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Caribbean popular music
an encyclopedia of reggae, mento, ska, rock steady, and dancehall
By Moskowitz, David
- ISBN
- 978-0-31333-158-9
- Publisher
- Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2006.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on March 1, 2006
Moskowitz (musicology, Univ. of South Dakota) does an admirable job of covering all periods of Jamaican popular music history (steel band or calypso music from the other islands is not really addressed, despite the title). People seeking to learn about everything from early mento music to reggae to dancehall to the most up-to-date style of ragga will not be disappointed. More than 700 concise and informative...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
