Beats of the Heart: Roots Rock Reggae (movie)

Beats of the Heart: Roots Rock Reggae (movie)

  • User score: 6
  • Production country: Canada, United States of America
  • Producer: Jeremy Marre
  • Genre: Music, Documentary
  • Release date: 1/1/1977
  • Run time: 52 min.

Movie description

'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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Jimmy Cliff

Jimmy Cliff

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Joe Gibbs

Joe Gibbs

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Dennis Brown

Dennis Brown

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Inner Circle

Inner Circle

Role(s): Themselves

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Michael Manley

Michael Manley

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