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Vendor:Ted Bafaloukos
Rockers: The Making of Reggae's Most Iconic Film
"An incredible reggae backstory; illustrated by spectacular unseen images." - MOJO Magazine Set amongst the reggae scene of late 70s Jamaica, the film Rockers achieved instant cult status among music and cinema fans. Rockers' director, Ted Bafaloukos has received many accolades for his work...- $65.00
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Vendor:Cedella Marley Booker
Bob Marley, My Son
In this revealing and poignant account of the life of her son, reggae icon Bob Marley (1945-1980), Mother Cedella Marley Booker traces the unique history of Bob Marley and his contribution to popular music as only a parent could. Booker recalls her poor rural...- $16.95
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Vendor:Eric Abbey
Distillation of Sound: Dub and the Creation of Culture
Distillation of Sound traces the beginnings of dub music in Jamaica and how the culture is distilled throughout the world. It focuses on the analysis of some of the most famous full-length albums of dub music and how the engineers, producers, and musicians created...- $29.00
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Vendor:Michael Veal
Dub: Soundscapes and Shattered Songs in Jamaican Reggae
The first inside story of this Jamaican reggae styleWinner of the ARSC's Award for Best Research (History) in Folk, Ethnic, or World Music (2008)When Jamaican recording engineers Osbourne "King Tubby" Ruddock, Errol Thompson, and Lee "Scratch" Perry began crafting "dub" music in the early...- $28.95
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Vendor:Rosetta Perry
The Journey: The Inspiration and Message Behind the Music
The book, "The Journey," is titled after my first CD project. It is all about the process I went through from beginning to end to record my first CD. The Inspiration and message behind the music tell the story of why I wrote each...- $14.99
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Vendor:Rita Marley
No Woman No Cry: My Life with Bob Marley
A memoir by the woman who knew Bob Marley best--his wife, Rita. Rita Marley grew up in the slums of Trench Town, Jamaica. Abandoned by her mother at a very young age, she was raised by her aunt. Music ran in Rita's family, and...- $19.99
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Vendor:Roger Steffens
So Much Things to Say: The Oral History of Bob Marley
Renowned reggae historian Roger Steffens's riveting oral history of Bob Marley's life draws on four decades of intimate interviews with band members, family, lovers, and confidants--many speaking publicly for the first time. Hailed by the New York Times Book Review as a "crucial voice"...- $18.99
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Vendor:Howie Abrams
Finding Joseph I: An Oral History of H.R. from Bad Brains
A thoroughly uncensored rollercoaster ride through the riotous, tumultuous and utterly singular life and career of one of rock's most enigmatic singers--now updated with new material and a new foreword by Randall J. Blythe of Lamb of God. A Rough Trade Book of the...- $16.00
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Vendor:Kwame Dawes
Bob Marley: Lyrical Genius
This in-depth analysis of the reggae superstar's poetry in lyric form delves into the songwriter's intellect and spirituality with scholarly precision usually more associated with Bob Dylan or John Lennon. Thought of as the folk poet of the developing world, Marley influenced generations of...- $24.95
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Vendor:Mick O'Shea
Pocket Guide to Punk
The punk movement created a revolution in the music industry with its anarchic approach and DIY ethos. It was the antidote to a bloated record business that had become moribund and prog bands which had become hugely self-indulgent. Punk grew out of the politics...- $18.00
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Vendor:John Masouri
Wailing Blues: The Story of Bob Marley's Wailers
The story of The Wailers is a litany of betrayal and greed that's rarely been reported elsewhere. Written in collaboration with Family Man and other surviving members, this book reveals the truth behind the Marley legacy.Author: John MasouriISBN-10: 1847727069ISBN-13: 9781847727060Publisher: Omnibus PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/01/2010Pages:...- $28.99
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Vendor:Rita Marley
No Woman No Cry: My Life with Bob Marley
A memoir by the woman who knew Bob Marley best--his wife, Rita. Rita Marley grew up in the slums of Trench Town, Jamaica. Abandoned by her mother at a very young age, she was raised by her aunt. Music ran in Rita's family, and...- $25.00
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Vendor:Paul Anderson
Dead Straight Pocket Guide to Mod
Mod has its roots in in London with a group of young men in the late Fifties who were known as modernists because they listened to modern jazz. Mod culture included fashion, music, motor scooters, and amphetamine-fuelled all-night dancing. During the early to mid...- $14.95
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Vendor:Roger Steffens
So Much Things to Say: The Oral History of Bob Marley
Roger Steffens is one of the world's leading Bob Marley experts. He toured with the Wailers in the 1970s and was closely acquainted with Bunny Wailer, Peter Tosh and the rest of the band members. Over several decades he has interviewed more than seventy-five...- $29.95
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Vendor:Heather Augustyn
Women in Jamaican Music
As the ubiquitous Jamaican musician Bob Marley once famously sang, "half the story has never been told." This rings particularly true for the little-known women in Jamaican music who comprise significantly less than half of the Caribbean nation's musical landscape. This book covers the...- $39.95
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Vendor:Kim Gottlieb-Walker
Bob Marley and the Golden Age of Reggae: 1975-1976 the Photographs of Kim Gottlieb-Walker
Hundreds of candid and intimate photographs of the artists and producers who brought the reggae sound to the international stage, captivating a generation. Includes never-before-seen shots of Peter Tosh, Bunny Wailer, Toots Hibbert, Burning Spear, Jacob Miller, Third World, Lee "Scratch" Perry, and of...- $39.99
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Vendor:Stephen Davis
Bob Marley: Conquering Lion of Reggae
Rebel, visionary and uncompromising champion of human rights, Robert Nesta Marley rose from the slums of Kingston, Jamaica to become a spiritual and political force throughout the world. Stephen Davis has created an intimate portrait of the charismatic reggae superstar, which takes us through...- $19.95
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Vendor:John Masouri
Wailing Blues: The Story of Bob Marley's Wailers
The story of The Wailers is a litany of betrayal and greed that's rarely been reported elsewhere. Written in collaboration with Family Man and other surviving members, this book reveals the truth behind the Marley legacy.Author: John MasouriISBN-10: 1846096898ISBN-13: 9781846096891Publisher: Omnibus PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/01/2008Pages:...- $42.00
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Vendor:Roger Steffens
Reggae Scrapbook
Guiding us on this colorful book-length journey is one of the men who introduced reggae to America and helped rock the world with its syncopated beat, Roger Steffens. Through lectures, books, magazine articles, radio, and television, Steffens has shared his knowledge of reggae from...- $29.99
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Vendor:Doctor Dread
The Half That's Never Been Told: The Real-Life Reggae Adventures of Doctor Dread
"Impassioned and engaging." --Booklist "A heartfelt tribute to Caribbean roots music and those who keep it alive." --Kirkus ReviewsWith an introduction by Bunny Wailer. Doctor Dread has committed his life to producing reggae music and releasing it on his label, RAS Records. He has...- $18.95
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Vendor:Stuart Borthwick
Positive Vibrations: Politics, Politricks and the Story of Reggae
From Marcus Garvey and Rastafarianism to today's ubiquitous dancehall riddims, a comprehensive and impassioned exploration of reggae. Positive Vibrations tells of how reggae was shaped by, and in turn helped to shape, the politics of Jamaica and beyond, from the rudies of Kingston to...- $35.00
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Vendor:Garry Steckles
Bob Marley: A Life
One of the twentieth century's most iconic cultural figures, Bob Marley was responsible for popularizing reggae music throughout the world. He set attendance records that still stand today and his 1977 Exodus album was hailed by Time magazine as the greatest of the 20th...- $17.00
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Vendor:Vivien Goldman
The Book of Exodus: The Making and Meaning of Bob Marley and the Wailers' Album of the Century
A searing portrait of Bob Marley and the making of Exodus, Time's best album of the twentieth century--and an acutely perceptive appreciation of his musical and spiritual legacy "Finely reported, vividly written, and politically astute, Vivien Goldman travels with Bob Marley on the intimate...- $18.00
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Vendor:Brent Hagerman
Bob Marley FAQ: All That's Left to Know about the King of Reggae
Who is your favorite Bob Marley? Athletic soccer jock? Herb aficionado? One Love superhero? Subversive revolutionary? Sexy ladies' man? Political activist? Dreadlocked bohemian? Peace broker? Rastafarian natural mystic? Third World theologian? Streetwise ghetto rude boy? International pop star? Folksy troubadour? Reggae guitarist? Loving family...- $19.99
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Vendor:Mick O'Shea
Dead Straight Pocket Guide to Ska
Ska originated in Jamaica in the late Fifties and combined Caribbean mento and calypso with American jazz and r 'n' b. Ska developed in the Sixties with artists such as Prince Buster, Clement 'Coxsone' Dodd, and Duke Reid who formed sound systems to play...- $14.95
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Vendor:Denroy Morgan
Shepherd of a Man
In SHEPHERD OF A MAN you will journey with Denroy Morgan from the day he was born to the present day as he shares his life story in his own words: Bert Reid and I started to move together, I went in and spent...- $19.99
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Vendor:Chris Blackwell
The Islander: My Life in Music and Beyond
In the vein of Sound Man and The Soundtrack of My Life, a lyrical, warmhearted, and inspirational memoir from the founder of Island Records about his astonishing life and career helping to bring reggae music to the world stage and working with Bob Marley,...- $44.99
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Vendor:Hank Bordowitz
Every Little Thing Gonna Be Alright: The Bob Marley Reader
Throughout Africa, the Caribbean, Europe, and America, Bob Marley represents far more than just the musician who translated spiritual and political beliefs into hypnotic, hard-hitting songs such as "Get Up, Stand Up," "No Woman, No Cry," and "Jammin'." Marley was born in rural Jamaica...- $21.99
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Vendor:Colin Grant
The Natural Mystics: Marley, Tosh, and Wailer
Over one dramatic decade, a trio of Trenchtown R&B crooners swapped their 1960s Brylcreem hairdos and two-tone suits for 1970s battle fatigues and dreadlocks to become the Wailers--one of the most influential groups in popular music. Colin Grant presents a lively history of this...- $26.95
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Vendor:Raquel Z. Rivera
Reggaeton
A hybrid of reggae and rap, reggaeton is a music with Spanish-language lyrics and Caribbean aesthetics that has taken Latin America, the United States, and the world by storm. Superstars-including Daddy Yankee, Don Omar, and Ivy Queen-garner international attention, while aspiring performers use digital...- $30.95
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Vendor:Kenneth Bilby
Words of Our Mouth, Meditations of Our Heart: Pioneering Musicians of Ska, Rocksteady, Reggae, and Dancehall
Celebrating the legendary studio musicians of Jamaican popular music through personal photographs and interviewsThis is the first book devoted to the studio musicians who were central to Jamaica's popular-music explosion. With color portraits and interview excerpts, over 100 musical pioneers--such as Prince Buster, Robbie...- $29.95
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Vendor:Michael Garnice
The Ultimate Guide to Great Reggae
The Ultimate Guide To Great Reggae celebrates (and helps you find) the greatest songs of reggae. It focuses on every style of reggae, from mento to Jamaican R&B, ska, rock steady, dub, DJ, roots, dancehall and more. It opens with an exceptionally comprehensive brief...- $49.95
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Vendor:Christopher Partridge
Dub in Babylon: Understanding the Evolution and Significance of Dub Reggae in Jamaica and Britain from King Tubby to Post-Punk
Dub reggae and the techniques associated with it have, since the late-1980s, been used widely by producers of dance and ambient music. However, the term was originally applied to a remixing technique pioneered in Jamaica as far back as 1967. Recording engineers produced reggae...- $24.95
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Vendor:Chris Salewicz
Bob Marley: The Untold Story
What was it about Bob Marley that made him so popular in a world dominated by rock 'n' roll? How is it that he not only has remained the single most successful reggae artist ever, but also has become a shining beacon of radicalism...- $21.00
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Vendor:Dennis Etc Morris
Bob Marley: A Rebel Life
An illustrated tribute to the reggae icon by a photographer who followed his career shares a host of new images as well as recollections about Marley's achievements, quotations from his lyrics, and interview excerpts that reveal the artist's perspectives about life, politics, and race....- $19.95
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Vendor:Adam Reeves
Alpha Boys School: Cradle of Jamaican Music
Behind Jamaica's global musical reverberation lies the unlikely story of a boarding school run by Roman Catholic nuns, with a brass band that helped shape the sound of some the world's most beloved musical forms. Under a strict disciplinarian regime, 'wayward boys, ' many...- $25.00
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Vendor:Franklyn Addo
A Quick Ting On: Grime
From pirate radio to Glastonbury's Pyramid Stage, journalist and rapper Franklyn Addo pens an extraordinary narrative of the history, present and future of Grime music. The influence of Grime on contemporary British culture is difficult to understate. From fashion trends and evolving language to...- $22.95
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Vendor:Adwoa Ntozake Onuora
Rough Riding: Tanya Stephens and the Power of Music to Transform Society
Rough Riding: Tanya Stephens and the Power of Music to Transform Society is a groundbreaking collection of articles that explore the contribution of the cultural worker, feminist organic intellectual, and controversial reggae and dancehall artiste Tanya Stephens. An accomplished lyricist on par with the...- $37.00
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Vendor:Garry Bushell
79 the Ska Revival Dance Craze: Essays from the Frontline
Back in 1979, pop was getting dull again. Everyone said it was time for a new dance. No-one expected it to come from Coventry. The Two-Tone revolution, led by the Specials, took the pop world by surprise with their infectious mix of Ska rhythms...- $18.00
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Vendor:Dennis O. Howard
The Creative Echo Chamber: Contemporary Music Production in Kingston Jamaica
The pulsating and seductive rhythms that make up Jamaican popular music extend far beyond reggae; and recently, a greater appreciation has emerged for the island's rich musical heritage and international impact. From ska, rocksteady and reggae to dancehall and dub, Jamaican popular music has...- $22.95
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Vendor:Stephen a. King
Reggae, Rastafari, and the Rhetoric of Social Control
Who changed Bob Marley's famous peace-and-love anthem into "Come to Jamaica and feel all right?" When did the Rastafarian fighting white colonial power become the smiling Rastaman spreading beach towels for American tourists? Drawing on research in social movement theory and protest music, Reggae,...- $35.00
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Vendor:K. Kelly McElroy
Rasta, Babylon, Jamming: The Music and Culture of Roots Reggae
This book, Rasta, Babylon, Jamming: The Music and Culture of Roots Culture, has been a long time in coming. In the late 1970s, mainstream publishers didn't want any part of a music that spoke against colonialism, capitalism or social injustice. Viewed as a transcendent...- $22.99
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Vendor:Dale Francis
The Quelbe Commentary 1672-2012: Anthropology in Virgin Islands Music
Explore the rich heritage, contemporary culture, and society of the Virgin Islands by delving into its wonderful music. Dale Francis, a resident of the Virgin Islands whose ancestry there dates back to the early 1700s, examines what Africans, Europeans, and Tainos contributed to Virgin...- $34.95
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Vendor:Lou Gooden
Reggae Heritage: The Culture, Music And Politic
When I started this project to write an account of Jamaica's Reggae Heritage, I first wrote a preface, I now suggest you once again turn to this preface and read it one more time. A little slower, this time, before you continue to read...- $14.99
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Vendor:Lou Gooden
Reggae Heritage: Jamaica's Music History, Culture & Politic
Author: Lou GoodenISBN-10: 1410780627ISBN-13: 9781410780621Publisher: 1st Book LibraryLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/14/2003Pages: 392Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.30lbsSize: 9.08h x 6.06w x 0.97d- $22.95
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Vendor:Christopher Farley
Before the Legend: The Rise of Bob Marley
Bob Marley was a reggae superstar, a musical prophet who brought the sound of the Third World to the entire globe. Before the Legend: The Rise of Bob Marley goes beyond the myth of Marley to bring you the private side of a man...- $12.99
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