Download or read book Bass Culture written by Lloyd Bradley and published by Viking Canada. This book was released on 2000 with total page 612 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This history of reggae music covers from the Jamaican R and B and Calypso of the post-war years, to the surge of interest in the 1990s. As well as tracing the musical history, this book explains the historical and social background which are crucial to the understanding of its development. There are four main centres, in chronological order - Jamaica, London, New York and Toronto.