through exclusive interviews with its most influential artists--from The Skatalites, Desmond Dekker, Marcia Griffiths, and The Itals to Black Uhuru, Eek-A-Mouse, Sister Carol, and Shaggy. Told in the voices of reggae's major participants, these authoritative accounts chart the history, characteristics, and broad appeal of the music that originated in Jamaica, but has spread like wildfire throughout the world over the years to rise up in Africa and South America as well as England and America. In addition to portraits of many of reggae's shining lights, separate chapters focus on such topics as reggae in America, instrumental reggae, dub musicians, dub poets, jungle, reggae's distinctive singers, vocal groups and bands, and the pioneering d.j.'s of the '70s--the precursors of dancehall. Also included is a selected album discography of music recorded and released from Jamaica, vinyl as well as compact disc
Print Book, English, 1999
Billboard, New York, 1999