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

by Dave Thompson

Overview

(Book). 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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780879306557
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	03/01/2002
Series:	Third Ear Series
Pages:	546
Product dimensions:	7.45(w) x 8.93(h) x 1.33(d)

Table of Contents

	Acknowledgments	vi
	Introduction	vii
Part 1	Carnival History & Winners	1
	Introduction: Background to Carnival	1
	Trinidad/Tobago	1
	History	1
	The Beginnings of Carnival	2
	Carnival Competitions	4
	The Independence Calypso Competition	4
	Trinidad Calypso Crown Competition Winners	5
	Calypso King: 1939-77	5
	Calypso Monarch: 1978-2001	5
	Road March (Lavway) Winners: 1932-2001	5
	Anguilla	6
	History	6
	Carnival	7
	Antigua	7
	History	7
	Carnival	7
	Calypso Monarchs: 1957-2000	7
	Road March Champions: 1970-2000	8
	The Bahamas	8
	History	8
	Carnival: Crop Over	8
	Barbados	9
	History	9
	Carnival	9
	Dominica	10
	History	10
	Carnival: Mas Dominik	10
	Calypso Monarchs: 1989-2000	10
	Grenada	10
	History	10
	Carnival	11
	Guyana	11
	History	11
	Carnival	12
	Jamaica	12
	History	12
	The Independence Festival	13
	Festival/Popular Song Competition Winners: 1966-2000	13
	Carnival	14
	Montserrat	15
	History	15
	Carnival	15
	St Kitts-Nevis	15
	History	15
	Carnival	15
	Calypso Monarchs: 1971-2000	15
	Road March Champions: 1972-2000	16
	St Lucia	16
	History	16
	Carnival	16
	St Vincent/Grenadines	16
	History	16
	Carnival	17
	Turks & Caicos Islands	17
	History	17
	Carnival	17
	Virgin Island	17
	History	17
	Carnival	17
Part 2	Artist/Genre Profiles	18
	The Abyssinians	18
	Dennis Alcapone	19
	Adisa Andwele	21
	Horace Andy	22
	Arrow	26
	The Baha Men	28
	Bankie Banks	29
	Buju Banton	30
	Beenie Man	32
	Big Youth	34
	Black Stalin	37
	Black Uhuru	38
	Brother Resistance	42
	Dennis Brown	43
	Buccaneer	49
	Burning Flames	50
	Burning Spear	51
	Junior Byles	54
	Susan Cadogan	56
	Calypso/Soca	57
	The Early Years	57
	Calypso Goes International	59
	The Young Brigade Take Over	62
	Essential Compilations	63
	Index of Leading Calypsonians	64
	Calypso Rose	66
	Capleton	67
	Chutney	69
	Historical Background	69
	Hosein	69
	The Mohammed Brothers Take Control	70
	Mastana Bahar	71
	Chutney Take-Over	71
	Chutney Soca Monarchs: 1997-2001	73
	Recommended Listening	73
	Johnny Clarke	74
	Jimmy Cliff	76
	Emory Cook/cook Records	80
	Crazy	81
	Culture	83
	Dance Hall	85
	Recommended Listening	89
	Desmond Dekker	90
	Junior Delgado	92
	Chaka Demus & Pliers	94
	The (Witco) Desperadoes	96
	Dillinger	97
	Mikey Dread	99
	Dub	101
	Recommended Listening	102
	Rupie Edwards	103
	Eek-A-Mouse	105
	Front Line Records	107
	Gabby	108
	Terry Gajraj	109
	Eddy Grant	111
	The Heptones	114
	John Holt	117
	De Hunter	120
	Inner Circle	121
	I-Roy	124
	Gregory Isaacs	127
	Israel Vibration	133
	Kindred	136
	John King	136
	King Short Shirt	137
	King Tubby	138
	Krosfyah	141
	Bryon Lee & The Dragonaires	142
	Barrington Levy	147
	Lord Kitchener	149
	Lord Melody	154
	Lord Tokyo	155
	Lovers Rock	155
	Recommended Listening	156
	Luciano	157
	Bob Marley & The Wailers	158
	Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers	176
	The Maytals	178
	Mento: Jamaica's Own Calypso	181
	Mighty Duke	183
	Mighty Sparrow	184
	Sugar Minott	189
	Mutabaruka	192
	Niney the Observer	194
	Nyahbingi: The Root of All Rhythms	196
	Recommended Listening	198
	Billy Ocean	199
	Augustus Pablo	200
	Pan: The Sound of the Steel Band
	Panorama Champions: 1963-2001	205
	Recommended Listening	207
	Mungal Patasar	207
	Lee Perry	208
	Sundar Popo	218
	Prince Buster	219
	Prince Far I	222
	Ras Shorty I	225
	Reggae Sunsplash International	227
	Index of Reggae Sunsplash Performers: 1978-98	228
	Reggae Sunsplash on Record: Recommended Listening	235
	The (BP) Renegades Steel Orchestra	236
	Rhythm Poetry: Rapso And Dub	237
	Recommended Listening	241
	Roaring Lion	242
	Rock Steady: Rudies All Round	244
	Recommended Listening	247
	Max Romeo	248
	Roots Reggae	251
	Recommended Listening	253
	David Rudder	254
	Garntt Silk	256
	Singing Sandra	257
	Ska	258
	Recommended Listening	262
	The Skatalites	262
	Sly & Robbie	267
	Soca	272
	Soca Monarch: 1994-2001	273
	Recommended Listening	273
	Joseph Spence	274
	Square One	275
	Superblue	276
	Third World	278
	Toasting: The Art of the DJ	280
	Index of Leading DJs/Sound Systems	283
	Part Two: Sound Systems	286
	Recommended Listening: Toasters/DJs	287
	Peter Tosh	288
	U-Roy	292
	Bunny Wailer	295
	Wailing Souls	297
	Windsor Records	300
	Xtatik	300
	Tappa Zukie	301
Part 3	The Producers	305
	Directory of Leading Jamaican Record Producers	307
Part 4	Directory of Singles	319
	1957-59: The Calypso Years	319
	1960-64: Everything's Gone Ska	321
	1965-67: The Rocksteady Beat	350
	1968-72: Reggae Everywhere	388
	10 Star Albums	506
	Jamaica	506
	Trinidad, etc.	506
	Bibliography	507
	Photo Credits	508
	Index	509

Editorial Reviews

Thompson has written over 70 rock music books, as well as articles for a variety of leading music magazines and liner notes for many major artists. In this text, he provides an encyclopedic guide to reggae and other music styles from the English-speaking Caribbean region of the past and present. Coverage includes the history of the Caribbean carnival traditions, and the carnival winners; career biographies and discographies for nearly 100 key artists and performers, selected as representing the best in their particular musical field; the primary musical genres; brief biographies of many of the record producers who have influenced the development and popularization of Caribbean music; and the development of the United Kingdom market from 1957-1972. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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