Books
Books by Beth Lesser available to read: King Jammys, The Legend of Sugar Minott and Rubadub Style. No account or purchase required - just click to open. Dancehall is available commercially from the publisher, Soul Jazz Records.
Dancehall: The Rise of Jamaican Dancehall Culture
Soul Jazz Records
(Only available through Soul Jazz Records and outlets) "How the world tuned into Jamaica: The sounds of Kingston's dancehall craze revolutionized music and shaped the hits we listen to today" — Rob Nash, The Sunday Times, UK, November 2, 2008 Lesser first vi…
When Bob Marley passed away in 1981, many fans outside Jamaica assumed that reggae had died with him. But as Beth Lesser's intimate tour into the heart of reggae reveals, this couldn't have been farther from the truth. Ghetto-based sound systems rocked local d…
Rubadub Style: The Roots of Modern Dancehall (2012). In the early 1980s, when Dancehall hit the record markets abroad, many long time reggae enthusiasts were disheartened. Fans had been comfortable with roots music – Burning Spear, Bob Marley, Yabby You, Augus…
The Legend of Sugar Minott and Youth Promotion is both a biography of the legendary Jamaican vocalist and a history of the sound system, Youth Promotion. Writing his tribute to the reggae Don Sugar Minott was a labor of love for Beth Lesser. She and her husban…