The Reggae Scrapbook

by Steffens, Roger; Simon, Peter; Hibbert, Toots

• ISBN13: 9781933784236
• ISBN10: 1933784237
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-10-30
• Publisher: Insight Editions

Summary

In The Reggae Scrapbook, scintillating words and images propel our appreciation of Jamaican music into the 21st century. Accompanying us on this 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, Roger Steffens has shared his knowledge of reggae. He is the world's premier archivist and collector of reggae memorabilia, and brings the fruit of his in-depth interviews with such reggae legends as Bob Marley, Jimmy Cliff, and "Toots" Hibbert to this unique scrapbook. The Reggae Scrapbook allows you not only to view reggae's history and trace its roots, but also experience its music and culture through a CD of rare or previously unreleased tracks and includes a treasure trove of artefacts, the cream of Steffen's collection of more than 30,000 photographs, 800 T-shirts, 3,000 buttons, 10,000 posters and flyers, seven-inch singles and album covers, posters, postcards, and tickets are displayed in glorious colour; some are included in facsimile reproduction.

Author Biography

ROGER STEFFENS ("Ras RoJah") is the founding editor of the genre's best magazine, The Beat. He has hosted hundreds of local, national, and international radio and television programs, including his own Los Angeles radio show, Reggae Beat. His articles have appeared in Rolling Stone, Spin, The New York Times, The Village Voice, and other influential publications.

PETER SIMON is a widely exhibited, award-winning photographer and author of many books including Reggae Bloodlines and Reggae International. Simon's work has been featured in many national publications including Newsweek, The New York Times, and Rolling Stone.

Reggae legend JIMMY CLIFF is best known for his starring role in The Harder They Come as well as his more than two dozen albums.