Roots, Rock, Reggae

Roots, Rock, Reggae
Author: Chuck Foster
Publisher: Billboard Books
Total Pages: 366
Release: 1999
Genre: Music
ISBN:

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.

Hit Me With Music

Hit Me With Music
Author: Lee Jaffe
Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications
Total Pages: 242
Release: 2024-09-10
Genre: Music
ISBN: 084783512X

In his new book, Jaffe reveals the world of the Wailers during their early years as an international act from 1973 to 1975, a socially and politically transformative period in Jamaican history. He also explores the start of Peter Tosh’s solo career in 1976 with the revolutionary album, Legalize It. Lee Jaffe is a cross-disciplinary visual artist, musician and poet whose photographs highlight the Wailers featuring Bob Marley, Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer during the last three years that they performed together. Jaffe and Marley first met in the New York hotel room of Traffic drummer and songwriter Jim Capaldi, starting a close creative partnership and friendship with the reggae legend. He lived with Marley at 56 Hope Road in Jamaica for three years, and was a participant in the international emergence of reggae music. He became a member of the band, performing on stage and in the studio with Marley, as well as working with Peter Tosh, producing his iconic debut album, Legalize It. He later produced records for seminal Jamaican acts including Joe Higgs, Wailing Souls, Barrington Levy, and Morgan Heritage. Throughout their time together, Jaffe’s portraits of these legendary performers are set against the backdrop of a politically and socioeconomically turbulent Jamaica. His detailed first-person accounts and stories are accompanied by his photographs, providing music fans with key moments that inspired some of Marley’s most beloved lyrics and songs. This book embodies the energy of reggae culture.

I & I

I & I
Author: Colin Grant
Publisher: Random House
Total Pages: 322
Release: 2012
Genre: Reggae musicians
ISBN: 0099526727

The history of the original Wailers - Tosh, Livingstone and Marley - as never before told.

Reggae Routes

Reggae Routes
Author: Kevin O'Brien Chang
Publisher: Temple University Press
Total Pages: 260
Release: 1998
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781566396295

Jamaican music can be roughly divided into four eras, each with a distinctive beat - ska, rocksteady, reggae and dancehall. Ska dates from about 1960 to mid-1966, rocksteady from 1966 to 1968, while from 1969 to 1983 reggae was the popular beat. The reggae era had two phases, 'early reggae' up to 1974 and 'roots reggae' up to 1983. Since 1983 dancehall has been the prevalent sound. The authors describe each stage in the development of the music, identifying the most popular songs and artists, highlighting the significant social, political and economic issues as they affected the musical scene. While they write from a Jamaican perspective, the intended audience is 'any person, local or foreign, interested in an intelligent discussion of reggae music and Jamaica.'.

Reggae RootsR

Reggae RootsR
Author: Herrmann Watzlawek Bücher
Publisher:
Total Pages: 120
Release: 2020-12-12
Genre:
ISBN:

Beautiful Reggae RootsR design, a perfect Roots Rock Reggae gift for Reggae Roots lovers. Make yourself or your loved one happy with this Rasta, say a word.