Download or read book Bass Culture written by Lloyd Bradley and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2001-08-30 with total page 608 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first major account of the history of reggae, black music journalist Lloyd Bradley describes its origins and development in Jamaica, from ska to rock-steady to dub and then to reggae itself, a local music which conquered the world. There are many extraordinary stories about characters like Prince Buster, King Tubby and Bob Marley. But this is more than a book of music history: it relates the story of reggae to the whole history of Jamaica, from colonial island to troubled independence, and Jamaicans, from Kingston to London.