The encyclopedia of reggae
Subtitle: the golden age of roots reggae
By: by Mike Alleyne ; foreword by Sly Dunbar
Contributors: Dunbar, Sly, writer of added commentary
Publisher: Union Square & Co.
Published: 2012
Language: eng
Number of pages: 332
ISBN-13: 9781402785832
Copyright date: 2012
Subjects: Reggae musicians; Reggae music; History and criticism; Encyclopedias
Other titles: Golden age of roots reggae; Reggae
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes discographies, bibliographical references (pages 320-321) , and index.
Table of contents: title: Foreword; title: Introduction; title: Abbyssinians-Aswad; title: Theophilus Beckford-Junior Byles; title: Cornell Campbell-culture; title: Lloyd Daley-Lucky Dube; title: Clancy Eccles-Ethiopians; title: Folkes Brothers; title: Boris Gardiner-Marcia Griffiths; title: Beres Hammond-Keith Hudson; title: I-Roy-Israel Vibration; title: Linton Kwesi Johnson-Judge Dread; title: Ini Kamoze-Leslie Kong; title: Bunny Lee-Lovers rock; title: Tommy McCook-Mystic Revealers; title: Johnny Nash-Native; title: Jackie Opel; title: Augustus Pablo-Prince Far I; title: Randy's Records-Michael Rose; title: Sanctuary Records-Studio One; title: Lynn Taitt-Trojan Records; title: U-Roy-UB40; title: Virgin Records-VP Records; title: Bunny Wailer-Delroy Wilson; title: Xterminator Records-Yabby You; title: Tappa Zukie; title: Best of reggae lists; title: Reggae time line; title: Rasta reggae glossary; title: Bibliography; title: Index; title: Photo credits; title: Sidebars:  Reggae festivals; title: Reggae on film; title: Dub; title: Rastafarianism; title: Reggae album covers; title: Kingston; title: Chinese Jamaicans; title: Cultural roots; title: International reggae; title: Women in reggae; title: Sound systems; title: Jamaican politics and popular culture; title: Ganja; title: Dancehall.