Reggae Explosion

Reggae Explosion
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Publisher : Harry N. Abrams
Total Pages : 224
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ISBN-10 : 0810981696
ISBN-13 : 9780810981690
Rating : 4/5 (690 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Reggae Explosion by : Chris Salewicz

Download or read book Reggae Explosion written by Chris Salewicz and published by Harry N. Abrams. This book was released on 2002-10-09 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The team of writer Chris Salewicz and photographer Adrian Boot have brought together 50,000 words of text and over 400 images from the ReggaeXplosion Archive to create a history that contains a potent cocktail of drama, turbulence, pride and protest. From the earliest emergence in the 1950s of the fiercely competitive sound systems, fighting sonic battles in downtown Kingston, the story of Jamaican music is traced through ska, the birth of reggae, dub, roots reggae and the impact of Bob Marley to the new, harder-edged developments that have emerged in the last twenty years, including dancehall, ragga and jungle. Unpublished transcripts of interviews with key figures like Lee 'Scratch' Perry and Prince Buster introduce the authentic voices of reggae history to the book - which blends researched facts, graphics and rare images to create not only a sense of the pulse of the music, but also the contrasts of poverty, humour, desperation and joie de vivre that typify both the island of Jamaica and its music.


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