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Beats of the Heart: Roots Rock Reggae

01/01/1977

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0hr 52min

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Music

,Documentary

STORY

'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.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Jimmy Cliff
  • Joe Gibbs
  • Dennis Brown
  • Michael Manley
  • Jacob Miller

    Director

  • Jeremy Marre

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

    Production Countries

  • Canada
  • United States of America

LANGUAGES

  • English

Cast

Jimmy Cliff

Self

Joe Gibbs

Self

Dennis Brown

Self

Michael Manley

Self

Jacob Miller

Self

Lee Perry

Self

U-Roy

Self

Bob Marley

Self

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