Studio 17: The Lost Reggae Tapes
Synopsis
Details
- Year
- 2019
- Type of project
- Features
- Running time
- 86 min
- Format
- Digital
- Director
-
Mark James
- Producer
- Mark James, Reshma B
- Executive Producer
- Waël Kabbani
- Editor
- Paul Burgess
- Screenwriter
- Commentary by Mark James
- Director of Photography
- Chris Morphet
- Sound
- Adrian Rhodes, Warner De Lane Lea
- Composer
- Songs by Lord Creator, Jimmy Cliff, Dennis Brown, Bob Marley and the Wailers, Augustus Pablo, Peter Tosh, Ken Boothe, Alton Ellis, Delroy Wilson and many more.
- Narrated by
- Levi Roots. Featuring interviews with: Jimmy Cliff, Lee “Scratch” Perry, Dave Stewart, Sly Dunbar, Ali Campbell, Earnest Ranglin, Lord Creator, Bunny Lee, King Jammy, Jimmy London, Lester Sterling, Rico Rodriguez, Clive Chin, Pat Chin, Maxi Priest
- Image
- ©Ted Bafaloukos
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Widestream Films Ltd
37 Warren StreetLondon
W1T 6A
Deborah Sheppard
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