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1983-84 BACK ISSUES $2.00 each $3.00 Foreign
  1. Oct. 1983: Reggae Radio in JA, Sunsplash '83
  5. Dec. 1984: African Beat Issue: Fela, Sunny Ade, Tony Allen
(July, Dec. 1983, Feb., April, June, Aug. and Oct. 1984 are SOLD OUT)

       

1985-89 BACK ISSUES $3.00 each, OR any six for $15.00, OR any 12 for $30.00; Foreign $6.00 each
  7. Issue #7
April 1985:
Dub Poets: Muta, Oku, LKJ; Thomas Mapfumo
  9. Issue #9
Oct. 1985:
Ras Michael, Aswad, Mikey Dread
  12. Issue #12
Vol. V #2:
Black Uhuru, Edi Fitzroy, Johnny Copeland
  15. Issue #15
Vol. 6 #1, 1987:
Youssou N'Dour, Fela Kuti, E.T. Mensah, Sugar Minott, Frankie Paul, Best of '86, Music of French Antilles
  16. Issue #16
Vol. 6 #2:
Ini Kamoze, Steel Pulse, Carlton Livingston, Haitian Music
  21. Issue #21
Vol. 7 #1, 1988:
Sly & Robbie, Alpha Blondy, Best of '87, Martinique
  22. Issue #22
Vol. 7 #2:
Miriam Makeba, Michael Rose, Pato Banton, Haitian Music
  24. Issue #24
Vol. 7 #4:
Dancehall Style '88: Pinchers, Asher Senator
  25. Issue #25
Vol. 7 #5:
Aswad, Andrew Tosh, Sunsplash '88, Johnny Too Bad
  26. Issue #26
Vol. 7 #6:
Mighty Diamonds, South Africa, David Rudder
  27. Issue #27
Vol. 8 #1, 1989:
U Roy, Shinehead, Best of '88
  28. Issue #28
Vol. 8 #2:
Burning Spear, Israel Vibration, King Tubby
(Feb., June, Aug., Dec. 1985, Vol. V#1, V#3, V#4 6#3, 6#5, 7#3 8#3, 10#2, 11#3 are SOLD OUT)

1989-99 BACK ISSUES $3.50 each, 6 for $20, 12 for $40 or 25 for $80; Foreign $7.00 each
  30. Issue #30
Vol. 8 #4:
Arrow, John Holt, Afro-Fest '89
  31. Issue #31
Vol. 8 #5:
Cocoa Tea, Dance Hall '89, Sunsplash '89, Summer Festivals
  32. Issue #32
Vol. 8 #6:
Papa Wemba, Soukous Style, Lt. Stitchie
  33. Issue #33
Vol. 9 #1:
NOW BACK IN STOCK: Bunny Wailer, Foundation, Best of '89
  34. Issue #34
Vol. 9 #2:
Real World Music: Peter Gabriel, Remmy Ongala, Tippa Irie
  35. Issue #35
Vol. 9 #3:
Bob Marley Collector's Edition: Africans Unite!, Lost Lyrics
  36. Issue #36
Vol. 9 #4:
Tabou Combo, Dance Hall '90, 3 Mustaphas 3
  37. Issue #37
Vol. 9 #5:
Culture, Sunsplash '90, Johnny Clarke, Summer Festivals
  38. Issue #38
Vol. 9 #6:
The Itals, Martinique Revisited, Ras Michael in Japan
  39. Issue #39
Vol. 10 #1, 1991:
Lucky Dube, Majek Fashek, HR, Best of 1990
  41. Issue #41
Vol. 10 #3:
Marley Collector's Edition: Ten Years After, Ziggy & Melody Makers, Bob's Women, Bob in Sweden
  42. Issue #42
Vol. 10 #4:
Dance Hall '91: Shabba Ranks, Macka B; Andy Palacio and punta rock in Belize; Maroons and reggae in French Guiana
  43. Issue #43
Vol. 10 #5:
Salif Keita, Nigerian reggae, Sunsplash '91, Festivals
  44. Issue #44
Vol. 10 #6:
Thomas Mapfumo, Rasta Renaissance, Itations of Mihlawhdh Faristzaddi, War Inna Babylon: Prophecy and the Gulf War
  45. Issue #45
Vol. 11 #1, 1992:
Black Uhuru, Mickey Hart, Best of 1991
  46. Issue #46
Vol. 11 #2:
Special World Music issue: Sounds & Splendors of India: Najma, Ravi Shankar, Zakir Hussain, Vilayat Khan; Nepal
  48. Issue #48
Vol. 11 #4:
Wailing Souls, Dancehall '92, Super Cat
  49. Issue #49
Vol. 11 #5:
King Sunny Ade, Sunsplash '92, Summer Festivals, Soul Vibrations, Columbus Lied
  50. Issue #50
Vol. 11 #6:
Desmond Dekker, the Marley Box Set, Ismael Lô
  51. Issue #51
Vol. 12 #1, 1993:
Gregory Isaacs, Buju Banton, Sierra Leone, Best of '92
  52. Issue #52
Vol. 12 #2:
Calypso & Conscience: David Rudder, Brother Resistance, T&T Carnival '93, Sheila Chandra, Cutty Ranks
  53. Issue #53
Vol. 12 #3:
Collector's Edition: Marley The Next Generation: Ziggy,Cedella, Peter Tosh, Bunny Wailer, Bob in Delaware
  54. Issue #54
Vol. 12 #4:
Dancehall '93: Shaggy, Tiger, Wailing Souls Update, Tribute to George Peter Kinyonga of Kenya's Simba Wanyika
  55. Issue #55
Vol. 12 #5:
Angelique Kidjo, Sunsplash '93, Summer Festivals, Oku Onuora
  56. Issue #56
Vol. 12 #6:
Tony Rebel, World Music, The Roots of Soukous
  57. Issue #57
Vol. 13 #1, 1994:
Barrington Levy, Best of '93, Yami Bolo, P. Mounka
  58. Issue #58
Vol. 13 #2:
Carnival Time: Trinidad & Brazil, Salsa & Santeria in Cuba, Snaggapuss, Oh Carolina: The Real Story
  59. Issue #59
Vol. 13 #3:
Marley Collector's Edition: The King As We Knew Him
  60. Issue #60
Vol. 13 #4:
Dancehall '94, Beres Hammond, Tabu Ley Rochereau
  61. Issue #61
Vol. 13 #5:
Meditations, Youssou N'Dour, Sunsplash, Summer Festivals
  62. Issue #62
Vol. 13 #6:
Gilberto Gil, Pagode Samba, Kassav'
  63. Issue #63
Vol. 14 #1, 1995:
Ali Akbar Khan, Ini Kamoze, Garnet Silk, Sister Carol
  64. Issue #64
Vol. 14 #2:
Steel Pulse, Yabby You, Brazil's Sirens of Song
  65. Issue #65
Vol. 14 #3:
Visions of Bob Marley: 13th Annual Collector's Edition
  66. Issue #66
Vol. 14 #4:
Dancehall '95: Michael Rose, Shabba/Buju, Ini Kamoze, Apache Indian, Luciano
  67. Issue #67
Vol. 14 #5:
Baaba Maal, Music of the Pygmies, Summer Festivals
  68. Issue #68
Vol. 14 #6:
Celia Cruz, 4 Brazilians 4, Return of Luciano
  69. Issue #69
Vol. 15 #1, 1996:
Beenie Man, The Congos, Best of '95
  70. Issue #70
Vol. 15 #2:
Sounds of Native America, Mystic Revealers, Carnival Time
  71. Issue #71
Vol. 15 #3:
Marley Collector's Edition: A Family Affair, Betty Wright, King Sporty
  72. Issue #72
Vol. 15 #4:
The Beat's 15th Anniversary Edition, Ken Boothe, Dancehall '96
  73. Issue #73
Vol. 15 #5:
Junior Reid, Sunsplash, Sumfest, Summer Festivals
  74. Issue #74
Vol. 15 #6:
World Music Encore: Pierre Akendengue, Mose Fan Fan, Olodum, Stella Chiwese

  75. Issue #75
Vol. 16 #1, 1997:
Luciano: Sending Out A Message, Best of 1996
  76. Issue #76
Vol. 16 #2:
Oumou Sangare, The Abyssinians, Carnival Time
  77. Issue #77
Vol. 16 #3:
Marley Collector's Edition: Roots Natty Roots, Tosh Box Set
  78. Issue #78
Vol. 16 #4:
Dancehall '97: Lady Saw, Gen. Degree, Horace Andy
  79. Issue #79
Vol. 16 #5/6:
Big Double Issue -- Fela Kuti, Lee Perry, Summer Festivals
  80. Issue #80
Vol. 17 #1, 1998:
Burning Spear, Daude, Bambino Diabate, Best of '97
  81. Issue #81
Vol. 17 #2:
Viva Brazil: Daniela Mercury, Henri Dikongue, Marley Days
  82. Issue #82
Vol. 17 #3:
Marley Collector's Edition: Turning Points
  83. Issue #83
Vol. 17 #4:
Dancehall '98: Buju Banton, Mr. Vegas, Tanya Stephens
  84. Issue #84
Vol. 17 #5:
Summer Festivals '98, Reggae Sumfest, Mutabaruka
  85. Issue #85
Vol. 17 #6:
Sally Nyolo, Mzwake Mbuli, Mickey Hart
  86. Issue #86
Vol. 18 #1, 1999:
Pepe Kalle, South Africa & Zimbabwe, Best of 1998
  87. Issue #87
Vol. 18 #2:
Boukman Eksperyans, Bob Andy and Marcia Griffiths

1999- BACK ISSUES $5.00 each; 6 for $25; Foreign $8.00 each
  88. Issue #88
Vol. 18 #3:
Marley Collector's Edition: The Man Behind the Legend
  89. Issue #89
Vol. 18 #4:
Dancehall '99: Goofy, Red Rat, Tony Matterhorn, Tribute to Augustus Pablo
  90. Issue #90
Vol. 18 #4/6:
Dennis Brown: Elegy for the Prince, Summer Festivals '99
  91. Issue #91
Vol. 19 #1, 2000:
The World of Santana, In Memory of Joe Higgs, Best of '99
  92. Issue #92
Vol. 19 #2:
Mizik Kweyol: Emeline Michel, Zouk Radio, Dominica Creole Music Festival, Alpha Blondy, LA's Bob Marley Days
  93. Issue #93
Vol. 19 #3:
18th Annual Bob Marley Collector's Edition: Artist of the Century
  94. Issue #94
Vol. 19 #4:
Dancehall 2000: Sizzla, Spragga, Beenie, Lexxus, Dancehall in France
  95. Issue #95
Vol. 19 #4:
Summer Festivals 2000: Fun in the Sun
  96. Issue #96
Vol. 19 #6:
Afrobeat Renaissance: Femi Kuti, Fela Reissues
  97. Issue #97
Vol. 20 #1, 2001
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New voices from Africa -- Rokia Traore, Habib Koite, Busi Mhlongo, Toure Toure, Best of 2000
  98. Issue #98
Vol. 20 #2, 2001
:
Beres Hammond in His Prime, A Blueswoman in Mali (Bonnie Raitt), Bob Marley Days in LA
  100. Issue #100
Vol. 20 #4, 2001
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Dance Hall 2001: URoy, Sugar Minot
  101. Issue #101
Vol. 20 #5, 2001
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Morgan Heritage, Summer Festivals 2001, plus EMP's Island Revolution
  102. Issue #102
Vol. 20 #6, 2001
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Baaba Maal - The Voice of the People, Mento
  104. Issue #104
Vol. 21 #2, 2002
:
Gigi, Bob Marley Days in LA, Satta Massagana
  105. Issue #105
Vol. 21 #3, 2002
:
We Shot Bob Marley!, 20th Annual Bob Marley Collector's Edition
  106. Issue #106
Vol. 21 #4, 2002
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Capleton, Dancehall 2002, Platinum Producer Robert Livingston
  107. Issue #107
Vol. 21 #5, 2002
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Sekouba Bambino Diabate, Summer Festivals 2002
  108. Issue #108
Vol. 21 #6, 2002
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Antibalas, Linton Kwesi Johnson, Ziggy Marley
  109. Issue #109
Vol. 22 #1, 2003
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Best of 2002, Jimmy Cliff, Midnite Band
  110. Issue #110
Vol. 22 #2, 2003
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Festival in the Desert (Mali), Cheikh Lo, Hugh Masekela
  111. Issue #111
Vol. 22 #3, 2003
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21st Annual Bob Marley, Dermot Hussey, Berklee
  112. Issue #112
Vol. 22 #4, 2003
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Dancehall 2003, Sean Paul, Wayne Wonder, Buju Banton
  113. Issue #113
Vol. 22 #5, 2003
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Culture, Willi Williams, Summer Festival 2003
  114. Issue #114
Vol. 22 #6, 2003
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Carlinhos Brown, World Music Heroes
  115. Issue #115
Vol. 23 #1, 2004
:
Thomas Mapfumo, Alpha Boys School, Best of 2003
  116. Issue #116
Vol. 23 #2, 2004
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Burning Spear, Toumani Diabate, Cottonbelly, Bob Marley Days 2003
  117. Issue #117
Vol. 23 #3, 2004
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22nd Annual Bob Marley, and the Women of the Wailers, Beverly Kelso & Cherry Green
  118. Issue #118
Vol. 23 #4, 2004
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Dancehall 2004, Sasha, Ms Thing, Patra, Tanya Stephens, Lady Saw
  119. Issue #119
Vol. 23 #5, 2004
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Summer Festivals 2004, Toots Hibbert
  120. Issue #120
Vol. 23 #6, 2004
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The Legacy of Studio One, Tribute to Coxson Dodd
  121. Issue #121
Vol. 24 #1, 2005
:
The Best of 2004, Homegrown Reggae, Robert "Dubwise" Browne, Warrior-King
  122. Issue #122
Vol. 24 #2, 2005
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Wyclef Jean, Ragga Muffins Festival 2005
  123. Issue #123
Vol. 24 #3, 2005
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23rd Annual Bob Marley
  124. Issue #124
Vol. 24 #4, 2005
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Dancehall 2005, Sound System Culture
  125. Issue #125
Vol. 24 #5, 2005
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Summer Festivals 2005, Maria de Barros
  126. Issue #126
Vol. 24 #6, 2005
:
Sinead O'Connor, Cheb I Sabbah, Damien Marley, Clancy Eccles
  127. Issue #127
Vol. 25 #1, 2006
:
The Mighty Diamonds, Best of 2005, New Zealand Reggae
  128. Issue #128
Vol. 25 #2, 2006
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24th Annual Bob Marley, Africa Unite, Mento Roots
  131. Issue #131
Vol. 25 #5, 2006
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Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars, Joseph "Culture" Hill 1949-2006
  132. Issue #132
Vol. 26 #1, 2007
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The Best of 2006, Ziggy Marley, The Maranhao Version
  133. Issue #133
Vol. 26 #2, 2007
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25th Annual Bob Marley
  134. Issue #134
Vol. 26 #3, 2007
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Dancehall 2007, Richie Spice, Mavado
  135. Issue #135
Vol. 26 #4, 2007
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Summerfest 2007
  136. Issue #136
Vol. 27 #1, 2007
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Best of 2007, Lucky Dube, Andy Palacio

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