David Katz is one of the foremost reggae writers of this generation. His first book, "People Funny Boy: The Genius of Lee Scratch Perry", was universally acclaimed for its insight and depth. "Solid Foundation" is the definitive history of the first 30 years of Jamaican Reggae, from the pre-ska era to the dawn of dancehall. Katz has interviewed over 200 key artists, going back to the earliest pioneers of the late '40s. He has taken over fifteen years to collect the interviews and it is an extraordinary feat. Woven together into an engrossing narrative, this is an exhaustive history charting the progression and development of the music, with all the glorious highlights and the controversies and feuds in between covered in detail. The book will also contain over 200 integrated photographs, many of which have never been published before.
- ISBN10 0747559104
- ISBN13 9780747559108
- Publish Date 3 March 2003
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 6 July 2009
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format Paperback
- Pages 416
- Language English
- URL http://bloomsbury.com/Trade/