Identity elements
Name and location of repository
Beschrijvingsniveau
Bestanddeel
Titel
Reggae Beat
Datum(s)
- 1982 (Vervaardig)
Omvang
Content and structure elements
Bereik en inhoud
Vol. 1, Nos. 2-6. "Arguably the most influential and longest running reggae publication produced in the U.S. 'Reggae Beat' was born as a photocopied broadsheet in 1982. At the time, a handful of radio jocks were pushing the sounds of Jamaican reggae on the airwaves and 'Reggae Beat' was published as a freebie for the roughly 200 listeners of KCRW's reggae program. It developed into a short zine through 1983, after which the format switched to a large quarto -- the earliest of these published in colors on newsprint. The title changed to 'The Reggae & African Beat,' and from its humble roots it developed into a 100+ page glossy magazine, running for 28 years and eventually ceasing publication in 2010." -- Descriptions from Captain Ahab's Rare Books, bookseller. Subjects are reggae, Caribbean & Latin American, Africa.