Sources
Rhythm Wise
Rhythm Wise is a series of books by Ray Hurford and Jean Scrivener. Each book dives into the history of 25 riddims. These books can be found at Ray Hurford's site Muzik Tree. He also has some other really interesting books, so be sure to check them out.
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Rhythm Wise (1989):
A Fool, A Love I Can Feel, Boxing, Bum Ball, Curley Locks, Cuss Cuss, Declaration Of Rights, Drifter, Drum Song, Full Up, General (Love Me Girl), Get A Lick, Heavenless, Heptones Gonna Fight, Hypocrites, I Can't Hide, Weatherman Skank (It's Raining), Far East (Jah Shakey), He Prayed (Joe Frazier), Jumping Master, Love Me Forever, Love Won't Come Easy, Mad Mad, My Conversation, Vanity (I'm Just A Guy), -
Rhythm Wise Two (1990):
College Rock, Darker Shade Of Black, Death In The Arena, Fattie Fattie, Get In The Groove, Hot Milk, The Lecture, Mean Girl, Never Let Go, One Step Beyond, Party Time, Peanut Vendor, Pick Up The Pieces, Please Be True, Pressure And Slide, Pretty Looks Isn't All, Real Rock, Rock Fort Rock, Satta Massa Ganna, Shank I Sheck, Stalag 17, Swing Easy, Throw Me Corn, Tonight, Tribulation -
Rhythm Wise Three (1991):
African Beat, Ali Baba, Baby Why, Back Out With It, Ballistic Affair, Creation Rebel, Duppy Conqueror, 54-46, Freedom Blues, Heavy Rock, How Can I Leave You, I'm Still In Love With You, Java, Keep O Moving, Love Is Not A Gamble, Mr Bassie, Queen Of The Minstrels, Rome, Secretly, Skylarking, Slaving, Soloman, Won't You Come Home, You Don't Care, You Don't Love Me/No No No -
Rhythm Wise Four (2024):
Ba Ba Boom, Baby, Cassava Piece, Conquering Lion, Danger In Your Eyes, Dirty Harry, Everybody Bawling, Guiding Star, I'm Not A King, Man Next Door, My Time, Queen Majesty, Revolution, Same Song, Smile, Stars, Storm, Stormy Weather, Sweet Talking, Take Five, The Whip, Things Come Up To Bump, Ting A Ling, To Be A Lover, Tribal War
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Never Grow Old
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Never Grow Old is a book by Rob Chapman. It contains exclusively riddims that were released on the Studio One label, or other labels associated with Coxsone Dodd.
The first edition of the book was published in 1989. The most recent sixth edition of 2022 lists more than 5500 tunes. It is available for purchase on Rob Chapman's Downbeat Special website.
Reggae Got Soul
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Reggae Got Soul is a 2023 book published by Reggae Vibes. It traces back the history of around 170 Jamaican cover songs to the original songs that inspired them.
It is available for purchase on the Reggae Vibes website.
Websites
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