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Marley

Marley

A comprehensive documentary on the singer that would have benefitted from delving a little deeper

(3 stars)25 Apr 2012

(15) 145 mins Executive produced by Bob Marley’s son Ziggy and Island Records founder Chris Blackwell, Kevin Macdonald’s comprehensive, if overly reverential, documentary chronicles the life and times of the first musical superstar from the third world…

Lee 'Scratch' Perry

Lee 'Scratch' Perry performs to pay bills

Music Gossip

30 Jan 2012

Lee 'Scratch' Perry says he still performs as he needs to pay his bills. Despite being 75, the reggae legend still takes to the stage as he wants his wife to be able to live the life she wants. When asked what keeps him performing, Lee said: "My…

Fortified presents: Scientist vs The Upsetters

Fortified presents: Scientist vs The Upsetters

‘Let me tell you man, reggae is the hardest music to engineer'

19 Nov 2010

Capturing the sounds of the studio and helping to commit them to wax while preserving and, if possible, enhancing the essence of the performance, the studio engineer is a conduit between the art and physics of recording. In many respects the process is…

The Congos

The Congos

11 Jun 2009

REGGAE As mournful tenor trembles above falsetto and baritone amid a bubbling cacophony of bass and effect, the statuesque and trance-inducing ‘Fisherman’ ushers in a cult reggae masterpiece. It is tempting if unfair to say that The Congos have…

Reggae

5 Reasons To Go See - Reggae

19 Jun 2008

It’s hot - Nothing says summer like sweet reggae music. That enviable Caribbean climate seems to emanate from the speakers, giving all a feel-good, lazy day, sunshine quality. It’s just the weather, right? It’s heady - While great for kicking back and…

Horace Andy and Lee 'Scratch' Perry

The Arches, Glasgow, Thu 23 Nov

11 Nov 2006

REGGAE As an evergreen and optimistic worldwide phenomenon, reggae music is the undisputed good time king, and this fortnight offers the opportunity to witness two of the sound’s pre-eminent emissaries sharing the same stage. Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry…

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