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- Label
- White Rabbit
- Release Date
- July 5, 2024
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Book
$19.99Read More9781399606141
- Foreword by Jacqueline Crooks
- White Rabbit Deep Cuts series
- 688 pages
Press Release
Out of print for a decade, David Katz's classic history is reborn in the White Rabbit Deep Cuts series.
Solid 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 21st century. Woven together into an engrossing narrative, this is an extensive history charting the progression and development of the music, with all the glorious highlights and the controversies and feuds in between. First published in 2003 and including interviews with over 200 of the genre's key artists, Solid Foundation has been revised and updated with abundant new material and an introduction by award-winning novelist, Jacqueline Crooks, reissued as part of White Rabbit's Deep Cuts series. 'The definitive history of reggae told through exclusive interviews with the genre's greatest innovators.' - Sunday Herald 'Solid Foundation goes the extra yard to become a defining text, with Katz interviewing virtually every survivor from the island's 60s and 70s music scenes...it is a necessary work.' - The Wire 'Solid Foundation is a welcome addition to the narrow shelf of books that move beyond simplistic views of reggae.' - Record Collector
Author Biography DAVID KATZ has written about the sounds and culture of Jamaica since 1984. His work has appeared in the Guardian, Newsweek, Mojo, Q, Wax Poetics, and The Wire, and in various music books. He has produced documentaries for radio, contributed to documentaries and feature films, and remains active as a vinyl DJ. Originally from San Francisco, he currently lives in London.
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