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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Carnival History and Winners | |
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| Introduction: Background to Carnival | |
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| Trinidad/Tobago | |
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| History | |
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| The Beginnings of Carnival | |
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| Carnival Competitions | |
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| The Independence Calypso Competition | |
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| Trinidad Calypso Crown Competition Winners | |
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| Calypso King: 1939-77 | |
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| Calypso Monarch: 1978-2001 | |
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| Road March (Lavway) Winners: 1932-2001 | |
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| Anguilla | |
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| History | |
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| Carnival | |
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| Antigua | |
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| History | |
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| Carnival | |
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| Calypso Monarchs: 1957-2000 | |
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| Road March Champions: 1970-2000 | |
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| The Bahamas | |
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| History | |
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| Carnival: Crop Over | |
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| Barbados | |
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| History | |
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| Carnival | |
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| Dominica | |
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| History | |
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| Carnival: Mas Dominik | |
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| Calypso Monarchs: 1989-2000 | |
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| Grenada | |
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| History | |
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| Carnival | |
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| Guyana | |
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| History | |
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| Carnival | |
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| Jamaica | |
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| History | |
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| The Independence Festival | |
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| Festival/Popular Song Competition Winners: 1966-2000 | |
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| Carnival | |
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| Montserrat | |
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| History | |
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| Carnival | |
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| St Kitts-Nevis | |
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| History | |
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| Carnival | |
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| Calypso Monarchs: 1971-2000 | |
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| Road March Champions: 1972-2000 | |
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| St Lucia | |
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| History | |
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| Carnival | |
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| St Vincent/Grenadines | |
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| History | |
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| Carnival | |
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| Turks and Caicos Islands | |
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| History | |
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| Carnival | |
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| Virgin Island | |
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| History | |
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| Carnival | |
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| Artist/Genre Profiles | |
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| The Abyssinians | |
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| Dennis Alcapone | |
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| Adisa Andwele | |
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| Horace Andy | |
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| Arrow | |
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| The Baha Men | |
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| Bankie Banks | |
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| Buju Banton | |
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| Beenie Man | |
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| Big Youth | |
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| Black Stalin | |
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| Black Uhuru | |
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| Brother Resistance | |
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| Dennis Brown | |
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| Buccaneer | |
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| Burning Flames | |
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| Burning Spear | |
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| Junior Byles | |
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| Susan Cadogan | |
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| Calypso/Soca | |
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| The Early Years | |
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| Calypso Goes International | |
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| The Young Brigade Take Over | |
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| Essential Compilations | |
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| Index of Leading Calypsonians | |
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| Calypso Rose | |
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| Capleton | |
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| Chutney | |
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| Historical Background | |
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| Hosein | |
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| The Mohammed Brothers Take Control | |
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| Mastana Bahar | |
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| Chutney Take-Over | |
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| Chutney Soca Monarchs: 1997-2001 | |
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| Recommended Listening | |
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| Johnny Clarke | |
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| Jimmy Cliff | |
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| Emory Cook/cook Records | |
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| Crazy | |
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| Culture | |
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| Dance Hall | |
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| Recommended Listening | |
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| Desmond Dekker | |
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| Junior Delgado | |
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| Chaka Demus and Pliers | |
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| The (Witco) Desperadoes | |
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| Dillinger | |
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| Mikey Dread | |
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| Dub | |
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| Recommended Listening | |
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| Rupie Edwards | |
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| Eek-A-Mouse | |
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| Front Line Records | |
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| Gabby | |
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| Terry Gajraj | |
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| Eddy Grant | |
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| The Heptones | |
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| John Holt | |
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| De Hunter | |
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| Inner Circle | |
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| I-Roy | |
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| Gregory Isaacs | |
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| Israel Vibration | |
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| Kindred | |
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| John King | |
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| King Short Shirt | |
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| King Tubby | |
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| Krosfyah | |
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| Bryon Lee and The Dragonaires | |
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| Barrington Levy | |
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| Lord Kitchener | |
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| Lord Melody | |
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| Lord Tokyo | |
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| Lovers Rock | |
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| Recommended Listening | |
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| Luciano | |
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| Bob Marley and The Wailers | |
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| Ziggy Marley and The Melody Makers | |
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| The Maytals | |
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| Mento: Jamaica's Own Calypso | |
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| Mighty Duke | |
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| Mighty Sparrow | |
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| Sugar Minott | |
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| Mutabaruka | |
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| Niney the Observer | |
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| Nyahbingi: The Root of All Rhythms | |
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| Recommended Listening | |
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| Billy Ocean | |
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| Augustus Pablo | |
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| Pan: The Sound of the Steel Band | |
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| Panorama Champions: 1963-2001 | |
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| Recommended Listening | |
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| Mungal Patasar | |
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| Lee Perry | |
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| Sundar Popo | |
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| Prince Buster | |
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| Prince Far I | |
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| Ras Shorty I | |
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| Reggae Sunsplash International | |
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| Index of Reggae Sunsplash Performers: 1978-98 | |
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| Reggae Sunsplash on Record: Recommended Listening | |
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| The (BP) Renegades Steel Orchestra | |
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| Rhythm Poetry: Rapso And Dub | |
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| Recommended Listening | |
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| Roaring Lion | |
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| Rock Steady: Rudies All Round | |
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| Recommended Listening | |
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| Max Romeo | |
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| Roots Reggae | |
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| Recommended Listening | |
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| David Rudder | |
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| Garntt Silk | |
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| Singing Sandra | |
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| Ska | |
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| Recommended Listening | |
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| The Skatalites | |
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| Sly and Robbie | |
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| Soca | |
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| Soca Monarch: 1994-2001 | |
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| Recommended Listening | |
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| Joseph Spence | |
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| Square One | |
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| Superblue | |
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| Third World | |
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| Toasting: The Art of the DJ | |
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| Index of Leading DJs/Sound Systems | |
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| Part Two: Sound Systems | |
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| Recommended Listening: Toasters/DJs | |
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| Peter Tosh | |
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| U-Roy | |
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| Bunny Wailer | |
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| Wailing Souls | |
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| Windsor Records | |
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| Xtatik | |
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| Tappa Zukie | |
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| The Producers | |
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| Directory of Leading Jamaican Record Producers | |
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| Directory of Singles | |
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| 1957-59: The Calypso Years | |
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| 1960-64: Everything's Gone Ska | |
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| 1965-67: The Rocksteady Beat | |
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| 1968-72: Reggae Everywhere | |
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| 10 Star Albums | |
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| Jamaica | |
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| Trinidad, etc. | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Photo Credits | |
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| Index | |