Rent Reggae in a Babylon (1978)
2.8 of 5 from 48 ratings
0h 45min
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- Synopsis:
The final part of German director, Wolfgand Buld’s trilogy of England’s revolution rock in the late 1970’s. The young, gifted and black generation of Thatcher’s Britain fused the revolutionary zeal of punk with their Rastafarian roots to create a new sound system that defined their struggle. Reggae was the saviour in their modern ‘Babylon’ and this acclaimed film charts the birth of urban, British reggae.
This film contains rate interviews and performances from Matumbi, Steel Pulse, Errol Dunkley, Jimmy Lindsay & others.
Tracklisting:
- Jimmy Lindsay - Ain't No Sunshine
- Aswad - It's Not Our Wish
- Matumbi - Rock- Aswad Feat Alton Ellis - Diverse Doctrine
- Steel Pulse - Ku Klux Klan
- Steel Pulse - Prodigal Son
- Jimmy Lindsay - Easy- Actors:
- Alton Ellis, Jimmy Lindsay
- Directors:
- Wolfgang Büld
- Studio:
- Odeon
- Genres:
- Drama, Music & Musicals
- Countries:
- Germany
