Summary Traces the story of how Caribbean island conquered the world through its music. With interviews and commentary from reggae legends as well as people on the ground, Lloyd Bradley takes up the story from the late 1950s and the development of ska, then follows the musicEUR(TM)s journey overseas in the 1960s. But it was in the 1970s that reggae exploded into an international phenomenon with the super-stardom of Bob Marley and artists like Burning Spear, Jimmy Cliff, and Third World. Since then, reggae has continued to reinvent itself as a powerful musical and cultural force. View more details
Directed : Unknown
Written : Unknown
Stars : Jimmy Cliff Rita Marley Byron Lee Ranking Miss P.
Genres : Music Documentary
Release date : Oct 28, 2002
Countries of origin : United Kingdom
Official sites : BBC
Language : English
Filming locations : Kingston, Jamaica
Production companies : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Palm Pictures Bravo!
Summary Traces the story of how Caribbean island conquered the world through its music. With interviews and commentary from reggae legends as well as people on the ground, Lloyd Bradley takes up the story from the late 1950s and the development of ska, then follows the musicEUR(TM)s journey overseas in the 1960s. But it was in the 1970s that reggae exploded into an international phenomenon with the super-stardom of Bob Marley and artists like Burning Spear, Jimmy Cliff, and Third World. Since then, reggae has continued to reinvent itself as a powerful musical and cultural force. View more details
Genres : Music Documentary
Release date : Oct 28, 2002
Countries of origin : United Kingdom
Official sites : BBC
Language : English
Filming locations : Kingston, Jamaica
Production companies : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Palm Pictures Bravo!
