Heartland Reggae (PREVIEW)

"Heartland Reggae", the pioneering Jamaican reggae music documentary, is once more available to the public. After going through intrigues and being held-back for many years by an unfortunate film-industry contract "Heartland Reggae" is again in the able hands of it's original director/cinematographer Jimmy Lewis.

"Heartland Reggae" was a first. The first reggae music documentary, but more importantly, the first behind the scenes entre into that unique Jamaican society that gave birth to reggae.

The 1973 release of Perry Henzell's "The Harder They Come", starring Jimmy Cliff, opened up a flood-gate of interest in all things Jamaican. Although it was a fictionalized recounting and made on a small budget, "The Harder They Come" quickly established itself as a cult classic, playing an eight year run in one Boston area theater alone.

"The Harder They Come" opened the door for an outside view of Jamaican reality. "Heartland Reggae" took us through the door and into the real nitty-gritty of the Jamaican experience. In the tradition of the finest documentary film-makers "Heartland Reggae" was there to focus the camera onto history in the making.

The filming started in November of 1977 at an outdoor festival in Savanna-la-mar featuring Jacob Miller, Dennis Brown (with newly sprouting dreadlocks), The I-Threes, U Roy, 12 year old Junior Tucker, Althea & Donna, Lloyd Parks and the "We The People Band." Reggae historian Roger Steffens gives a commentary throughout the film.

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• heartland reggae
• jim lewis
• reggae concert
• one love peace concert
• jacob miller
• bucky marshall
• kingston jamaica

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I remenber this film with my brothers !!!

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