Rocksteady: The Roots of Reggae (2009)

The documentary film Rocksteady: The Roots of Reggae is a musical journey to Jamaica's Golden Age of music, Rocksteady. The film features the music and stories of the legendary singers and ... See full summary »

Director:

Stascha Bader

Stars:

Gladstone Anderson, Ken Boothe, Stranger Cole

Cast

Credited cast:
Gladstone Anderson
Ken Boothe
Stranger Cole	...	Narrator
Marcia Griffiths
Derrick Lara	...	The Tamlins
Hopeton Lewis
Rita Marley
Sylvanus Moore	...	The Tamlins
Derrick Morgan
Judy Mowatt
Dawn Penn
Leroy Sibbles
Carlton Smith	...	The Tamlins
The Tamlins
U-Roy

Storyline

The documentary film Rocksteady: The Roots of Reggae is a musical journey to Jamaica's Golden Age of music, Rocksteady. The film features the music and stories of the legendary singers and musicians of the Rocksteady era. They come together after 40 years to record an album of Rocksteady hits, to perform together again at an All-Stars reunion concert in Kingston, Jamaica, and to tell their story.

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Plot Keywords:

reggae

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Genres:

Documentary | Music

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Details

Official Sites:

Films We Like [ca] Official site

Country:

Switzerland Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 July 2010 (Germany)

Also Known As:

Get Ready to Rocksteady

Filming Locations:

Kingston, Jamaica

Company Credits

Production Co:

Muse Entertainment Enterprises, HesseGreutert Film AG

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min 94 min (Buenos Aires Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente)

Color:

Color

User Reviews

A must see for fans of early reggae

The film tries to sell itself as a journey into the golden age of Jamaican music, Rocksteady, which is a little over the top. It is actually a good documentary about a reunion concert and recording session featuring some excellent performances and interviews by some great musicians from the sixties. It was great to see Dawn Penn, Leroy Sibbles, and especially Ken Boothe singing as well as they ever have. The cinematography is excellent, and highlights how little things have changed in Kingston since the rocksteady era. The poor kids in trenchtown look exactly like the ones from forty years ago,and the abandoned train station looks much worse.