Lovers Rock tells a fictional story of young love at a blues party in 1980. The film is an ode to the romantic reggae genre called lovers rock, and to the black youth who found freedom and love in its sound at London house parties, at a time when they were unwelcome in white nightclubs.
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Romance and reggae in Lovers Rock
Duration: 03:53
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Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes
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00:10Dennis Brown
Money in My Pocket
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00:12Errol Dunkley
Darling Ooh
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00:13Sister Sledge
He's The Greatest Dancer
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00:14Bus Stop, Mark Hall
Kung Fu Fighting
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00:18Gregory Isaacs
Conversation
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00:25The In Crowd
Baby My Love
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00:28Janet Kay
Silly Games
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00:46Louisa Mark
Keep It Like It Is
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00:49Augustus Pablo
The Great Pablo
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00:51Cornell Campbell
Girl Of My Dreams
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01:02Lee βScratchβ Perry
Dreadlocks In Moonlight
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01:07Nicky Thomas
Have A Little Faith
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- Sun 22 Nov 2020 21:00
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