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'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.
January 1, 1977
Harcourt Films
10 people
Jimmy Cliff
Self
Acting
Joe Gibbs
Self
Acting
Dennis Brown
Self
Acting
Michael Manley
Self
Acting
Jacob Miller
Self
Acting
Lee "Scratch" Perry
Self
Acting
U-Roy
Self
Acting
Bob Marley
Self
Acting
Joe Higgs
Self
Acting
Toots Hibbert
Self (Archival Footage)
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