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THE LEGEND OF TOOTS HIBBERT : … AND REGGAE GOT SOUL
“The Legend of Toots Hibbert - … and reggae got soul” follows the legacy of one of the most important voices in Jamaican music. From his early days in a rural church in the countryside, his arrival to Kingston, the establishment of his trio, The Maytals, his hits in the ska era, his time in prison and his breakthrough in the international scene, the story of Toots Hibbert, the man who named reggae, becomes a legend in this book.
With a dynamic narration backed by interviews and a large amount of archive material, Argentine author Tony Vardé provides his perspective with a book that puts on paper for the first time the work of one of the most important and influential artists in Jamaican history.
“Being such an important figure to understand both reggae and soul, it was inexplicable that we still didn't have a Toots biography. In this book, Tony Vardé accepts this task with the accuracy of a raconteur and the passion of a fan. His well-documented narration includes his own experience and those of many other reggae lovers. Toots' work is a connection, a gathering point, the perfect definition of what we understand as reggae. And that is what this book is about.”
From the foreword by Lutxo Pérez, Spanish writer and journalist
“Toots considered that being a singer was a sort of mission for him, that’s why he always wanted to be sure that the whole audience was satisfied after a show. I've learned a lot of things from Toots in my time with him, and I'm not just talking about the musical aspect. I can say that he was one of the deepest and most important human beings I’ve met in my entire life. Toots Hibbert was the reason I fell in love with reggae”.
Andy Bassford, guitar player for Toots and The Maytals
With a dynamic narration backed by interviews and a large amount of archive material, Argentine author Tony Vardé provides his perspective with a book that puts on paper for the first time the work of one of the most important and influential artists in Jamaican history.
“Being such an important figure to understand both reggae and soul, it was inexplicable that we still didn't have a Toots biography. In this book, Tony Vardé accepts this task with the accuracy of a raconteur and the passion of a fan. His well-documented narration includes his own experience and those of many other reggae lovers. Toots' work is a connection, a gathering point, the perfect definition of what we understand as reggae. And that is what this book is about.”
From the foreword by Lutxo Pérez, Spanish writer and journalist
“Toots considered that being a singer was a sort of mission for him, that’s why he always wanted to be sure that the whole audience was satisfied after a show. I've learned a lot of things from Toots in my time with him, and I'm not just talking about the musical aspect. I can say that he was one of the deepest and most important human beings I’ve met in my entire life. Toots Hibbert was the reason I fell in love with reggae”.
Andy Bassford, guitar player for Toots and The Maytals
163 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 18, 2024
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