Reggae Explosion: The Story of Jamaican Music

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From the earliest emergence within the 1950s of the fiercely competitive sound systems, fighting sonic batttles in downtown Kingston, the tale of Jamaican music is traced through ska, the birth of reggae, dub, roots reggae and the affect of Bob Marley to the brand new, harder-edged developments that experience emerged for the reason that 1980s, including dancehall, ragga and jungle. In the past unpublished transcripts of interviews with key figures such as Lee “Scratch” Perry and Prince Buster introduce the authentic voices of reggae history to the book – which blends researched facts, graphics and images to create not just a sense of the heart beat of the music, but additionally the contrasts of poverty, humour, desperation and joie de vivre that typify both the island of Jamaica and its music.

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