A Hit Mek, Jamaican Music: A Historical Perspective

FROM THE DRUMMING OF THE TAINOS TO THE PULSATING BASS LINES OF THE JAMAICAN GHETTOS."The Book begins with a study of the indigenous Taino tribe. It traces how their music was influenced by African culture. It conceptualizes how the music of Africa and its intersection with these early Caribbean inhabitants has become the mainstay of Jamaican music to this day.A Hit Mek details the various forms of Jamaican music that have gone on to influence the body of world music over many generations. T...