Reggae Island: Jamaican Music in the Digital Age

Within this book over fifty contemporary reggae artists and producers--ranging from Cultural Roots to Dancehall, and including Buju Banton, Shabba Ranks, Tony Rebel, Burning Spear, Bunny Wailer, Judy Mowatt, Oku Onuora, Junior Reid, Ken Boothe, Sister Carol, and Third World--present their views on the state of reggae music today, its developments since the death of Bob Marley over a decade ago, and the directions in which the music is evolving. Their voices interact with over 150 photographs of reggae artists and island life to reveal the thriving rhythm and pulse of Jamaican music and culture in the '90s.

Author: Brian Jahn, Tom Weber
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Published: 10/22/1998
Pages: 260
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 9.52h x 7.22w x 0.56d
ISBN: 9780306808531

Review Citation(s):
Black Issues Book Review 07/01/2000 pg. 35

About the Author
Brian Jahn, a freelance photographer who lives in both New York City and Jamaica, has been documenting the reggae music scene and Jamaican culture for over a decade. Tom Weber, is a musician and professor at Gannon University in Erie, Pennsylvania