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The life of Peter Tosh : steppin' razor / John Masouri.

Title
The life of Peter Tosh : steppin' razor / John Masouri.
Author
Masouri, John.
Publication
London ; New York : Omnibus Press, c2013.

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x, 486 p., [24] p. of plates : ill., (some col.), ports.; 24 cm.
Summary
"[Peter] Tosh [born Winston Hubert McIntosh] was Jamaica's most controversial reggae star. A fiery advocate of Rastafari and African nationalism as well as the legalisation of marijuana, his uncompromising political stance on him a reputation as Jamaica's Malcolm X. Now revered second only to Bob Marley among reggae audiences worldwide, Tosh was awarded the Order of Merit, Jamaica's third highest honour, as the nation celebrated 50 years of independence. ..."--back cover.
Alternative Title
Steppin' razor
Subject
  • Tosh, Peter
  • Tosh, Peter 1944-1987
  • Tosh, Peter
  • Reggae musicians > Jamaica > Biography
  • Reggae musicians / Jamaica / Biography
  • Reggaemusiker
  • Reggae musicians
  • Jamaika
  • Jamaica
Genre/Form
  • Biographie.
  • Biographies
Note
  • Includes index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
pt. 1. Rasta shook them up -- Didn't it rain -- No sympathy -- Climb the ladder -- The toughest -- Stepping razor -- Arise black man -- Go tell it on the mountain -- Fussing and fighting -- Rod of correction -- Mark of the beast -- Talkin' blues -- pt. 2. Don't look back -- There's one in every crowd -- Legalize it -- Word, sound & power -- Equal rights -- Peace treaty -- Bush doctor -- Some girls -- When the whip comes down -- Mystic man -- Lessons in my life -- Oh bumbo klaat -- pt. 3. I am that I am -- Wanted, dread and alive -- Mama Africa -- Youth consciousness -- Midnight dread -- Heavy manners -- Swaziland -- No nuclear war -- Vampire -- Why must I cry? -- The legacy.
ISBN
  • 9781847728364 (hbk.)
  • 1847728367 (hbk.)
OCLC
  • 844311997
  • SCSB-11773119
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library