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REGGAE BEAT AND AFRICAN BEAT: JUNE 1983 (VOL. II, #5)
(REGGAE BEAT AND AFRICAN BEAT). Smith, C.C., Editor. Los Angeles: Bongo Productions, 1983. First Edition. 4to. Pictorial Wrappers. Music Periodical. Fine.. 20pp, illustrated in b&w. C.C. Smith's Los Angeles-based "Reggae Beat and African Beat" is the magazine that grew out of deejays Smith, Hank Holmes and Roger Steffens' early eighties weekly KCRW show "The Reggae Beat". This eleventh issue from June 1983 includes contributions on or by Steffens, Kingston's "Reggae Sunsplash '83" by Jill Taylor and Ann Summa, Planet 10, The Untouchables, South African Music by Philip Cramer, Doug Wendt, and loads of informative vintage record reviews, playlists, and advertisements. A most handsome example of this uncommon item. Inventory Number: 023293