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The encyclopedia of reggae : the golden age of roots reggae / by Mike Alleyne ; foreword by Sly Dunbar.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Canada Dan Tucker 2012Description: 332 pages : color illustrations, portraits ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9781402785832 (pbk.)
  • 1402785836 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 781.64609 All 23
LOC classification:
  • ML3532 .A45 2012
Contents:
Abbyssinians -- Aswad ; Theophilus Beckford -- Junior Byles ; Cornell Campbell -- culture ; Lloyd Daley -- Lucky Dube ; Clancy Eccles -- the Ethiopians ; Folkes Brothers ; Boris Gardiner -- Marcia Griffiths ; Beres Hammond -- Keith Hudson ; I-Roy -Israel Vibration ; Linton Kwesi Johnson -- Judge Dread ; Ini Kamoze -- Leslie Kong ; Bunny Lee -- Lovers rock ; Tommy McCook -- Mystic Revealers ; Johnny Nash -- Native ; Jackie Opel ; Augustus Pablo -- Prince Far I ; Randy's Records -- Michael Rose ; Sanctuary Records -- Studio One ; Lynn Taitt -- Trojan Records ; U-Roy -- UB40 ; Virgin Records -- VP Records ; Bunny Wailer -- Delroy Wilson ; Xterminator Records ; Yabby You ; Tappa Zukie -- Sidebars. Reggae festivals ; Reggae on film ; Dub ; Rastafarianism ; Reggae album covers ; Kingston ; Chinese Jamaicans ; Cultural roots ; International reggae ; Women in reggae ; Sound systems ; Jamaican politics and popular culture ; Ganja ; Dancehall.
Summary: Reggae has become a dominant musical style that is played everywhere from South America to the Pacific Rim. This volume is packed with rare photographs, profiles of the influential performers and producers from the golden age, and fascinating sidebars showing the wide-ranging influence of reggae.
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Book Book The Mico University College Reserve Book Collection Non-fiction 781.64609 All (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available Reading Room 73932

Includes discographies, bibliographical references (pages 320-321) , and index.

Abbyssinians -- Aswad ; Theophilus Beckford -- Junior Byles ; Cornell Campbell -- culture ; Lloyd Daley -- Lucky Dube ; Clancy Eccles -- the Ethiopians ; Folkes Brothers ; Boris Gardiner -- Marcia Griffiths ; Beres Hammond -- Keith Hudson ; I-Roy -Israel Vibration ; Linton Kwesi Johnson -- Judge Dread ; Ini Kamoze -- Leslie Kong ; Bunny Lee -- Lovers rock ; Tommy McCook -- Mystic Revealers ; Johnny Nash -- Native ; Jackie Opel ; Augustus Pablo -- Prince Far I ; Randy's Records -- Michael Rose ; Sanctuary Records -- Studio One ; Lynn Taitt -- Trojan Records ; U-Roy -- UB40 ; Virgin Records -- VP Records ; Bunny Wailer -- Delroy Wilson ; Xterminator Records ; Yabby You ; Tappa Zukie -- Sidebars. Reggae festivals ; Reggae on film ; Dub ; Rastafarianism ; Reggae album covers ; Kingston ; Chinese Jamaicans ; Cultural roots ; International reggae ; Women in reggae ; Sound systems ; Jamaican politics and popular culture ; Ganja ; Dancehall.

Reggae has become a dominant musical style that is played everywhere from South America to the Pacific Rim. This volume is packed with rare photographs, profiles of the influential performers and producers from the golden age, and fascinating sidebars showing the wide-ranging influence of reggae.

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