The World of Reggae featuring Bob Marley; Treasures from Roger Steffens' Reggae Archives

Beverly Hills, CA: Global Treasures, 2001. First Printing [Stated]. Trade paperback. Very good. Marcus Cuff (Author photograph. Format is 11.25 inches by 11.25 inches. 95, [1] pages. Profusely illustrated (mostly in color). Decorative front cover. Cover has front and back flaps and only slight wear and soiling. Signed with sentiment on title page, "One Love Roger Steffens". Also signed with sentiment on verso by Jim "Reggae" Marshall. Sentiment reads: Thank you and Jah Bless you Aberle! [sp?] Jim Marshall. RARE DOUBLE AUTOGRAPHED Reggae item. Jim Marshall's business card laid in. Roger Steffens (born June 17, 1942) is an American actor, author, lecturer, editor, reggae archivist, photographer and, producer. Six rooms of his home in Los Angeles house reggae archives, which include the world's largest collection of Bob Marley material. Based on these archives Steffens lectures internationally with a multi-media presentation called The Life of Bob Marley. His radio career began in New York City in 1961, and he co-hosted Reggae Beat on KCRW in Los Angeles and was syndicated on 130 stations worldwide in the 1980s. Steffens was named "Most Popular Reggae DJ in the World" by Martin's International Awards in Chicago, 1985, and "One of the Forty Who Matter in L.A." by the Los Angeles Reader. Jim "Reggae" Marshall stated that he has been blessed to take about 130,000 Reggae and African concert photographs over 31 years. He collects and enable other collectors of ANY thing related to Ethiopia, Haile Selassie I, Reggae, Rastafari, Jamaica and Africa. The World of Reggae featuring Bob Marley: Treasures from Roger Steffens' Reggae Archives presents highlights nearly a hundred Jamaican artists and musical developments, telling the story of those who took Reggae from its small island roots and transformed it into a global culture. Selected from the internationally renowned collection of Reggae authority Roger Steffens, the exhibition covers forty years of Jamaican musical history, beginning with Ska and moving through the Rock Steady, Reggae, Dub, DJ (rap), Lovers Rock, Two-tone and Ska Revival, Dub Poetry, and the present-day Dancehall and Raggamuffin styles. The World of Reggae is a visual experience about a sonic phenomena. Documenting Reggae's living history are thousands of artifacts, including material from its greatest proponent, Bob Marley, The Reggae King, celebrating Jamaica's musical creativity. Included are album covers and 7-inch vinyl singles. Posters from around the world, original photographs, fliers, T-shirts, postcards, magazines, books, banners, bumper stickers, buttons, and other memorabilia from Reggae's most famous figures.