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

By Dave Thompson

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0879306556
• ISBN13: 9780879306557
• Release Date: March 2002
• Publisher: Backbeat Books
• Length: 546 Pages
• Weight: 2.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 7.4" x 9.2"