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Publisher
Xenon Pictures
Pub. Date
[2006]
Edition
Film & soundtrack special edition.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (105 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 CD (digital ; 4 3/4 in.)
Language
English
Description
A country boy who travels to Kingston to make it big as a reggae singer is ruthlessly exploited, first by his employer, then by the producer of his hit record. At last he becomes a pot-pushing desperado in an effort to live up to the code of his favorite movie heroes.
2) Marley
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Born into poverty in rural Jamaica, Bob Marley became a prophet for the world's oppressed, preaching peace, love, and understanding with a universal language - song. On what would have been Marley's seventy-fifth birthday, Oscar-winning filmmaker Kevin Macdonald combines unheard tracks, unseen footage, and intimate interviews to paint a definitive portrait of the legendary artist. Featuring a combination of music concerts, documentary footage and...
3) Legend
Publisher
Island Def Jam Music Group
Pub. Date
2003.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (55 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Legend is a personal, musical compilation of Marley's most popular in-concert performances and video clips. Includes rare interview footage and exclusive tour clips.
5) Rockers
Publisher
Music Video Distributors
Pub. Date
[2005]
Edition
Twenty-fifth anniversary edition.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (99 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 19 cm)
Language
English
Description
Rastafarian drummer Wallace's attempts to break into the Jamaican music establishment.
Series
Publisher
Shout Factory
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
Collector's edition.
Physical Desc
3 Blu-rays (200 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Lauded equally by critics and the cannabis-enhanced audiences that made it a midnight-movie hit, Reggae legend Jimmy Cliff stars as an aspiring young singer from the countryside who records a song for an unscrupulous music mogul. When the song becomes a hit, and he is cut out of his share, the singer turns outlaw and takes on the music industry, the ganja trade, and the government itself.
7) Babylon
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (95 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Raw and smoldering, the film follows a young reggae DJ in Thatcher-era Brixton as he pursues his musical ambitions, battling fiercely against the racism and xenophobia of employers, neighbors, police, and the National Front. Fearless and unsentimental, and set to a blistering reggae, dub, and lovers rock soundtrack featuring Aswad, Johnny Clarke, and more, anchored by legendary producer Dennis Bovell's atmospheric score.
Series
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2010.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (116 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Filmed in 1980 at a variety of locations and venues, this documentary presents 30 different performances nonstop, featuring both well-known and lesser-known bands, and captures some of the emerging New Wave and punk acts of the day.
Publisher
Showtime
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (91 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The untold story of the world's longest running video show, Video Music Box. A hip hop mainstay since 1983, VMB gave a platform to artists like Jay-Z, Nas and Mary J. Blige before they hit it big. Host Ralph McDaniels' archives amassed over 40 nearly years reveal the show's importance to numerous big-name musicians, as well as to the kids that grew up watching.
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (36 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
From rock to jazz to mambo, sing along with the Backyardigans with over 20 video adventures from their first three seasons. Ride the range with hip-hopping cowboys, be a reggae-singing pirate or a funk-loving astronaut. Perform a rock operetta as a mighty knight encountering an even mightier dragon.
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