Building a ‘Reggae scrapbook’
IN THE late 1960s, American journalists Stephen Davis and Peter Simon embraced the counter-culture that swept the United States.
But, gradually they became turned off by the commercialism of rock and roll, the music that inspired the anti-establishment movement.
Their faith in music was soon restored by a Jamaican beat called reggae.
Davis and Simon travelled to Jamaica in February 1976 and stayed for two months. They chronicled their journey in the critically-acclaimed book, Reggae Bloodlines, which was released the following year.
Simon, now approaching his 60th birthday, took the photos for that book. He is currently in Jamaica working on The Reggae Scrapbook, another tome on Jamaican pop culture.
Jamaica Gleaner News - Building a ‘Reggae scrapbook’
Fonte: Jammin Reggae Archives
