The Tim Gillesse Collection of Caribbean Music

Bio

The Tim Gillesse Collection of Caribbean Music is a collection that was done by the late Tim Gillesse, a long-time resident of Lawrence, Kansas and avid reggae enthusiast. His interest in music collection made him travel to Jamaica for the first time in the early 1970s. During these trips he scoured small record shops and sound studios in Kingston in search of rare reggae 45s and LPs. Upon Mr. Gillesse’s passing in April of 2013, his estate donated nearly 1000 of these recordings to the Marr Sound Archives. Dating from the early 70’s to the late 90’s, the Gillesse Collection of Caribbean Music showcases some rare and exciting moments in the history of the reggae sub-genre known as dub.

The Gillesse collection of 45s varies in origin from famed labels like Duke Reid’s Treasure Isle to lesser known, hand-printed labels like African Museum and Zippy, and features the work of many of the most important and innovative figures in the history of “dub”. The collection of reggae and “dub” records provides an invaluable sonic snapshot of an influential and often overlooked development in the history of not just Caribbean music, but popular music in from other continents such as Africa, Asia and many more.

USKansas City, United States

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The Tim Gillesse Collection
Profile added by Ano Shumba on 30 Sep 2015
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