reggae

Bob Marley, the musician, the poet and prophet, who through his music decried the injustices of all people, fought for social equality with zealous determination and has become a global symbol for human rights. (84 min, 9 segments)

Thievery Corporation takes us inside their musical empire in Washington, DC, and it’s a completely different side of the Capitol than on your high school field trip. (4 min)

The Clash performing Armagideon Time from 1983 when they were “the only band that mattered.” (5:47 min)

An excellent if a bit brief overview of the evolution of Jamaican music from Ska to Rock Steady and then Reggae. (45 min)

“Warning Shots,” featuring Sleepy Wonder & Gunjan, is from the Thievery Corporation album Cosmic Game (3:36 min).

A little bit of reggae history and a very heavy dub reggae sound (4:41 min)

Augustus Pablo live in 1986 at Japansplash with the Soul Syndicate Band. (4:35 min)

Thievery Corporation – the music video for Shadows of Ourselves (3:08 min) from the album The Mirror Conspiracy.

Black Uhuru performing General Penitentiary and Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner in 1984 at Sunsplash, Kingston, Jamaica. At this peak period, Black Uhuru were Michael Rose, Puma Jones and Derek “Duckie” Simpson.

Bob Marley performs War and No More Trouble (7:53 min)… War was originally released in 1976 as an opposition to the South African apartheid system at the time… but the message still resonates globally. Mainly though, it rocks.