This is Reggae Music - The Story of Jamaica's Music (Paperback)

Jamaica is a small country in the Caribbean, 146 miles wide and populated by fewer than three million people. Nevertheless, it has exerted a more powerful hold on international popular music than any nation besides England and America. From Prince Buster to Burning Spear, Lee "Scratch" Perry to Yellowman, Bob Marley to Shabba Ranks, reggae music is one of the most dynamic and powerful musical forms of the twentieth century. And, as Lloyd Bradley shows in his deft, definitive, and always entertaining book, it is and always has been the people's music. Born in the sound systems of the Kingston slums, reggae was the first music poor Jamaicans could call their own, and as it spread throughout the world, it always remained fluid, challenging, and distinctly Jamaican. Based on six years of research -- original interviews with most of reggae's key producers, musicians, and international players -- and a lifelong enthusiasm for one of the most remarkable of the world's musics, This Is Reggae Music is the definitive history of reggae.

General

Imprint:	Black Cat
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	September 2001
First published:	September 2001
Authors:	Lloyd Bradley
Dimensions:	229 x 153 x 40mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	572
ISBN-13:	978-0-8021-3828-6
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Non-Western music, traditional & classical Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Theory of music & musicology > General Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Contemporary popular music > Rock & pop > Reggae Books > Music > Contemporary popular music > Rock & pop > Reggae Books > Music > Non-Western music, traditional & classical Books > Music > Theory of music & musicology > General
LSN:	0-8021-3828-4
Barcode:	9780802138286

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