Reggae Britannia
Live concert featuring Big Youth, Ken Boothe, Neville Staple, Ali Campbell, Dave Barker, Brinsley Forde, Dennis Alcapone and Winston Reedy, Pauline Black, Janet Kay and others.
An all-star cast celebrates the influence of reggae on the UK's music and culture in a live concert coinciding with Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Four's Reggae Britannia documentary season.
Expect to hear hits from the 1960s to the present day telling the story of the musical evolution from ska, through rocksteady, roots, dub, lovers rock and beyond. Music director Dennis Bovell assembles a big band featuring some of the most important reggae musicians in the British scene to back up a star cast of singers and toasters including Big Youth, Ken Boothe, Neville Staple, Ali Campbell, Dave Barker, Brinsley Forde, Dennis Alcapone and Winston Reedy, Pauline Black, Janet Kay, Carroll Thompson and Rico Rodriguez.
The concert celebrates the journey that captured the turmoil and channelled the dreams of Jamaicans who came to Britain, those who were born here and the white kids who grew up alongside them and embraced their culture and their roots.
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Clips
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Pauline Black - Missing Words
Duration: 04:07
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Big Youth - S90 Skank
Duration: 04:49
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Ken Boothe - Crying Over You
Duration: 03:59
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Dennis Bovell - Brother Louie
Duration: 03:12
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Director | Janet Fraser-Crook |
Producer | Stephanie McWhinnie |
Broadcasts
- Fri 11 Feb 2011 22:30
- Sat 12 Feb 2011 03:00
- Sun 13 Feb 2011 02:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ HD
- Mon 14 Feb 2011 01:05
- Sat 21 Apr 2012 00:00