Dimensions
138 x 214 x 23mm
Chris Salewicz first arrived in Jamaica in 1978, on the same reggae fanatics' pilgrimage as Johnny Rotten and Don Letts. Originally there to record events for the NME, the experience changed Salewicz's life. He fell in love with the country, returned many times, and 'Rude Boy' is his personal journey through more than twenty years of Jamaican history.
Whether visiting the Gun Court with Bob Marley, exploring the roots of Rastafarianism with Haile Selassie's great-grandsons, meeting Carlene "the Undisputed Dancehall Queen" or discussing Jamaica's inglorious World Cup exit with Walter Boyd of Swansea, Salewicz's narrative is both far reaching and fluid. Part travelogue, part history, part detective story and part memoir, 'Rude Boy' memorably captures the essence of the always unpredictable island of Jamaica . . .
