Rent I Am the Gorgon (2013)
4.0 of 5 from 46 ratings
1h 25min
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- Synopsis:
"I Am the Gorgon" tells the larger than life tale of legendary record producer Bunny 'Striker' Lee, charting his rise from car mechanic and record plugger to reggae's most successful producer in the 1970s. His journey involves politics, arguments, gangs and guns, as Jamaican music moves from ska to rock-steady, from dub to dance-hall, from the backstreets of Kingston to the concert halls of the world. Directed by musician and filmmaker Diggory Kenrick and narrated by legendary deejay Dennis Alcapone, this acclaimed documentary features an amazing roll call of Jamaican artists, including "Singers": John Holt, Horace Andy, Johnny Clarke, Cornell Campbell, Ken Boothe, Linval Thompson, Derrick Morgan, Max Romeo, Errol Dunkley, Stranger Cole, BB Seaton, Roy Shirley, Jimmy Riley, Winston Francis, The Blackstones, The Twinkle Brothers. "Deejays": Tappa Zukie, U Roy, Dennis Alcapone, Dillinger, Trinity, Dr Alimantado, Jah Stitch, Prince Jazzbo. "Musicians": Sly Dunbar, Robbie Shakespeare, Aston 'Family Man' Barrett, Earl 'Chinna' Smith, Carlton 'Santa' Davis. "Producers": Lee 'Scratch' Perry, King Jammy, Scientist, Niney The Observer, and many more. - Actors:
- Bunny Lee, Lee 'Scratch' Perry, Sly Dunbar, Dennis Alcapone, John Holt, Horace Andy, Johnny Clarke, Cornell Campbell, Ken Boothe, Linval Thompson, Derrick Morgan, Max Romeo, Errol Dunkley, Stranger Cole, BB Seaton, Roy Shirley, Jimmy Riley, Winston Francis, The Blackstones, The Twinkle Brothers
- Directors:
- Diggory Kenrick
- Producers:
- Diggory Kenrick, Sarah Kenrick, James Stirzaker, Newton Williams
- Narrated By:
- Dennis Alcapone
- Writers:
- Diggory Kenrick
- Aka:
- I Am the Gorgon: Bunny 'Striker' Lee and the Roots of Reggae
- Studio:
- Kingston Sounds
- Genres:
- Documentary, Music & Musicals, Performing Arts, Special Interest
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