Glen DaCosta, Dave Peters

This Is Reggae

My Life in Jamaican Music, from Zap Pow to Bob Marley and the Wailers

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

For more than six decades, Reggae legend Glen daCosta has worked as a musician, songwriter and producer. As a session player, his distinctive sax sound backed many international Reggae stars at Joe Gibbsâ Studio and Lee Scratch Perryâ s Blackheart Studio. His revealing memoir gives an insiderâ s view of the Jamaican popular music industry.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland & Co Inc
• Seitenzahl: 152
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. August 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 284g
• ISBN-13: 9781476691640
• ISBN-10: 1476691649
• Artikelnr.: 69119763

Autorenporträt

Glen DaCosta lives in St. Mary, Jamaica.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents Introduction: King of Reggae 1.
The Alpha Boy 2.
Work and Family 3.
The Army and Independence 4.
A History of Jamaican Music 5.
Zap Pow 6.
Session Man 7.
In the Studio with Bob Marley 8.
The Day They Shot Bob Marley 9.
Exodus and Kaya 10.
The Survival Tour of 1979 11.
Whatever Happened to Zap Pow? 12.
Becoming a Reggae Ambassador 13.
Zap Pow, Again 14.
The Legend of Bob Marley 15.
Within Reach Appendix 1. A Glen DaCosta Discography Appendix 2. A Conversation with Bob Marley's Childhood Friend, Joe James Appendix 3. The Sledge Exchange Index