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

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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, ...
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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.
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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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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780879306557
  • Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
  • Publication date: 4/28/2002
  • Series: Third Ear Series
  • Pages: 546
  • Product dimensions: 7.50 (w) x 9.25 (h) x 1.10 (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
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