David Katz

Who is David Katz?

David Katz is an author, music journalist, photographer, A&R consultant, disc jockey and reggae historian, raised in the US but long resident in Britain.

Katz is author of People Funny Boy: The Genius of Lee "Scratch" Perry, Solid Foundation: An Oral History of Reggae, and Caribbean Lives: Jimmy Cliff. He also contributed to the Rough Guide to Reggae, A Tapestry of Jamaica, I-Land Reggae: From Heartbeat to Revolution, Caribbean Popular Music: An Encyclopedia of Reggae, Mento, Ska, Rock Steady and Dancehall, Les Origins Du Reggae: Retour Aux Sources and Keep On Running: The Story of Island Records. His writing and photographs have appeared in many international publications, including The Guardian, The Telegraph, The Independent, Mojo, Q, The Wire, XLR8R, Rhythm, Wax Poetics, Riddim, Sky Writings, Caribbean Beat and Murder Dog.