Where do I start?

[Requiem]

Can someone person, or group of people take on writing an intro to Roots, or perhaps suggest a link? i.e. Origins, styles, riddims, anthology, inspirations, political motivations, specific eras or turning points, and of course artists. I have have had this music glowing in my mind since I was a child but I don't know what i'm listening to, only that I hear it deeper than in my ears.
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[mexicojah]

I started listening to Bob Marley, like many, then it was Gregory Isaacs, eek a mouse, and from there it just got deeper, King Tubby-Lee Perry-Augustus Pablo it all depends on your taste. Political Figure: Marcus Garvey, political elections war
Inspirations: Haile Selassie-Marley
riddims: roots,dancehall,rockers,dub,steppers

[Requiem]

I only started to listen to Bob Marley towards the end of high-school. As a child I remember rummaging through some old boxes left behind from an aunt who had moved away. A single mixed tape in that box changed how I felt about music forever! All I knew of the world was my own neighborhood let alone where in the world Jamaica was. My special tape was mixture of a nameless type of music for many years. By the time I was in high-school I understood that it was Reggae and occasionally I'd hear it playing out a window in the neighborhood, at market places, during music festivals in the park, and occasionally on the radio in the middle of the night. Now I want to know more about the "roots" or roots. Regardless of where I've been in the world I always come across people who feel a connection with Reggae (even those who don't speak english). Now I have lots of music, but I don't know much about it, who are the artists, how were/are they perceived in the community, by their peers, by the industry? This website has been very helpful in filling in some basic knowledge gaps, but I need something simpler, I was considering getting Fabrizio Lagana's book but was wondering if there was something else out there.
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[Chris]

Requiem,

You may want to try to start with some of the books listed in this previous post.

http://www.roots-archives.com/forum/rea ... #msg-39461

Good luck and enjoy the search.

Chris

[Requiem]

Exactly the type of resources I'm looking for.
Thanks Chris