The World Of Reggae

Featuring Bob Marley

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http://www.jahworks.org/music/concert/bob_marley_exhibit.html

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The World of Reggae is a major exhibition currently in Los Angeles on board the Queen Mary. The book that goes with is an amazing piece of art in itself. Every single major reggae image that you can think of is in it. Compiled by Roger Steffens who's love and knowledge of reggae music - goes beyond any title - and when he brings it all together as he as done in the book - which represents only a fraction of what is in the exhibition - it turns into a true event. In the 96 pages of the book which is album sized. You get chapters on Ska, Rock Steady, Reggae, Dub, Reggae Goes International, DJs, Doe Poetry, Reggae Goes Dancehall - everything. Labels, Badges, Covers, Posters, Stamps, Medals. Bob Marley, Bunny Wailers, Peter Tosh and The Wailers are well featured - that was to be expected. Roger's well respected, and he knows how to repay respect to those that have made that the music what it is today.
Go to the exhibition if you can - and buy the book when it goes on sale, if you can't.

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The Harder They Come film poster was one of the first truly international reggae images. The World Of Reggae book shows this by giving us at least three more versions of the film poster. The film made Jimmy Cliff an even bigger star than he was at the time. But it also provided the first real insights into the nature of the rip off culture that was and still is reggae music.

Rockers the next big reggae film, was less successful but brought the then current crop of reggae stars to the fore. The poster relected a sense of unity that was present in the music at the time. Anything and everything seemed possible. But both these films were about hope - and they gave reggae fans plenty of that.

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The next set of images to dominate reggae music were of course - The Wailers - Bob Marley & The Wailers - and then just Bob Marley. The man was and is still everywhere. Here you can see the Studio One days - The Beverleys set, the Lee Perry set - and then the great 'Catch A Fire' album. The photo sleeve never really captured the vibes of the Zippo lighter, but it was first indictation of the changes to come. Also featured in the book is the great Trojan release 'African Herbsman' - in its own way it matched the 'Catch A Fire' cover.