Roots, rock, reggae : an oral history of reggae music from ska to dancehall / Chuck Foster.
| Author/creator |
Foster, Chuck |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Publication Info | New York : Billboard, 1999. |
| Description | 352 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Subject(s) |
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| Contents | Ska-ba-do-ska-ba-day: skatalites bandleader / Tommy McCook -- Baked beans for breakfast: Desmond Dekker, king of ska -- Ken Boothe: Mr. Rock Steady -- John Holt: reggae classic -- Johnny Clarke: rockers a no crockers -- Skylarking: a chat with Horace Andy -- Marcia Griffiths: mark my word -- Bob Marley and the Wailers: for the record -- The meditations: deepest roots -- The Itals: Jah Glory -- The wailing souls: soul and fire -- Black Uhuru: Uhuru means freedom -- Michael Rose: by any other name -- Junior Reid: the strong survive -- Reasoning with the Ras: Ras Michael and the Sons of Negus -- Steel pulse: stayin' with the rastaman -- Alpha Blondy on the new generation of Africans -- South Africa's lucky dube: what good is a song without a message? -- Majek Fashek of Nigeria: prophet without margin -- Raymond Myers: reggae from Nicaragua -- International explosion -- Eek-a-Mouse: one of a kind -- Wicked inna dance: the dancehall invasion -- Cutty Ranks: "No shabba nor no other DJ" -- The strange case of Ini Kamoze -- Shaggy: the new breed -- Buju Banton: inna heights -- Sister Carol: return to the roots -- Foundation: ever firm -- Soul stirrer: the Beres Hammond story -- Admiral Tibet: serious singer for a serious time -- Luciano: sending out a message -- Homegrown: reggae in America -- Instrumental reggae: the players of instruments -- Dubbing is a must -- Dub poets -- Jungle and beyond -- I shall sing: the singers -- Vocal groups and bands -- DJs of the seventies: (and a few outside). |
| Abstract | The rich, creative history of reggae is chronicled through exclusive interviews with its most influential artists--from The Skatalites, Desmond Dekker, Marcia Griffiths, and The Itals to Black Uhuru, Eek-A-Mouse, Sister Carol, and Shaggy. 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. In addition to portraits of many of reggae's shining lights, separate chapters focus on such topics as reggae in America, instrumental reggae, dub musicians, dub poets, jungle, reggae's distinctive singers, vocal groups and bands, and the pioneering d.j.'s of the '70s--the precursors of dancehall. Also included is a selected album discography of music recorded and released from Jamaica, vinyl as well as compact disc. |
| Local note | Little-312003--305131020537U |
| Bibliography note | Includes discography (pages 306-344) and index. |
| LCCN | 98089965 |
| ISBN | 0823078310 |
Available Items
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Music | Music Stacks | ML3532 .F67 1999 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |