Reggae Explosion: The Story of Jamaican Music

The book, done by photographer Adrian Boot and writer Chris Salewicz and charts the development from the sound systems of the 1950s, through ska and dub to the rise of Bob Marley and Rastafarianism. It also explores the 1990s blend of high tech and local rhythms.
Reggae Routes: The Story of Jamaican Music was written by Brian Chang and Wayne Chen and published by Ian Randle Publishers. The authors trace the history of reggae music and examine the ways in which it expresses the dreams, desires and realities of the Jamaican people.The pages are full of information on reggae artistes. It also includes song lyrics, charts from 1960 to 1996 and a provocative reggae all-time top 100 chart.