Reggae Routes: The Story of Jamaican Music.

He also contributed to the Rough Guide to Reggae of Steve Barrow and Peter Dalton ( Penguin, 1997 ), A Tapestry of Jamaica ( MacMillan Caribbean, 2003 ), I-Land Reggae: From Heartbeat to Revolution ( Opo, France, 2004 ), Caribbean Popular Music: An Encyclopedia of Reggae, Mento, Ska, Rock Steady and Dancehall ( Greenwood, 2006 ), " Les Origins Du Reggae: Retour Aux Sources " ( Harmattan ) and " Keep On Running: The Story of Island Records " ( Island Trading Company, 2009 ).

Katz has contributed to several radio and television documentaries, including Blood & Fire: Roots, Reggae, Rastafari ( BBC Radio 2, 2007 ), Tighten Up: The Trojan Story ( BBC Radio 2, 2006 ), Can ’ t Take It With You: Bob Marley ( BBC Bristol, 2003 ), Pioneers: Lee Perry ( Channel 4, 2002 ), and Choice World Clubbing ( BBC Choice, 2000 ).

Bass Culture is considered as one of the most important books on reggae music, and he was Associate Producer of the BBC2 Series Reggae: The Story of Jamaican Music.

* USA: This Is Reggae Music: The Story of Jamaica's Music, 2001 for the US version, Grove Press, USA, ISBN 0-8021-3828-4

* Various Artists-Rite Sound Reggae Story

* The Story of Jamaican Dub Reggae and Its Legacy

* Roots-Archives-Searchable database of Jamaican Roots Reggae albums from 1970 to 1985

Reggae Island: Jamaican Music in the Digital Age.

* Jamaican Reggae Legend King Tubby Calendar Raises Money For Red Cross

Dub: Songscapes and Shattered Songs in Jamaican Reggae.

The Jamaican Reggae band Rootz Underground wrote a song entitled " Power To The People " in which they quote this slogan in both English and South African versions.

Although Reggaeton was born in Puerto Rico, its roots are Jamaican Dancehall Reggae.

Artists such as Voodoo Soul Jah, Nawal and Alerta Kamarada ( Colombian representatives in the Jamaican Reggae festival ) are currently spearheading this ever more popular genre in Colombia.

It was common practice to translate the lyrics of Jamaican reggae song into Spanish and sing them over the original melodies, a form termed " Spanish reggae " or Reggae en Español.

In 1985, his first book was published by Imge Publications, titled " Bob Marley and Reggae "; a biography of Jamaican reggae star and a summary of the Rastafarian movement, slightly emphasising its politics, its elements of anti-imperialism.

* Roots Reggae ( The Classic Jamaican Albums ) ( Trojan 2005 )-six CD album boxset: Sensational Maytals, Sweet And Dandy, Monkey Man, Greatest Hits, Slatyam Stoot, Roots Reggae.

* The songs " Pressure Drop " and " Sweet and Dandy " were featured in the seminal Reggae soundtrack to the Jamaican film The Harder They Come, ( 1972 ).

Since the creation of the Reggae Film Festival there have been many new films made in Jamaica and the event has given the industry a real boost, this combined with the recent CARICOM European film treaty which enables Jamaican film makers to seek funding in Europe, has opened up a new door for film makers looking to apply for funding and this will hopefully make a real difference to the future of the industry.

Many associate Rastas and Reggae because of Bob Marley, the Jamaican Icon.

In 1994, the group headlined some of the world's biggest reggae festivals including Reggae Sunsplash USA, Jamaican Sunsplash, Japan Splash and Northern California annual Reggae on the River Festival.

Bob Marley-A Tribute to Freedom is both a night club and dining, Live Reggae & Jamaican Cuisine.

Jamaican jerk spice gained popularity in the United Kingdom after musician Levi Roots ' 2007 appearance on popular reality series Dragon's Den, on which he requested investments in his Reggae Reggae Sauce.

He appeared for the Jamaican U-20's in the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship in Argentina and made his debut for the ' Reggae Boyz ' in 2004 against Guatemala.

The single was " Breathe " and was a collaboration with Sean Paul, who was a Jamaican born Reggae performer.

Lloyd Bradley, in his book This is Reggae Music, described Johns as " the most influential man in Jamaican music in the second half of the 1950s ", a period in which indigenous Jamaican styles were coming to the fore.

* Pioneer of Jamaican Music ( 2000, Reggae Retro )

Other festivals held in the city of Dayton include, the Dayton Blues Festival, Dayton Music Fest, Urban Nights, the African American and Cultural Festival, and the Dayton Reggae Fest.

In 2007, Stop Murder Music introduced the Reggae Compassionate Act, which states that " the artists promise not to produce music or make public statements inciting hatred against gay people.

It is home to an annual Rock & Reggae Music Festival.

Music venues on the banks of Lady Bird Lake are home to a number of events year-round, including the Austin City Limits Music Festival in the fall, the Austin Reggae Festival and Spamarama in the spring, and many open-air concerts at Auditorium Shores on the south bank and Fiesta Gardens on the north bank.

Radio 1 has about 30 specialist shows including Blue Train ( jazz session ), CD Nonstop ( a whole CD recording is played every day ), Film o páté (" five o ' clock film "-current movies program ), French Connection ( news from the alternative French music scene ), Hard Music ( heavy metal and related music program ), Hitparáda Radia 1 (" the hit parade of Radio 1 "-foreign music top 40 ), Knižní servis (" the book service "-new books discussion ), Reggae club ( reggae ), Shadowbox ( news from the d ' n ' b scene ), Velká sedma (" the great seven "-Czech music hit parade ), Všechny hudby světa (" all music of the world "-world music program ) or Zátiší (" the still life "-discussion program with invited guests ).

He has performed at several shows in the 21st century including: the 2002 Legends Of Ska festival in Toronto ; Dedham, Massachusetts in 2002 ; the Sierra Nevada World Music Festival in 2003 ; the 2006 Boss Sounds Reggae Festival in Newcastle upon Tyne, the 40th Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland with the Delroy Williams Junction Band, and 2007's Rhythm Festival.

** 111 / 113 The Best of World Music: Reggae ( July 1994 )

Caribbean Currents: Caribbean Music from Rumba to Reggae.

^ Thompson, Dave ( 2002 ) Reggae & Caribbean Music, Backbeat Books, ISBN 0-87930-655-6, p. 225

* Thomspon, Dave ( 2003 ) Reggae & Caribbean Music, Backbeat Books, ISBN 0-87930-655-6

* Various Artists-Planet Reggae: The World Of Reggae Music ( 57164 )

In 1996 he released a compilation album, Serious Reggae Business, which led to him being named the " Best Selling African Recording Artist " at the World Music Awards and the " International Artist Of The Year " at the Ghana Music Awards.

* The Pioneer of Jamaican Music ( 2005, Reggae Retro )

These cds include ( 1 ) Black Star Liner: Reggae from Africa ; ( 2 ) Reggae Over Africa ; ( 3 ) Reggae Africa ; ( 4 ) African Reggae ; ( 5 ) Rendez vous: Reggae Times in Africa ; ( 6 ) African Rebel Music: Roots Reggae & Dancehall.