Miss Pat - My Reggae Music Journey

Title Synopsis: VP Records co-founder, and one of the reigning matriarchs of Reggae music, Patricia “Miss Pat” Chin, continues to lead the largest independent label and distributor of Caribbean music. Her energetic and engaging autobiography covers her family history, her relationship with her late husband Vincent Chin - and to Jamaica overall - her arrival in New York City in the late 70s, and of course her crucial role in the founding of VP Records. The book is packed with fantastic archival images spanning the emergence of Jamaican music as a cultural force in the 1950s up until today, bringing Miss Pat’s revelatory memoir to life. Perspectives from business people, politicians, and musicians including Chris Blackwell (founder of Island Records), Edward Seaga (Former prime minister of Jamaica), singer Marcia Griffiths, and Lee “Scratch” Perry further light up the amazing story of Miss Pat’s life and experiences.  

For the past many years, her passions have been focused on “giving back,” including promoting and showcasing the work of the late illustrator Michael Thompson, including the creation of a pop-up exhibit titled “A Reggae Music Journey.” The recent launch of the Vincent & Pat Chin Foundation, A 501-3C corporation focused on the upliftment of Caribbean youth through education and the arts, has been a crowning achievement to her legacy. Miss Pat lives and works in Queens, New York.

Contributing writers: Annicee Gaddis, John Masouri, Alex Lee, James 'Jazz' Goring

Copyright: 2020 VP Music Group

Audiobook Release Date: 2025-12-17

Original Book Release Date: 2021-03-17

Running Time: 00:53:16

Tracks: 25

Audiobook ISBN: 9798350752748

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