Gleaner writer Mel Cooke had previously reviewed the book launch event for Java Immanuel-I’s Reggae Sunsplash 1978-1998, and in today’s Sunday Gleaner, he has done a complete review of the book itself.
“Immanuel-I does not go for flair in writing his narrative, much of it from a first-hand perspective and also with extensive research (he pays respects to the National Library of Jamaica, where he did most of his research). He simply states the facts in a well-organised book, beginning with a ‘Splashback on Sunsplash’ synopsis of each year, then a more detailed year-by-year review, and lastly, a number of tables which show admission fees, as well as appearances by individual sound systems, musicians and performers by gender,” … more here
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