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Steppin' Razor the Life of Peter Tosh Peter Tosh was an abrasive man who would eventually fall victim to his own uncompromising personality, ultra-radical politics and a fearsome 'gangsta' reputation. He was murdered in a gunfight at his own home in 1987. This is his biography. Full description
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The very first biography of Peter Tosh, rude boy, founder member of the Wailers and a compelling recording artist in his own right, Tosh was Jamaica s most controversial reggae star. For the Mystic Man, music was the message. A fiery advocate of Rastafari and African nationalism as well as the legalisation of marijuana, his uncompromising political stance has won him a reputation as Jamaica s Malcolm X. One of reggae s most extraordinary stories, the life of Peter Tosh came to an end when he was brutally murdered in 1987 amidst rumours involving the supernatural and Kingston s criminal underworld. Now revered second only to Bob Marley among reggae audiences worldwide, Tosh was awarded the Order of Merit, Jamaica s third highest honour, as the nation celebrated 50 years of Independence. This major reggae biography is based on hundreds of interviews with those who knew Peter Tosh best, including Bunny Wailer and close associates. Set against a backdrop of Seventies Jamaica, here are the stories behind hits like Legalise It, Equal Rights, Get Up Stand Up and Johnny B. Goode; Tosh s infamous appearance at the 1978 One Love Peace Concert and his now legendary adventures with Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. Tracing his recording career, we learn of his encounters with Eric Clapton and Joe Cocker, and volatile relationships with Bob Marley and Lee Scratch Perry. Tosh s darker side is also revealed in tales of the singer s fascination with the occult and in unprecedented detail, his untimely and tragic demise.
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John Masouri is the UK s pre-eminent reggae journalist, having documented the music for over twenty-five years in Black Echoes and Echoes Magazine, and writing for numerous specialist publications around the world. His work has also appeared in Mojo, NME and the Guardian. A frequent contributor to radio and television documentaries including the BBC s Arise Black Man: The Peter Tosh Story he is the co-author of the Guinness Book Of Reggae and the Virgin Encyclopaedia Of Reggae. In 2008, Omnibus Press published his Wailing Blues: The Story of Bob Marley s Wailers, which yielded unparalleled insights into the workings of Marley s inner circle and their musical achievements, and made a searching examination of the singer s legacy.
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- ÉditeurOmnibus Press
- Date d'édition2013
- ISBN 10 1847728367
- ISBN 13 9781847728364
- ReliureRelié
- Nombre de pages486
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