The film "Rock Steady - The Roots of Reggae" is a classic music documentary: the ska, the Jamaican fast dance style mutated to Rock Steady in 1965 and was a bit slower, rounder and more comfortable. Swiss filmmaker is sounded it to move to the original sites, the musicians come into the years to a revival. Especially the spontaneous acoustic deposits are managed very authentic, the studio sessions are very powerful and good publicity for the already released CD.
great fun and interesting information to an almost forgotten style of music, which paved the way for the worldwide success of reggae stars was, see!
at the movie premiere RiffRaff in the film-makers were asked whether they were inspired by "Buona Vista Social Club". The sympathetic response: "What is the name of the movie?"
original page for the film - CD available here - in cinemas here
(source youtube, NZZ, riffraff)
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