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Article ID	BOOK-176
Format	Book
Artist	Noel Hawks / Jah Floyd
Title	The Birth of Ska - From Mento to Studio One
Label	Jamaican Recordings
Year	2021
Country	GB - United Kingdom
Quality	m
Remarks	To celebrate their 20th Anniversary the Jamaican Recordings label have collaborated with reggae historian and writer, Noel Hawks, in producing a trilogy of books detailing the growth of the Jamaican recording industry told through the various studios where the music was made and manufactured. This fascinating story has been assembled after exhaustive, extensive research and includes interviews with many of the key players from defining periods in the history of reggae music. ‘Jamaican Recordings' is presented in three separate volumes. This is the first volume, outlining the Jamaican recording business from its earliest manifestations in the local mento and the American rhythm & blues styles through to the first identifiable Jamaican creation ska, and the establishment of the Island's most important studio Studio One, owned by Clement "Coxsone" Dodd.

Price	EUR 22.73
Available	from stock

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