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Roots Rock Reggae

(Roots Rock Reggae)
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Original Title : Roots Rock Reggae
Time : 52 Min
Genre : Music, Documentary
Project Type : Movie
Year of release : 1977
Director : Jeremy Marre
Writer : Terence Dackombe, Jeremy Marre
Producer : Jeremy Marre
Project State : completed
Origin Country/Region : Jamaica, United Kingdom
Original Language : English
About : '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.

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