Roots Rock Reggae: Inside The Jamaican Music Scene
1977•52m•7.8•Released
MusicDocumentary
'Roots Rock Reggae' depicts an unforgettable moment in Jamaica's history when music defined the island's struggles and immortalized its heroes. Director Jeremy Marre films Bob Marley and the Wailers, and Lee 'Scratch' Perry record in his legendary Black Ark studio with The Upsetters. Jimmy Cliff rehearses with Sly and Robbie, while Inner Circle's historic live gig is recorded on the violent Kingston streets. The legendary Abyssinians harmonize their haunting Rastafarian songs; Joe Higgs (formerly Bob Marley's teacher) plays and talks; majestic toaster U Roy raps alongside The Mighty Diamonds, and Third World record in a Kingston studio. There is also early archive footage of Toots and the Maytals, and Haile Selessie's royal visit to Jamaica while police and thieves battle it out on the streets, and the ghettos erupt in violence. 1977: An extraordinary year for Reggae music.
Director
Jeremy Marre
Languages
English
Studio
Harcourt Films
Cast
Jimmy Cliff
Self
Joe Gibbs
Self
Dennis Brown
Self
Michael Manley
Self
Jacob Miller
Self
Lee "Scratch" Perry
Self
U-Roy
Self
Bob Marley
Self
Joe Higgs
Self
Toots Hibbert
Self (Archival Footage)
Production
Company
Harcourt Films
Producer
Jeremy Marre
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