Ian Thomson

A celebration of the music of Jamaica

Abandoned in infancy, Alex Wheatle grew up in children’s homes, but found salvation in roots reggae – and, eventually, his father in Jamaica

Alex Wheatle. [Getty Images] 
issue 22 July 2023

  • Sufferah: Memoir of a Brixton Reggae Head

    Alex Wheatle

    Arcadia Books, pp. 252, £16

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