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Reggae Britannia Documentary part 2

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Reggae Britannia (BBC Four, 2/11/11)

385 Willesden High Road is tucked away behind a row of dilapidated 19th century houses, its entrance obscured by high locked gates and a walled yard. But 385 is a treasure trove of reggae history. It's called Theorem, Music Village, and it's where we're recording several artist interviews for Reggae Britannia. As we arrive, there's a band in the studio rehearsing a romantic Lovers Rock number, there's a man up a rickety ladder painting the walls and another mopping up from an all night dance in the 'functions room' with its damp lino and garish red felt walls. T-Jae, the tall soft-spoken proprietor of what was once called BBMC (the Brent Black Music Cooperative) helps us with our camera gear. He's got coffee brewing in the kitchen beside an open can of condensed milk. Before T-Jae's time this was a leisure centre filled with rattle of pinball machines and the click of snooker balls - now replaced by the drum 'n bass of reggae rhythms leaking from the studio.

We're here to interview Dave Barker, one half of the Dave and Ansell Collins vocal duo who set the teenage mods alight, back in 1971, performing a novelty number called 'Double Barrel'. Dave's a quietly spoken man with a hint of a stammer. He tells us how, when he first came to this country (and he stayed here ever after) he peered out through the window of his BOAC plane as it banked over the smoking chimneys of the snow-covered houses below and wondered 'how come they have so many bakeries in England?' On the drive from the airport he was shocked at seeing white men digging the road and taking out garbage: 'Wow man, that was strange, you didn't see those things in Jamaica'. Nor dogs wearing winter vests, nor steak and kidney pies, nor that little sparrow he spied pecking the top off a milk bottle. He can't help himself: Dave sings a refrain from Matt Munro's 'Born Free' and segues into 'Summer Holiday'.

Dave arrived in the U.K exactly ten years before Theorem opened its doors to top British and Jamaican reggae artists passing through. Today, there's the legendary Max Romeo sitting on bench in the winter sunshine, his grey locks neatly tucked into a woolly beret. In 1969, Max brought his wicked song 'Wet Dream' to Britain and its risqué lyrics - which got it banned in clubs and on the BBC - made it an anthem for skinheads in dance halls all across Britain. He sings a few lines, diffidently explaining how it caused an 'upstir' among the rebellious youth of the time. He's a little ashamed of it now because, by the mid 70s, Max had embraced the wisdom of Rastafari. That was when he wrote and recorded some of reggae's most powerful and memorable music in the Black Ark studio of Lee Scratch Perry: 'War In A Babylon' and 'Chase The Devil'. When those songs arrived here, first as pre-releases and then remixed by Island Records, they inspired our fledgling roots reggae bands and then the punks and then Bob Marley too. Max intones a few lines from 'Chase The Devil', an ironic, cautionary tale that has been covered or sampled by dozens of musicians - including Jay-Z in 'The Black Album' - and was featured in the video-game Grand Theft Auto.

'I'm gonna put on an iron shirt and chase Satan out of earth' he sings. 'I'm gonna send him to outer space to find another race'. Max explains: 'The devil is the negative within the psyche. Chasing the devil means chasing the negative out of your mind.' There are people wandering in and out while he speaks; musicians carrying drums and guitars into this studio that's cold as a morgue, or dropping off an amp or a heavyweight speaker, or they've come to pay their respects to the master, with a hug or a high-five.

T-Jae comes sauntering by with a piece of carpet under his arm to help our sound recordist dampen the 'live' acoustic of the room (yes, we still have a sound recordist on our crew) and he tells me that among the band members in the studio today is none other than Bigga Morrison. Bigga's not a front man like Max, but a keyboard virtuoso and music director of renown. Reggae royalty. The band take a another break for a smoke in the yard and Bigga, immaculate in pin-striped suit and brogues, describes growing up in this country as a second generation West Indian: 'My parents had experienced troubles and threats on the streets, back in the '50s, with the Teddy Boys and such, but they wouldn't discuss those things because they wanted to keep you free from the pressures. But as we grew up, we took our message and our fight onto the streets with the roots and culture music we played in bands like Steel Pulse and Aswad.'

Later during the interview, I asked Bigga to show us how the British reggae producers, back in the early 1970s, added violins to the Jamaican imports to make them sound 'more classical'. Unfortunately, he's lost his glasses and so can't read the score. Tee Jay's on hand to send for a replacement pair. Bigga fills in time by playing us a delightful new track by his band the Skatronics, but when the glasses arrive, they're all wrong for Bigga. He wears them anyway, and peers astigmatically at the music for 'Young Gifted And Black' which is layered in symphonic-style strings. Bigga (educated at Trinity College of Music) explains how Jamaican reggae gradually transformed into a British musical experience, first through the dub sounds and conscious lyrics of hardworking roots groups like Aswad and then by the bands that went platinum: the 2 Tone crowd, UB40 and The Police. Bigga's being called back to rehearsals now, so we break for a late lunch. It's a choice of The New Golden Duck Chinese Take Away or the Caribbean place half a mile up the road. We do the walk and settle for salt fish and akee. Or rather, the others do. I choose the goat curry on plantains and soon regret it.

Back in Theorem, Bigga's at the keyboards and a couple of pretty female vocalists are delivering more saccharine Lovers Rock. And that's where we see Big Youth, in among them, gyrating his hips to the pounding bass and chugging upbeat of the guitar. He's chaperoned by a petite Italian lady from an artists' agency called Roots Rockers. She's Trish, and she's exhausted because they've only just returned from a nightmare flight from Spain. Trish is a miracle of calm and efficiency in the maelstrom of the struggling reggae business and it's clear all the artists adore her. Trish has offered us the opportunity to interview Big Youth, the toaster who excited British reggae fans with his revolutionary, rasta-inspired lyrics in the mid '70s. He's on top form today, his wiry body twisting and swaying in the interview chair as he sings lines from 'Hit The Road Jack', telling me how the great Ray Charles called him up one Christmas-time to admit that Big Youth's version was just 'the best'. 'Big Youth stole the scene,' he concludes. Modesty isn't one of Big Youth's virtues. But I can vouch for his status, and integrity. I first met him inside Randy's Record shop in Kingston Jamaica back in '77. He was checking out the sales of his album - visiting these record stores was about the only way an artist could tell how many were selling. He was as big a name as Marley at the time, and revered both on the island and over here. We met again - by chance - in Lagos, Nigeria, when he was on the run from some unscrupulous promoter. He's older and greyer now, but with no loss of energy, showmanship or sharp humour. And the red, gold and green implants in his front teeth are still there.

The filming days at Theorem haven't only been productive for our ninety minute programme, they've also been enormous fun. Maybe it's the familiarity and affection the artists have for this building, or maybe it's what they call 'the spirits' of the house: a combination of all those sounds and experiences imbedded in the cracking plaster walls, the creaky floorboards which once the feet of hallowed artists trod, or the reverberating bass you can hear down Theorem's honeycomb of corridors.

We'll be back here later in the week to interview the fiery, bubbly Lovers Rock singer Sylvia Tella, from Manchester; and Tippa Irie who came to fame DJing for the Saxon sound system, and maybe Dennis Bovell, the multi-talented producer/song writer and bass player, who did so much to anglicise reggae music in this country. Oh, and Trish says Dennis Alcapone's coming by, the dapper, bowler-hatted vocalist who brought a whole new style of toasting to these shores with songs like 'Guns Don't Argue': 'Don't call me Scarface, my name is Capone, C-A-P-O-N-E!'

For him, we'll haul our equipment boxes down the dark corridors of Theorem (we never could find the light switches, thriftily hidden away in recesses above door frames). Because we'll place him in a room, behind the studio, which is every reggae fan's dream, an Aladdin's cave of antique tape machines and mixers, and an expansive crimson casting couch. The wood-trim Rainderk desk dates from the early '70s when Reggae first exploded onto our pop charts with songs like 'Young Gifted And Black', bringing an upbeat musical thrill not just to those of Caribbean origin and the packs of skinheads who followed them around the country, but to the whole nation. This mixing desk was donated by Pete Townshend of The Who. It has made history since, recording reggae artists like The Wailers, Gregory Isaacs, Aswad, Janet Kay, Maxi Priest ... and so many more.

The traffic's slow on Willesden High Road as we leave the studios and T- Jae waves us into the evening gridlock and shuts the gates. Back-in-the-day, Theorem would be filling up with dreadlocked musicians and their natty entourage, ready for another all night session. Sometimes it still does, but with the proliferation of cheap home studios and a music industry in crisis, it's a whole lot quieter now. No sessions tonight. Just the rattling pipes, the whispering corridors, the vacant studio and the ghosts of British reggae history.

[fucktheglorydays]

DOCUMENTARY | REGGAE BRITANNIA

Il favoloso documentario della BBC 4 datato 2001, sulle origini, la crescita e l'influenza del reggae britannico dagli anni ‘60 fino ad oggi. Diretto da Jeremi Marre, il film vi conduce agli inizi della scena ska, animata da quei figli nati dalla prima ondata di immigrati caraibici del dopo guerra, attraverso l'emergere della figura di Bob Marley, le prime sommosse a Brixton, il fenomeno dei sound system, l'epoca Two-Tone, la fusione del reggae col punk e il suo avvicinamento col pop e molto altro. ‘Reggae Britannia’ include interviste e i live dei maggiori artisti e band dell’epoca, da Big Youth, Max Romeo, Jerry Damners and The Specials, UB40, Dennis Bovell e molti altri. Un documentario che merita decisamente di essere visto - un perfetto antidoto contro tutte le menti malate, che in questi tempi incitano all'odio razziale e religioso. Qua sopra vi potete gustare la prima parte, mentre le altre le trovate qua: 2a parte / 3a parte / 4a parte.

Here’s the 2001 BBC 4 excellent documentary on the origins, growth and influence of british reggae from the 60s to the present. Directed by Jeremy Marre, it takes you from the scene’s ska beginnings, in the hands of the children of the country’s first post-war wave of Carribean immigrants, through to the emergence of Bob Marley, the first Brixton riots, the UK sound system phenomenon, the Two-Tone era, reggae’s merging with punk and appropriation by pop and more. ‘Reggae Britannia’ includes major artists and performance from that era, including Big Youth, Max Romeo, Jerry Damners and The Specials, UB40, Dennis Bovell and many others. This doc is definitely worth a look - a perfect antidote to those dangerous minds, who incite hatred for racial and religious reasons. Enjoy the first part here above, the other ones here: 2 part / 3 part / 4 part.

[sofutureclub]

Black People Did That: Reggae.

✊🏿Almost all modern music genres are rooted in Black artistry and culture. 

🎶 From Hip Hop and R&B to Techno and House, to Rock n Roll and Country, to Disco and Dancehall, to Jazz and Electronic, to Gospel and Grime.

💐 To pay homage and celebrate the enormous musical gifts that Black people have given and continue to give to the world, we’ve curated a video series of music documentaries that explore the origins of music genres and the pioneers who birthed them.

Reggae Britannia (Part 1)

Reggae Britannia (Part 2)

Reggae Britannia (Part 3)

Reggae Britannia (Part 4)

[thequietestnoiseonearth]

Reggae Britannia Documentary Part 1

[maxfieldparrishes]

do you have any headcanons for cg characters’ taste in music?

I do!!! I’ll stick to the core four, if that’s okay!

kallen

primarily rock of any era, but she’ll listen to anything–the radio was on a lot during her youth, both at home and elsewhere, so she’s at least aware of modern pop, even if a good chunk of it doesn’t do much for her.  

is definitely into indie and alternative stuff–the Mountain Goats, Mitski, the Decemberists, F+TM, etc. 

likes classic and prog rock. The longer and weirder it is, the more she likes it. King Crimson, Peter Gabriel and Genesis, Rush, and so on. Also punk and grunge.

Whitney Houston. Kate Bush. Enough said. 

likes classic soul and R&B. 

similarly, appreciates the power of a good throwback.

very picky with the metal she likes, but definitely the one of the core four who’s most into it. 

likes folk and old-school/vintage country. Can sing every verse of Tam Lin from memory. Everyone is shocked.

secretly listens to rap and hip-hop. Can legit spit. Everyone is shocked.

Song Guaranteed to Make Her Get Turnt™: “Hey Ya!” by Outkast

suzaku

Britannia’s Top 40, because that’s what they play around the base.

knows a lot of Black Sabbath, Metallica, Iron Maiden, and Guns n’ Roses songs, but doesn’t necessarily enjoy them? He thinks?

likes techno and EDM–anything with a good beat to get his heart rate up and his blood pumping. Sometimes, yes, even dubstep. 

80′s music!!! How very. 

has a fondness for the traditional Japanese songs of his childhood, but doesn’t have much opportunity to listen to or play them anymore. 

likes some rap, some hip-hop. Limited primarily to what’s playing on the radio, so he gets the same songs over and over again. 

enjoys reggae rock and ska–bands like No Doubt and Sublime. The vibe is generally very chill which, because he’s a Stressed Out Dude, he appreciates.

Song Guaranteed to Make Him Get Turnt™: “Africa” by Toto 

lelouch

mostly enjoys classical, or at the very least instrumental. He finds that lyrics are distracting when he’s trying to get Plotting™ done.

likes vintage music. Old jazz, big band, he can dig it.

complete and utter distaste for auto-tune. Ergo, not big on most modern pop. Not super into rap or hip-hop, but can deal if the flow is good and the subject matter topical. 

can tolerate most classic rock, folk and country. 

if not engaged in Serious Thinking Mode, will usually just listen to whoever’s music (usually Kallen’s) is playing. 

enjoys swing music, 1950′s doo-wop, mostly because Nunnally enjoys it even if she can’t dance along. 

thought there was no good modern instrumental music until Kallen introduced him to Explosions in the Sky. 

Song Guaranteed to Make Him Get Turnt™:“(What a) Wonderful World” by Sam Cooke. Alternatively, “the Weight” by the Band

c.c.

anything. Will listen to literally anything. Does NOT like any country music made after… 1980 or so, however.

musical tastes tend most closely align with Kallen and Lelouch’s, although she isn’t adverse to letting Suzaku put Darude’s “Sandstorm” on repeat in the car. 

has a fondness for folk, the older and more historic the better. She likes to see how the songs have changed over time. 

shares her love of Kate Bush with Kallen. 

the Child ballads! Murder ballads! Loves to tell you how the water in Ballad 923-C is actually representational of a miscarriage, or whatever. 

radio is often on. Sometimes she doesn’t like the silence. 

Song Guaranteed to Make Her Get Turnt™: “Don’t Fear the Reaper” by Blue Oyster Cult, if only for the irony.  

Feel free to give me your input! If you have something you want to add, I’m all ears!

[madeinpop]

Made In PoP™ ǁ eventi Rock in Veneto dal 28 Febbraio al 6 Marzo 2019 ǁ stagione 16 ǁ

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[romanlightman001]

Reggae Britannia Documentary Part 1

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Reggae Britannia Documentary Part 1

[subtlesolitude-tailoredtaste]

Reggae Britannia Documentary Part 1

[princesskazayah]

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By the time that 1964 came around, ska had become the dominant form of popular music in Jamaica, with its uniquely Jamaican sound.  There was this promotion of ska that helps this music become international, that and the use of records, helped with the spread of the music. The spread of this music would ironically influence the youth of Great Britain and some ska music would reach a level of popularity, as seen with the song “My Boy Lollipop” by Millie Small along with The Skatalites and Byron Lee and the Dragonaires. During this time of Jamaican history the lyrics filled with political and cultural messages would aid in the national awareness and even cultural awareness of  the public of Jamaica. Yet, eventually things would change in Jamaica causing a shift in music. Music no longer sounded as joyous and instead reflected on the problems the community was currently dealing with in their daily life.

For further information on how Jamaican music, ska and it successors (i.e. rocksteady and reggae)  spread to Great Britain and how influenced music there check out the documentary Reggae Britannia. To read a review of the documentary you can read Andrew Pettie’s article for The Telegraph, “Reggae Britannia, BBC Four, review”. You can also read Neil Spencer’s article for The Observer, Reggae: The sound that revolutionized Britain. 

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DOCUMENTARY | REGGAE BRITANNIA

Il favoloso documentario della BBC 4 datato 2001, sulle origini, la crescita e l'influenza del reggae britannico dagli anni ‘60 fino ad oggi. Diretto da Jeremi Marre, il film vi conduce agli inizi della scena ska, animata da quei figli nati dalla prima ondata di immigrati caraibici del dopo guerra, attraverso l'emergere della figura di Bob Marley, le prime sommosse a Brixton, il fenomeno dei sound system, l'epoca Two-Tone, la fusione del reggae col punk e il suo avvicinamento col pop e molto altro. “Reggae Britannia” merita decisamente di essere visto. Un perfetto antidoto contro tutte quelle menti malate, che in questi tempi incitano all'odio razziale e religioso. Sopra trovate la prima parte, le altre qua: 2 parte / 3 parte / 4 parte. 

Here’s the 2001 BBC 4 excellent documentary on the origins, growth and influence of british reggae from the 60s to the present. Directed by Jeremy Marre, it takes you from the scene’s ska beginnings, in the hands of the children of the country’s first post-war wave of Carribean immigrants, through to the emergence of Bob Marley, the first Brixton riots, the UK sound system phenomenon, the Two-Tone era, reggae’s merging with punk and appropriation by pop and more. “Reggae Britannia” is definitely worth a look. A perfect antidote to those dangerous minds, who incite hatred for racial and religious reasons. Watch the first part here above, the other ones here: 2 part / 3 part / 4 part.

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