Dub
Book description
When Jamaican recording engineers Osbourne "King Tubby" Ruddock, Errol Thompson, and Lee "Scratch" Perry began crafting "dub" music in the early 1970s, they were initiating a musical revolution that continues to have worldwide influence. Dub is a sub-genre of Jamaican reggae that flourished during reggae's "golden age" of the late…
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Why read it?
1 author picked Dub as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Veal’s book changed the way that I thought about writing about music. The detailed analysis and academic approach made me realize that it was possible to write about the music that I love in a professional way.
After reding this book I applied for graduate school with the distinct goal of publishing on Jamaican music. I read this book and fell back in love with ethnographic research and the music that I was playing. It also inspired me to write and produce a song related to all of the greats of the genre.
A must-read.
From Eric's list on books to nod your head to: Jamaican inspired music and sounds.
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