Bob Marley: The Legend Live (1981)

Derice, Sanka, Junio Bevil y Yul son cuatro atletas jamaicanos, sin apenas recursos y sin tener conocimiento o adaptación a la nieve, pero dispuestos a alcanzar una difícil meta: ganar la medalla de oro nada menos que en los Juegos Olímpicos de invierno de Calgary, Canadá. Para ello reclutan como entrenador a un ex-campeón norteamericano (John Candy), quien aceptará la imposible tarea debido a su precaria situación económica.

Documental sobre la vida, música y legado de Bob Marley. La película autorizada definitiva sobre su recorrido vital y el impacto mundial de uno de los cantantes, compositores, músicos y activistas más influyentes de la historia. "Marley" es la primera película en la que la familia de Bob ha permitido el uso de su material privado sobre el cantante.

Ivanhoe Martin llega a la ciudad para llegar a ser un gran cantante de reggae. Sin embargo las cosas no son tan fáciles como él se pensaba en un principio, y se tuercen con el asesinato que comete sobre un policía. (FILMAFFINITY)

Kassa a free-wheelin rasta man, falls for a straight laced gospel singer Serena, when they both meet as they enter a music contest. Serena's father the pastor forbids her to see him and wants her to marry one of his church members. Meanwhile the record boss organizing the contest, tries to get Kassa's band to sign to his label on his terms not theirs. By using heavy tactics, he pushes the band to fight back.

Horsemouth, a drummer living in a ghetto of Kingston, plans to make money selling records. After his prized motorcycle is stolen, his plans fall through and he's forced to adapt.

Explorando cómo el punk influyó en la política a fines de la década de 1970 en Gran Bretaña, cuando un grupo de artistas se unieron para enfrentarse al Frente Nacional, armados solo con un fanzine y amor por la música.

Concierto en vivo de Bob Marley y the Wailers grabado en el Santa Barbara County Bowl de California el 25 de noviembre de 1979. El concierto es una brillante mezcla de clásicos del reggae, incluyendo "I Shot the Sheriff", "Exodus", "Is This Love" y muchas más.

Part film, part baptism, in BLACK MOTHER director Khalik Allah brings us on a spiritual journey through Jamaica. Soaking up its bustling metropolises and tranquil countryside, Allah introduces us to a succession of vividly rendered souls who call this island home. Their candid testimonies create a polyphonic symphony, set against a visual prayer of indelible portraiture. Thoroughly immersed between the sacred and profane, BLACK MOTHER channels rebellion and reverence into a deeply personal ode informed by Jamaica’s turbulent history but existing in the urgent present.

A powerful portrait of the leaders of the reggae music Movement, and how Reggae has become a worldwide phenomenon. The film showcases performances by the best Reggae and Dance Hall artists ever assembled. From their native ghetto to international fame, "Made in Jamaica" is the story of the artists who represent the Jamaican Dream.

Urgh! A Music War is a British film released in 1982 featuring performances by punk rock, new wave, and post-punk acts, filmed in 1980. Among the artists featured in the movie are Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD), Magazine, The Go-Go's, Toyah Willcox, The Fleshtones, Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, X, XTC, Devo, The Cramps, Oingo Boingo, Dead Kennedys, Gary Numan, Klaus Nomi, Wall of Voodoo, Pere Ubu, Steel Pulse, Surf Punks, 999, UB40, Echo & the Bunnymen and The Police. These were many of the most popular groups on the New Wave scene; in keeping with the spirit of the scene, the film also features several less famous acts, and one completely obscure group, Invisible Sex, in what appears to be their only public performance.

This is the never-before-told story of one of the most influential artists ever to come out of Jamaica, Toots Hibbert. It features intimate new performances and interviews with Toots, rare archive from throughout his career, and interviews with contemporaries and well-known admirers including Eric Clapton, Keith Richards, Jimmy Cliff, Bonnie Raitt, Willie Nelson, Marcia Griffiths and Paolo Nutini.

'Roots Rock Reggae' depicts an unforgettable moment in Jamaica's history when music defined the island's struggles and immortalized its heroes. Director Jeremy Marre films Bob Marley and the Wailers, and Lee 'Scratch' Perry record in his legendary Black Ark studio with The Upsetters. Jimmy Cliff rehearses with Sly and Robbie, while Inner Circle's historic live gig is recorded on the violent Kingston streets. The legendary Abyssinians harmonize their haunting Rastafarian songs; Joe Higgs (formerly Bob Marley's teacher) plays and talks; majestic toaster U Roy raps alongside The Mighty Diamonds, and Third World record in a Kingston studio. There is also early archive footage of Toots and the Maytals, and Haile Selessie's royal visit to Jamaica while police and thieves battle it out on the streets, and the ghettos erupt in violence. 1977: An extraordinary year for Reggae music.

Forty years ago, Bob Marley embarked on a tour of Europe and the United States with The Wailers in support of their Uprising album. The 38-show excursion would be the last for the reggae icon, who succumbed to cancer on May 11, 1981. Marley & The Wailers brought the run to Dortmund, Germany on June 13, 1980 and the concert was filmed for the German live music television program Rockpalast.

Documentary on the London punk-rock scene, circa '78

The Wailers, featuring the legendary Bob Marley, Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer, became the most influential band in the history of Reggae music. "Catch a Fire," their first Island album, released in 1973, introduced them to an international rock audience. The principal figures in the creation of the album tell the story of how this record was designed to "cross-over." The program features a unique interview and performance with Bunny Wailer, rare archive interviews with Bob Marley and Peter Tosh and contributions in words and music from many of those who performed, Rare home movies of the Wailers in Jamaica, unseen footage lots more.

A lo largo de más de dos décadas, los UB40 de Birmingham se han convertido en embajadores globales del reggae. Ub40 - La Colección: Classic Videos & 21ST Birthday La película documental fue estrenada el 10 de diciembre de 2002 por el estudio Music Video Distributors. Lanzado para conmenerar a las bandas del 21º año juntos, esta colección incluye 21 videos y un documental. Incluye 26 vídeos clásicos, 2 conciertos en vivo, un documental sobre el concierto del 21 aniversario del grupo en 2001 en Birmingham, y la sección de historia interactiva Ub40 - La Colección: Videos clásicos y película de documental de 21º cumpleaños.

Reggae documentary of the One Love Peace Concert held in Kingston, Jamaica in 1978. In addition to the music, this film features the return to Jamaica of Bob Marley after a 16-month hiatus following an attempt on his life.

"Finding Joseph I" es una película documental que narra la excéntrica vida del cantante de rock reggae, Paul "HR" Hudson de Bad Brains. El carismático líder , hizo unas explosivas actuaciones en vivo que ayudaron a ser el pionero del hardcore mientras entregaban el mensaje esclarecedor de actitud mental positiva. La gran devoción de HR a la La fe rastafari lo guió en una dirección espiritual, dejando a la banda varias veces para explorar su amor por la música reggae . Con los años, los recursos humanos son cada vez más impredecibles y su comportamiento anormal , convenció a muchos , que sufre de una enfermedad mental.

An archive celebration of great reggae performances filmed in the BBC Studios, drawn from programmes such as The Old Grey Whistle Test, Top of the Pops and Later... with Jools Holland, and featuring the likes of Bob Marley and the Wailers, Gregory Isaacs, Desmond Dekker, Burning Spear, Althea and Donna, Dennis Brown, Buju Banton and many more.