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Reggae eBooks

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  • 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 that he has not only remained the single most successful reggae artist ever, but has also become a shining beacon of radicalism and peace to generation after generation of fans across the globe?On May 11, 1981, a little after 11.30 in the morning, Bob Marley died. The man who introduced reggae to a ... Read more

    R173,64

  • Remembering Peter Tosh

    As one-third of the Wailers, icons of reggae music, the late Winston Hubert McIntosh, better known as Peter Tosh, continues to gain many fans all over the world. By way of his hugely successful solo career, many people knew Tosh to be a hard-hitting, unapologetic and controversial artiste, who spoke the truth in his lyrics and brought attention to the plight of the poor and downtrodden, both at ... Read more

    R182,47

  • Wailing Blues: The Story of Bob Marley's Wailers

    by John Masouri ...
    This full-blooded story of The Wailers puts the life, music and death of the legendary Bob Marley into a razor-sharp new perspective.The Wailers played with Marley on all of the hit singles and albums that made him a legend, yet their story since his death is a little-known saga of betrayal, greed and murder that is told here in its entirety for the first time.Written in collaboration with Aston ... Read more

    R262,88

  • Arrozconmango. Viaggio nell'underground musicale italiano degli anni novanta

    “Arrozconmango. Viaggio nell’underground musicale italiano degli anni novanta”, il nuovo lavoro di Domenico Foglia che racconta nei tratti più salienti una stagione musicale che ha segnato profondamente il modo di suonare in Italia. Il libro, in formato ebook che non vuole essere né un saggio né tantomeno una lezione sulla musica underground italiana, è un viaggio per frammenti mnemonici, con un ... Read more

    R31,61 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Positive Vibrations

    Politics, Politricks and the Story 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 the sexual politics and narcotic allegiances of the dancehall. Insightful and full of incident, it explores how the music of a tiny Caribbean island has worked its way into the heart of global pop.From Marcus Garvey’s dreams of Zion, through ska and ... Read more

    R572,23

  • Echoes of '81: Neon, Noise & Nation

    by Paul Davies ...
    Before the eighties found their swagger, before the neon glow became a cultural signature, before the machines took over the charts — there was 1981. A year raw with possibility, restless with invention, and charged with the electricity of a nation on the edge of transformation.Echoes of '81: Neon, Noise & Nation captures Britain at the precise moment the decade's identity began to crystallise. It ... Read more

    R126,90 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Cambridge Companion to Caribbean Music

    Edited by Nanette de Jong ...
    Series series Cambridge Companions to Music
    The diverse musics of the Caribbean form a vital part of the identity of individual island nations and their diasporic communities. At the same time, they witness to collective continuities and the interrelatedness that underlies the region's multi-layered complexity. This Companion introduces familiar and less familiar music practices from different nations, from reggae, calypso and salsa to ... Read more

    R543,48

  • House of Fun: The Story of Madness

    by John Reed ...
    Madness were true originals who mixed ska and reggae rhythms with social comment and music hall humour to become a British group like no other. They were the most successful UK singles band of the 80s, offering a larky down-to-earth take on Thatcher’s Britain through hits like ‘My Girl’, ‘One Step Beyond’, ‘House Of Fun’ and ‘Baggy Trousers’.Their appeal endures to this day, Madness’ latter-day ... Read more

    R175,25

  • The Discourse of Protest, Resistance and Social Commentary in Reggae Music

    A Bakhtinian Analysis of Pacific Reggae

    Series series Routledge Studies in Linguistics
    A comprehensive, engaging and timely Bakhtinian examination of the ways in which the music and lyrics of Pacific reggae, aspects of performance, a record album cover and the social and political context construct social commentary, resistance and protest.Framed predominantly by the theory and philosophy of Russian literary theorist Mikhail Bakhtin, this innovative investigation of the discourse of ... Read more

    R997,00

  • Wake Up and Live: The Life of Bob Marley

    by Jim McCarthy ...
    Wake Up and Live is a bold graphic novel depicting the life of Jamaican reggae singer, songwriter and musician Bob Marley. As a committed Rastafari, he became a symbol of Jamaican culture and identity, a harbinger of peace and truth who resonated with audiences worldwide.Diagnosed with cancer in 1977, Bob Marley finally succumbed to the disease on 11 May 1981 at the age of 36. A hero in his own ... Read more

    R277,48

  • Solid Foundation

    An oral history of reggae

    by David Katz ...
    Series series Deep Cuts
    FOREWORD BY JACQUELINE CROOKSSolid 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 ... Read more

    R341,42

  • Bob Marley: Lyrical Genius

    by Kwame Dawes ...
    The quintessential folk poet of the Third World, Bob Marley influenced generations of musicians and writers. He was a performer who held true to his religious and cultural heritage, who rallied against injustice, and who became an internationally revered musical icon.Renowned poet and scholar Kwame Dawes analyses in detail his verses and lyrics, matching them against the social and political ... Read more

    R262,88

  • Not For You. Pearl Jam, vivir en presente

    by Ronen Givony ...
    Translated by Manuel de la Fuente Soler ...
    Series series Libros Singulares (LS)
    Not For You. Pearl Jam, vivir en presente es la primera biografía completa de una de las bandas más importantes de las últimas décadas, surgida en Seatle en los años 90. Polémica y divertida al mismo tiempo, Not for You explora los orígenes y la evolución de Perl Jam a lo largo de treinta años, desde su fundación (Ten), en plena irrupción del grunge, en 1991; a través de su época dorada (Vs., ... Read more

    R120,59

  • Steppin' Razor: The Life of Peter Tosh

    by John Masouri ...
    The very first biography of Peter Tosh, rude boy, founder member of The Wailers and a compelling recording artist in his own right.Tosh was Jamaicas most controversial reggae star. A fiery advocate of Rastafari and African nationalism as well as the legalisation of marijuana, his uncompromising political stance won him a reputation as Jamaicas Malcolm X.Now revered second only to Bob Marley among ... Read more

    R262,88

  • Listen to Bob Marley

    The Man, the Music, the Revolution

    by Kris Greene ...
    An inspiring collection of poems, meditations, and lyrics by one of the world's most revered musical legendsBob Marley's music defined a movement and forever changed a nation. Known worldwide for their message of peace and unity, Marley's songs—from "One Love" to "Redemption Song" to "Three Little Birds"—have touched millions of lives. This collection is the best of Bob Marley presented in three ... Read more

    R230,22 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Rhythms of Rebellion: A Beginner's Guide to Reggae Music

    Rhythms of Rebellion: A Beginner's Guide to Reggae Music offers a comprehensive exploration of the vibrant world of reggae, from its roots in Jamaica to its global influence on music, culture, and social change. Through ten chapters filled with historical insights, musical analysis, artist profiles, and cultural commentary, readers will embark on a journey through the rhythmic landscape of reggae ... Read more

    R79,26 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Time and memory in reggae music

    The politics of hope

    by Sarah Daynes ...
    Series series Music and Society
    On the basis of a body of reggae songs from the 1970s and late 1990s, this book offers a sociological analysis of memory, hope and redemption in reggae music. From Dennis Brown to Sizzla, the way in which reggae music constructs a musical, religious and socio-political memory in rupture with dominant models is vividly illustrated by the lyrics themselves. How is the past remembered in the present? ... Read more

    R408,47

  • Young, Gifted & Black: The Story of Trojan Records

    When it was formed, Trojan Records epitomised the punk DIY ethic over a decade before 1976. With a blizzard of individual labels and a marketing strategy that involved selling product out of the backs of vans, the company spearheaded the injection of reggae and ska into the vein of British youth consciousness.In its first brief six-year incarnation, Trojan produced nearly 30 hit singles, created ... Read more

    R175,25

  • Rodigan

    My Life in Reggae

    by David Rodigan ...
    'THE BOOK THAT EVERY REGGAE FAN SHOULD READ' John Masouri, Echoes'Rodigan can still claim a currency few presenters of his vintage can match. Perhaps it's because while his wider musical and professional milieu has been in constant change, his boundless enthusiasm has been constant. Reggae's been lucky to have him' Ian Harrison, MOJO'Rodigan was a major part of my childhood, he played the hottest ... Read more

    R248,27

  • Redemption songs

    La Bibbia secondo Bob Marley

    Series series Maestri di frontiera
    A oltre quarant'anni dalla morte, Bob Marley continua a esercitare un notevole fascino, anche sulle nuove generazioni. Ma quanto di ciò che si associa comunemente al "personaggio Marley" corrisponde alla sua vita e alle sue idee? Spesso la sua figura è ridotta a icona del consumo di marijuana o di una qualche vaga idea di giustizia sociale e di lotta al razzismo. Raramente, per non dire mai, si ... Read more

    Was R215,34 Now R187,25

  • London

    Immigrant City

    Translated by Alison McCullough ...
    TRANSLATED BY ALISON McCULLOUGH'One of the best books on the many diverse migrations to London . . . revealing the extent to which the diversity of immigrant origins has had transformative effects - through food, music, diverse types of knowledge and so much more. The book is difficult to put it down'Saskia Sassen, The Robert S. Lynd Professor of Sociology, Columbia University, New York'The ... Read more

    R279,32

  • Bob Marley: The Complete Guide to his Music

    The indispensable guide to the music of Bob Marley. An album by album, track by track, examination of every song released by Marley and the Wailers from the early sessions in Jamaica to the Island recordings and compilations released after Marley's death.Featuring details of Marley's recordings for Studio One, Leslie Kong, Lee Perry, Island and Tuff Gong Productions, this is the ultimate gift for ... Read more

    R175,36

  • Bob Marley: Visual Music

    by David Brooks ...
    As a young photography student in 1980, David Jamaica Brooks struck gold and was personally invited to tour the US with Bob Marley and the Wailers.Marley had to cut the tour short, due to illness, and, tragically, the performances were his last.This is the amazing story of how a student found himself on tour with Bob Marley and the Wailers and the memorable road trip, alongside David Brooks iconic ... Read more

    R182,47 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • I & I: The Natural Mystics

    Marley, Tosh and Wailer

    by Colin Grant ...
    Over one dramatic decade, a trio of Trench Town R&B crooners, Peter Tosh, Bunny Wailer and Bob Marley, 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. Now one of our best and brightest non-fiction writers examines for the first time the story of the legendary reggae band ... Read more

    R294,73