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Rocksteady
The Duke of York
Saturday 1 May 2.00pm
Free
| | | | | | | | | | | The Rocksteady era (1966-69), considered by music experts to be the golden age of Jamaican music, is documented in this remarkable documentary. A blend of ska, soul and R&B, Rocksteady developed the buoyant rhythms, prominent bass line, beautiful vocals and socially conscious lyrics that became reggae.
The singers and players featured in Rocksteady: The Roots of Reggaeare some of the most seminal of that or any era. They include Judy Mowatt, Marcia Griffiths and Dawn Penn, Derrick Morgan, Ken Boothe, Leroy Sibbles and U-Roy, Ernest Ranglin, Sly Dunbar, Jackie Jackson, Gladstone Anderson, Hux Brown, Bongo Herman and Scully Simms.
A special guest star in the film is Rita Marley, who along with, Judy Mowatt and Marcia Griffiths made up the I-Threes, Bob Marley’s backup singers during his rapid rise to stardom.
These artists reunite to take audiences on a trip through time with such legendary hits as Rivers of Babylon, The Tide Is High, No, No, No (You Don’t Love Me) and Stop That Train. Don’t miss this incredible account of one of the most creatively fertile periods in modern popular music. | | | | | | | | | | | |
