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- An MVD Exclusive
- SKU: EDGE49D
- Format: DVD
- UPC: 820680104993
- Street Date: 07/17/07
- PreBook Date: 06/12/07
- Label: Screen Edge »
- Genre: Reggae
- Run Time: 100 mins
- Number of Discs: 1
- Audio: STEREO
- Year of Production: 2007
- Region Code: 0
- Box Lot: 30
- Territory: NORTH AMERICA
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Deep Roots Music 1: Revival/Ranking Sounds
The first 2 installments in a 6-part series feat. the Skatalites, Toots & The Maytals, Jimmy Cliff & more.
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- In Stock: 61
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This DVD consists of the first two parts of a six part series and features never-before-seen archive footage in addition to interviews with cultural historians, folklorists and musicologists. Also featured are performances by The Skatalites, Toots & The Maytals, Jimmy Cliff, Count Ossie, Byron Lee, and many many more. Part 1-"Revival" examines the evolution of African music and its influence on culture and the formation of new styles, like ska. Part 2-"Ranking Sounds" reveals the origins of deejaying and toasting with an exemplary live performance of a Jamaican sound-system. This thorough series serves as the ultimate authority on reggae history!
