Rocksteady: The Roots of Reggae

Documentary featuring the music and stories of the legendary singers and musicians of the 1960s Jamaican 'Rocksteady' era. They come together after 40 years to record an album of Rocksteady hits and to perform together at a reunion concert in Kingston, Jamaica.

Rocksteady was the rage on the Caribbean island from 1966-69. By 1970, Rocksteady had transformed into Reggae, the popular musical style known and loved around the world today. While everybody has heard the music of Bob Marley, few people know that it was Rocksteady that developed the buoyant rhythms, prominent bass pulse, soulful vocals and socially conscious lyrics that gave Reggae its power.

The Rocksteady singers and musicians tell the audience about 1960s Jamaica, a decade during which the island was transformed politically, socially, economically and culturally.

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