Bass Culture
Bass Culture
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Summary
This history of reggae music covers from the Jamaican R and B and Calypso of the post-war years, to the surge of interest in the 1990s. As well as tracing the musical history, this book explains the historical and social background which are crucial to the understanding of its development.
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Bass Culture by Lloyd Bradley
This is the first major account of the history of reggae, a form of music which has had a huge revival in the '90s. Black music journalist Lloyd Bradley describes its origins and development in Jamaica, from ska to rock-steady to dub and then to reggae itself, a local music which conquered the world. There are many extraordinary stories about characters like Prince Buster, King Tubby and Bob Marley. But this is more than a book of music history: it relates the story of reggae to the whole history of Jamaica, from colonial island to troubled independence, and Jamaicans, from Kingston to London.
Lloyd Bradley was classically trained as a chef but for the last 20 years has worked as a music journalist, most recently for Mojo - which he has just left with editor Mat Snow to launch a new men's magazine in spring 2000. He is the author of Reggae on CD. He lives with his wife and two children in Kentish Town, London.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780670855636 |
| ISBN 10 | 0670855634 |
| Title | Bass Culture |
| Author | Lloyd Bradley |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2000-08-31 |
| Number of pages | 592 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |