1982-06-01 Jah Music: The Evolution of the Popular Jamaican Song - Sebastian Clarke

Title : Jah Music: The Evolution of the Popular Jamaican Song - Sebastian Clarke
Author : Sebastian Clarke
Publisher : Edition Caribéennes
ISBN : 2-90303326-9
Year : 1980-1982


Sebastian Clarke born in Trinidad in 1948, came to london in 1956
he worked for severals magazines like :
Crawdaddy,Rock, Changes, Black Echoes, New Musical Express, Melody Makers, Black Music.

He did the first documentary ever aired on the BBC in 1976, and was also involved
in a program about reggae culture , the London Weekend tv Channel.

this 290 pages book , is being all about the reggae history , about the culture .
full mention of events, writings references about Jamaica history.

the author mention old traditional chant and their adaptation done by artists over the years.
There's as well mention about The Wailers as well .

the book is cut into chapters like the following :
(in french because i got the french version in my hands)

preface
avant propos
histoire et racines/origines
rastafari : le concept du redempteur noir
naissance et developpement de la musique jamaiquaine
bob marley , peter tosh , bunny wailer : trois modernistes
le pouvoir de la parole
les maitres du dub
du coté de l angleterre
un pas en avant un pas en arriere, les changements a venir

selection discographique
repertoire selectif d'artistes et musiciens

catalogue des editions caribéennes

The book includes black & white photos of artists like :

Burning Spear
Misty in Roots
Toots And The Maytals
Peter Tosh
The Skatalites
Prince Buster
Leroy Horsemouth Wallace
Bob Marley and Tyrone Downie receiving an award in france
Jackie Mitoo
Sugar Minott
Rico Rodriguez
Bunny Wailer
Judy Mowatt
Lee Scratch Perry
Alton Ellis
Keith Hudson
Lkj
King Tubby
Jimmy Cliff
Delroy Washington
Aswad
Dennis Bovell
Steel Pulse
U-Roy
Sly & Robbie
Culture
Augustus Pablo
Black Uhuru.