Embedded Files
Muzik Tree:
01 - Idlers Rest 1(Truly massive a jumbo combo book of many guides)
02 - The Small Axe Guide To Reggae 68-71 (The most successful era in reggae music)
03 - The Matador - Lloyd Daley Story - Rich Lowe(So much information, about Lloyd Daley)
04 - Rhythmwise 1&2 - Ray Hurford & Jean Scrivener(A massive project started in 1984)
05 - The Small Axe Guide To Rock Steady - Chuck Foster(Rock Steady only lasted 2 years! )
06 - The Small Axe Guide to Dub - Jim Dooley (Dub, from all it’s creators worldwide)
07 - Full Watts 1 - Steve Milne (Fantastic anthology of interviews from Full Watts)
08 - The Small Axe Guide To Documentaries & Film(The first book on the subject in reggae)
09 - The Small Axe Guide To Deejays (The Deejays of Jamaica - album by album)
10 - BB Seaton - 60 Years After (The BB Seaton story - and what a story it is!)
11 - Roy Cousins - Small Axe Bookzine 8 (The Man From Wambesi - his thoughts, his works)
12 - King Tubby - Small Axe Bookzine 5 (The Greatest reggae engineer - a major innovator)
13 - King Tubby - Thibault Ehrengardt (More, a lot more on the man. From Mr. T)
14 - Rebel Frequency - John Masouri (A collection of great interviews - from a great writer)
15 - Stir It Up - David Dusty Cupples (David, applies pure psychology to Reggae music)
16 - The Bunny Lee Story - Noel Hawks;Jah Floyd (Bunny Lee, a fantastic producer - great book)
17 - Deep Down With Dennis Brown - Penny Reel (Dennis most important era by Penny Brown )
18 - My Reggae Journey - Roydale Anderson (The first book written by a Reggae producer!)
19 - King Jammy - Beth Kingston (Jammys - the rise and rise from Beth in fine style)
20 - Rough Guide To Reggae - Steve Barrow/Peter Dalton (Foundation book love! Steve/Peter)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
This week Top 20 Reggae Book List comes
from Theo at www.reggae-vibes.com.
Many many thanks!!
Reggae books Top 20
1. Beth Lesser - King Jammy's
2. Roydale Anderson - My Reggae Journey
3. Steve Barrow & Peter Dalton -The Rough Guide To Reggae
4. Beth Lesser - The Legend of Sugar Minott & Youth Promotion
5. Tero Kaski & Pekka Vuorinen - Volcano Revisited: Kingston Dancehall
Scene 1983
6. Noel Hawks & Jah Floyd - Reggae Going International 1967-1976: The
Bunny 'Striker' Lee Story
7. Jim Dooley - The Small Axe Guide To Dub
8. Tero Kaski & Ray Hurford - More Axe 8: Mud Cannot Settle Without Water
9. Ray Hurford & Jean Scrivener - Rhythmwise 1 & 2
10. Jim Dooley - More Axe 9: Interviews From The Culture Archives
11. Perrine Goyaux - Objectif Sound: From Jamaica to UK
12. Chuck Foster - The Small Axe Guide To Rock Steady
13. Rich Lowe - The Matador... Lloyd Daley - Sonic Pioneer of Jamaican Music
14. Beth Lesser - Dancehall
15. Eric Doumerc - The Life and Times of Joseph Hill & Culture
16. Michael Thomas & Adrian Boot - Jah Revenge: Babylon Revisted
17. Penny Reel - Deep Down With Dennis Brown
18. Steve Milne - Full Watts Book #2
19. Howard Johnson & Jim Pines - Reggae: Deep Roots Music
20. Sw. Anand Prahlad - Reggae Wisdom: Proverbs in Jamaican music
_______________________________________________________________________________
Mr T - from Dread Editions - https://www.dreadeditions.com/ kindly supplied this list...
Born Fi Dead, by Laurie Gunst
Eye-opening book about Jamaica and the effects of political corruption on the sufferers on their music. I was so proud when I translated it into English for DREAD Editions. Laurie is such a lovely and intelligent woman.
Bob Marley, by Stephen Davis
Haven’t read even ten per cent of the 401 books about Bob Marley! But this was the first one I read as a teenager. It lacks a bit of passion, but very informative.
Marley and Me, by Don Taylor
Half of the myth that had never been told—here again a certain truth behind the golden image. I also translated this one into French for DREAD Editions.
Race, Class and Political Symbols..., by Anita Waters
Very in-depth study. Crucial, especially when I wrote Reggae And Politics in the 1970s (DREAD Editions).
DUB, by Michael Veal
Very serious book about Dub—the author is a technician as well as an historian.
Rough Guide of reggae, by Steve Barrow and Peter Dalton
The most complete work about Jamaican music at the time. This book marked an entire generation of reggae lovers and writers.
A little bit basic book but I used to carry it me with in Jamaica as it was very helpful. The portraits are short but feature serious analysis.
Small Axe series
Am I being a little bit complacent here? Not really. This series of works give crucial landmarks.
Reggae Routes, by Kevin O’Brien Chang and Wayne Chen
A Jamaican perspective, with unusual comments. Another vision of reggae.
Le Premier Rasta, by Hélène Lee
Thorough researches to draw the portrait of the “first Rasta”—for the better and the worse. Explains many things from our favourite songs.
Negroe With a Hat, by Colin Grant
A page-turner biography—very well written. Not really about music, but you know...
In Fine Style: The Danchall Art of Wilfred Limonious, by Christopher Bateman and Al Fingers
So classy! Wonderful material, wonderful design. Red carpet treatment, as they would say.
DANCE HALL, by Beth Lesser.
The real thing, lyrically and visually.
Bob Marley, by Kim Gottlieb-Walker
Wonderful shots of Bob but also of the Wailers (including Peter) and many others.
The Matador, by Rich Opre Lowe
The symbol of a new trend in reggae books : people who lived the music telling their own story (here with the help of a writer, which is always better).
Edward Seaga, Autobiography.
Politics have influence reggae so much that this book teaches us a lot—in what Seaga says, in the way he says it, and in what he doesn’t say.
Bass Culture, by Lloyd Bradley.
Very good overview.
Jamaican Street Art
Okay, my own book—but these paintings are so powerful! I’m very proud of this book—I think some of these self-made artists deserve more support and recognition.
PEOPLE FUNNY BOY, by David Katz
Serious (auto)biography of the craziest producer—and in Jamaica, that means something.
Portrait of A Legend and Other Folks, by Lindsay Oliver Donald.
Nice pics and just like with Dennis Morris’ books, the real thing from real insider
_____________________________________________________________________________________
Reggae booklist was really difficult which ones to choose and which ones I didn't have a place for or simply forgot. So here goes my top 20 -- in alphabetic order: Mashfinger - http://reggaelicious.pbworks.com/w/page/8799785/FrontPage
Boom Shacka-Lacka zine (Lol Bell-Brown)
Catch A Fire (Timothy White)
Deep Down With Dennis Brown (Penny Reel)
Dub: Soundscapes of Shattered... (Michael E. Veal)
In Fine Style The Art Of Limonious (Christopher Bateman)
King Jammy's (Beth Lesser)
Lloyd The Matadator (Lloyd Dayley & Rich Opre Lowe)
More Axe-series (Ray Hurford)
People Funny Boy (David Katz)
Reggae I Fritt Fall Fra Babylon mot... (Syphilia Morgestierne)
Reggae In A Dancehall Style (Volcano) (Pekka Vuorinnen and Tero Kaski)
Reggae Quarterly (Beth Lesser)
Rough Guide To Reggae (Steve Barrow & Peter Dalton)
Rub-A-Dub Style: The Roots of Modern Dancehall (Beth Lesser)
Scientists Of Sound (Simon Jones & Paul Pinnock)
Small Axe zine & Small Axe Files (Ray Hurford)
Solid Foundation (David Katz)
Sound Reasoning (Anna Arnone)
The Small Axe Guide To Dub (Jim Dooley)
Tighten Up! (Michael de Koningh & Marc Griffiths
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
John Williams/One Drop Reggae Assn.
Sent on this list - Many many thanks.
1 - Reggae; The Rough Guide By Steve Barrow & Peter Dalton
2 - The Half That's Never Been Told By Doctor Dread
3 - The Harder They Come By Michael Thelwell
4 - Jah Music By Sebastian Clarke
5 - One Love; Life With Bob Marley & The Wailers By Lee Jaffe
6 - Rebel Frequency By John Masouri
7 - The Essential Listening Companion To Reggae & Caribbean Music By Dave Thompson
8 - The Illustrated Encyclodepedia Of Black Music By Jon Futrell & Various Writers
9 - Deep Down With Dennis Brown - By Penny Reel
10 - The Small Axe Guide To Dub - By Jim Dooley
11 - The Legend Of Sugar Minott & Youth Promotion By Beth Lesser
12 - Roots, Rock, Reggae - An Oral History of Reggae By Chuck Foster
13 - Reggae International - By Stephen Davis & Peter Simon
14 - In Fine Style; The Dancehall Art Of Wilfred Limonious
15 - Catch A Fire; The Life Of Bob Marley By Timothy White
16 - Words Of Our Mouth, Meditations Of Our Heart By Kenneth Bilby
17 - Volcano Revisted By Tero Kaski and Pekka Vuorinen
18 - Small Axe Album Guide To Deejays - Ray Hurford & Joakim Kalcidis
19 - So Much Things To Say - By Roger Steffen, with Introduction By LKJ
20 - The Matador; Lloyd Daley,Sonic Pioneer - By Rich Lowe
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Jim Dooley - sent on this list - give thanks!!
Books:
01 Barrow, Steve, and Peter Dalton. The Rough Guide to Reggae. 2nd ed. London: Rough Guides, 2001.
02 Barrow, Steve, and Peter Dalton. Reggae: 100 Essential CDs. London: Rough Guides, 1999.
03 Bilby, Kenneth. Words of Our Mouth Meditations of Our Heart: Pioneering musicians of Ska, Rocksteady, & Dancehall. Middletown, Connecticut: Wesleyan 2016.
04 Collingwood, Jeremy. Kiss Me Neck: The Scratch Story in Words, Pictures and Records. London: Cherry Red Books, 2010.
05 Cooper, Carolyn. Sound Clash: Jamaican Dancehall from Lady Saw to Dancehall Queen. New York: Palgrave McMillan, 2004.
06 Davis, Stephen, and Peter Simon. eds. Reggae International. New York: Rogner & Bernhard, 1982.
07 Ehrengardt, Thibault. King Tubby – The Dub Master. DREAD Editions, 2020.
08 Foster, Chuck. Roots, Rock, Reggae: An Oral History of Reggae Music form Ska to Dancehall. New York: Billboard Books, 1999.
09 Hurford, Ray, and Tero Kaski eds. More Axe. Helsinki, Finland: Black Star/Muzik Tree 1987.
10 Jahn, Brian, and Tom Weber. Reggae Island: Jamaican Music in the Digital Age. New York: Da Capo Press, 1998.
11 Kaski, Tero, and Pekka Vuorinen. Reggae Inna Dance Hall Style. Helsinki, Finland: Black Star/Muzik Tree, 1984.
12 Kaski, Tero, and Pekka Vuorinen. Volcano Revisited. Helsinki, Finland: Eronen, 2011.
13 Katz, David. Solid Foundation: An Oral History of Reggae. London: Bloomsbury, 2003.
14 Lesser, Beth. King Jammy’s. Helsinki, Finland: Black Star/Muzik Tree, 1989.
15 Lesser, Beth. Dancehall: The Rise of Jamaican Dancehall Culture. London: Soul Jazz Records, 2008.
16 Masouri, John. Wailing Blues: The Story of Bob Marley’s Wailers. London: Omnibus Press, 2008.
17 Morrow, Chris. Stir It Up: Reggae Album Cover Art. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1999.
18 Stolzoff, Norman C. Wake the Town and Tell the People: Dancehall Culture in Jamaica. Durham and London: Duke University Press, 2000.
19 Veal, Michael. Dub: Soundscapes & Shattered Songs in Jamaican Reggae. Middletown Connecticut: Wesleyan University Press, 2007.
20 Waters, Anita M. Race, Class, and Political Symbols: Rastafari and Reggae in Jamaican Politics. New Brunswick, New Jersey: Transaction Books, 1985.
Pekka - from the Black Star massive in Finland - sent on his list - give thanks.
20 Favorite Reggae Books of the New Millennium in chronological order
Norman C. Stolzoff
Wake the Town and Tell the People. Dancehall Culture in Jamaica
Duke University Press 2000
Beth Lesser
King Jammy’s
ECW Press 2002
Beth Lesser
Dancehall. The Rise of Jamaicab Dancehall Culture
Soul Jazz Books 2008
David Katz
People Funny Boy. The Genius of Lee ’Scratch’ Perry
Omnibus Press 2009
Beth Lesser
The Legend of Sugar Minott & Youth Promotion
Small Axe 2011
Stuart Baker, Steve Barrow (compiled), Steve Barrow (written)
Reggae Soundsystem. Original Reggae Album Covers
Soul Jazz Books 2012
Stuart Baker, Steve Barrow (compiled), Noel Hawks, Steve Barrow (written)
Soundsystem. Reggae 45. The Label Art of Reggae Singles
Soul Jazz Books 2012
Lenworth Lyttle, Paul Thomas
In the 80’s Dancehall. When Dancehall Was Nice
Self Publishing 2012
Michael Thomas, Adrian Boot
Babylon on a Thin Wire. Once upon a Time in Jamaica
Patate Records 2012
Noel Hawks, Jah Floyd
Reggae Going International 1967-1976. The Bunny ’Striker’ Lee Story
Jamaican Recordings 2012
Heather Augustyn
Don Drummond. The Genius and Tragedy of World’s Greatest Trombonist
McFarland 2013
Michael Gordon.
From One Extreme to Another
Tamare House Publishers 2013
Heather Augustyn
Don Drummond. The Genius and Tragedy of World’s Greatest Trombonist
MacFarland 2013
Christopher Bateman (author), Al Fingers (editor)
In Fine Style. The Dancehall Art of Wilfred Limonious
One Love Books 2016
Laurence Cane-Honeysett
The Story of Trojan Records
Eye Books 2018
Masataka Ishida
Jamaica 1982
Riddim Books 2018
Rich Opre Lowe
The Matador. Lloyd Daley - Sonic Pioneer of Jamaican Music
Jamaica Way Publishing 2019
Thibault Ehrengardt
King Tubby - The Dub Master
Dread Editions 2020
Patricia Chin with Anicee Gaddis, John Masouri, Alex Lee, James "Jazz" Goring
Miss Pat. My Reggae Music Journey
VP Records 2021
Al Fingers
Clarks in Jamaica
One Love Books 2021
2 Attachments
Google Sites
Report abuse