Two Tone Britain (2004)

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 49M

Director : Jason Collier

Synopsis

Documentary tracing the history of the Two Tone record label which emerged in the late 1970s, the bands linked to it and their musical influences, and its place at the fore of promoting multi-cultural music and concepts and the Ska music revival.

Actors

Mark Lamarr
Mark Lamarr
Narrator
Pauline Black
Pauline Black
Herself
Gurinder Chadha
Gurinder Chadha
Herself
Rajan Datar
Rajan Datar
Himself
Suggs
Suggs
Himself
Neville Staple
Neville Staple
Himself
JC Carroll
JC Carroll
Himself
Garry Bushell
Garry Bushell
Himself
Roger Charlery
Roger Charlery
Himself
Paul Gilroy
Paul Gilroy
Himself

Crews

Jason Collier
Jason Collier
Director

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Two Tone Britain

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