An Introduction

Hi.. Welcome back to Reggae Music Reviews!

I have started this blog in an effort to provide reggae music lovers with reviews of reggae LPs, CDs, soundsystem tapes, books and other reggae related matters. I am a long time listener of reggae music and have certainly developed a background in order to provide opinions and guidance to those who have been listening to this music for a long time, and to those why may have recently started listenting to reggae.

The world of reggae music is vast despite it being mainly a Jamaican product. At times, even to the hard-core collector, the amount of music that is available (and unavailable) can be overwhelming. However, over the years much of the music I loved and collected in the late 70s and 80s has been reissued and or become available on places such as Ebay. This blog, I hope, will enable a few of you to wade through that material.

I am not sure how this blog will evolve. I do plan on asking some of the experts to provide reviews and links to information about reggae music. Put differently, I hope that I am not the only person that provides information to this blog. In any event, there is one thing I want to make clear, I will try very hard to provide reviews of not only new music but also reviews of records that were released a long time ago, either original press or reissued. The reason for also focusing on older recordings is that it is often these recording that are most readily available. As such, in addition to getting guidance on the new Lutan Fyah CD, for example, I also hope that you can come here and browse reviews regarding records and recordings by Leroy Smart. If those names mean something to you, then you are in the right place. If you have no idea who those performers are, you are also in the right place as I (we?) will provide the background for you to enjoy them as much as those that have been listening to this music for a long time have.

Finally, I am not an journalist or a professional writer. I am just a fan. So, please excuse the badly written sentence from time to time. While I will try to keep these to a minimum, I hope that you will understand if my writing is not "poetic".

Well, that's is my introduction. Check back soon for reviews and much more (hopefully).