Small Axe Reggae Album Guides

Singers

The Small Axe Reggae Album Guides - Singers was the first in a series of books reviewing reggae albums. It was released in 1996 by Muzik Tree and Black Star. All reviews were written by Ray Hurford and were either published previously in Small Axe or exclusively in the book. The layout and design was done by Tero Kaski of Black Star.

The book features 437 reviews in alphabetical order by artist and it covers over 167 singers. The back of the book has a list of the albums in chronological order with notes in what issue of Small Axe they featured if applicable.

Deejays

In 2009 the second part of the series followed - 'Deejays'. As the title suggests it focuses entirely on deejays. It features 433 reviews in alphabetical order by artists and it covers 207 different deejays. The book also includes a deejay check list and a list of the albums in chronological order.

This article is a part of the Reggae Literature series on reggaepedia.