David Katz

David Katz is a music journalist, photographer, A&R consultant, disc jockey and reggae historian, raised in the US but long resident in Britain.

Katz is author of People Funny Boy: The Genius of Lee "Scratch" Perry (first published by Canongate in 2000, revised edition published by Omnibus in 2006, Japanese edition published by JD Medusa in 2008) and Solid Foundation: An Oral History of Reggae (Bloomsbury, 2003, Italian edition published by Stampa Alternativa in 2007). He also contributed to the Rough Guide to Reggae of Steve Barrow and Peter Dalton (Penguin, 1997), A Tapestry of Jamaica (MacMillan Caribbean, 2003), I-Land Reggae: From Heartbeat to Revolution (Opo, France, 2004), Caribbean Popular Music: An Encyclopedia of Reggae, Mento, Ska, Rock Steady and Dancehall (Greenwood, 2006), "Les Origins Du Reggae: Retour Aux Sources" (Harmattan) and "Keep On Running: The Story of Island Records" (Island Trading Company, 2009). His writing and photographs have appeared in many international publications, including The Guardian, The Telegraph, The Independent, Mojo, Q, The Wire, XLR8R, Rhythm, Wax Poetics, Riddim, Sky Writings, Caribbean Beat and...... ...
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