Solid Foundation - An oral history of reggae

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Solid Foundation is the definitive history of Jamaica's holy music: reggae in all its forms, from the earliest ska and rock steady pioneers to the dancehall and reggae revival stars of the twenty-first century. Woven together into an engrossing narrative, this is an extensive history charting the progression and development of the music, with all the glorious highlights and the controversies and feuds in between. First published in 2003 and including interviews with over 200 of the genre's key artists, Solid Foundation has been revised and updated with abundant new material and an introduction by award-nominated novelist, Jacqueline Crooks, reissued as part of White Rabbit's Deep Cuts series.

Born in San Francisco but long resident in London, David Katz is author of People Funny Boy: The Genius of Lee 'Scratch' Perry and Solid Foundation: An Oral History of Reggae. He also contributed to the Rough Guide to Reggae, A Tapestry of Jamaica, and Keep On Running: The Story of Island Records, among other books. Katz has produced radio and film documentaries on the music and culture of the Caribbean for Public Radio International and the Sonic Street Technologies project, and he has contributed to documentaries and feature films for the BBC, Channel 4, Arte and other entities. Since the mid-1980s, Katz's writing and photographs have appeared in many international periodicals and music books, and he has co-ordinated and annotated over 100 retrospective collections of Jamaican music. He has also co-hosted reggae radio programmes on three continents, released original records in the UK and France, and contributed to various radio and television documentaries and feature films, while his Dub Me Always deejay nights continue to be a regular feature of London's musical nightlife.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ White Rabbit
Publication date ‏ : ‎ 4 July 2024
Edition ‏ : ‎ 1st
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 688 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 139960614X
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1399606141
Item weight ‏ : ‎ 400 g
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 13 x 4.6 x 19.6 cm

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