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* Read # Reggae Bloodlines: In Search Of The Music And Culture Of Jamaica by Stephen Davis ↠ eBook or Kindle ePUB. Reggae Bloodlines: In Search Of The Music And Culture Of Jamaica An early attempt to explain the then-exotic reggae beat. Joe O'Donnell(ras_jose@yahoo.com) For many non-Jamaicans,(myself included)this was the first in-depth look at the music that exploded out of that small Carribean island in the mid-seventies and took the world by storm.The main strength of the book is it's lyrical black and white photography(much clearer in the ori. Great book, but limited AF First - I love this book. It is by no means comprehensive or complete, but it's a fascinating snaps
| Title | : | Reggae Bloodlines: In Search Of The Music And Culture Of Jamaica |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.62 (882 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0306804964 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-08-31 |
| Language | : | English |
Packed with hundreds of astonishing photographs, Reggae Bloodlines captures the restless rhythm of reggae culture like no book before or since.. Reggae Bloodlines is not an encyclopedia of Jamaican style, nor a critical appraisal of its music—it is a definitive portrait of a struggling nation and its musical heritage at the crucial turning point of decolonization. Everyone in Jamaica, from the prime minister in his gardens to the Rastafarian elders in Trench Town, listens to the latest reggae songs for an immediate line on the political and spiritual pulse of the island. It includes interviews with reggae’s master musicians—Bob Marley, Jimmy Cliff, Toots Hibbert, Big Youth, Peter Tosh, Agugstus Pablo, Max Romeo—and Prime Minister Michael Manley; reportage on Jamaican politics; and it sorties into the nation’s lush interior in search of the ganja fields of Kali Mountain and the legendary Maroon enclaves, still inhabited by the des
An early attempt to explain the then-exotic reggae beat. Joe O'Donnell(ras_jose@yahoo.com) For many non-Jamaicans,(myself included)this was the first in-depth look at the music that exploded out of that small Carribean island in the mid-seventies and took the world by storm.The main strength of the book is it's lyrical black and white photography(much clearer in the ori. Great book, but limited AF First - I love this book. It is by no means comprehensive or complete, but it's a fascinating snapshot - almost a travelog - of the writers' experience in Jamaica in the 70s, searching for reggae music.This book isn't selling anything, it just tells a story, and it has vivid detai. NOT BAD BUT OUT OF DATE A Customer This isn't a bad book, but it's 20 years out of date. It was first published in 1976 and the reprint in 1992 doesn't add anything except a postcript saying all the the developments in reggae since it was first written are all rubbish. Reggae Bloodlines gives a good snapshot of reg
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