Reggae & Caribbean Music: Third Ear: The Essential Listening Companion

More than a listener's guide, this book reveals the rich historical development of a regional music that is now embraced worldwide. Packed with incisive essays, ratings and reviews of 2 700 recordings, plus fantastic photos and engaging biographies, this guide captures the allure of reggae, calypso, dancehall, rock steady, soca and other evocative styles of the entire English-speaking Caribbean region past and present. Featured artists include: Bob Marley and the Wailers, Jimmy Cliff, Peter Tosh, Lord Kitchener, Arrow, Lee Scratch Perry, Buju Banton, Brother Resistance, Prince Buster, David Rudder, Wailing Souls and many others.

Author: Dave Thompson
Publisher: Backbeat Books
Published: 03/01/2002
Pages: 546
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 2.30lbs
Size: 9.23h x 7.37w x 1.29d
ISBN: 9780879306557

Review Citation(s):
American Reference Bks Annual 01/01/2003 pg. 522