Reggae Concert from the Edinburgh Festival

Twerk: Reggae Nights

February 2023 •English

Lesha finds out reggae artist Domino is holding dance auditions in the city for his next music video, and the competition is anything but irie.

Bob Marley & The Wailers - Live At Harvard Stadium, Boston, 1979

July 1979 •English

The Amandla Festival of Unity was a world music festival held at Harvard Stadium in Boston, Massachusetts, on July 21, 1979. The festival was held in an effort to support and celebrate the liberation of South Africa and the on-going efforts of people in Boston to address racism in their families, schools, workplaces and communities. Performers include soul legend Patti LaBelle, jazz pianist Eddie Palmieri, drummer Babatunde Olatunji, the South African band Jabula and comedian Dick Gregory, who gives a 15-minute racially-charged speech before Marley’s performance.

Bob Marley: The Legend Live

October 1981 •English

Recorded in California at the Santa Barbara County Bowl, this live concert appearance from Bob Marley and the Wailers was filmed on November 25, 1979. One of the last shows to be recorded before Marley's untimely demise, the gig is a scintillating mix of reggae classics and provides a fitting epitaph to the influential musician. Tracks include "I Shot the Sheriff," "Exodus," "Is This Love" and many more.

The UB40: Story of Reggae

August 2001 •Dutch

Third World

May 1980 •English

I Am the Gorgon: Bunny 'Striker' Lee and the Roots of Reggae

November 2013 •English

This feature length documentary charts the story of the great Bunny ‘Striker’ Lee. A legend himself, there’s not a lot of pioneers of roots and reggae that he didn’t work with, becoming the go-to producer for that dub sound coming out of Jamaica in the sixties and seventies, further cementing his legacy when he started licensing his productions straight to London labels. Diggory Kenrick’s doco calls on not only Lee himself to tell the story, but features the likes of U Roy, Dennis Alcapone, Lee “Scratch” Perry, Sly and Robbie, Johnny Clarke and Johnny Holt among others.

Bob Marley & The Wailers - Tuff Gong Studio Rehearsal

May 1980 •English

Bob Marley and the Wailers entered the newly refurbished Tuff Gong Studios on May 1, 1980 to rehearse songs for the upcoming Uprising tour which starts June 1, 1980 in München, Germany. A film crew is at the rehearsal to film footage for a JBC documentary on Bob Marley and Tuff Gong. Much of the rehearsal was captured on film, and it has become legendary footage.

Reggae at the BBC

February 2011 •English

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.

Bob Marley: One Love

February 2024 •English

Jamaican singer-songwriter Bob Marley overcomes adversity to become the most famous reggae musician in the world.

Ventos Que Sopram Maranhão

June 2021 •Portuguese

Zeca Baleiro guides us on this musical journey to his home state. With testimonies and performances by local artists from different musical genres, we discover a pulsating and little explored sound panel.

Marley

April 2012 •English

Bob Marley's universal appeal, impact on music history and role as a social and political prophet is both unique and unparalleled. Directed by Academy Award-winning director Kevin Macdonald (The Last King of Scotland), MARLEY is the definitive life story of the musician, revolutionary, and legend, from his early days to his rise to international superstardom. Made with the support of the Marley family, the film features rare footage, incredible performances and revelatory interviews with the people that knew him best.

A Reggae Session

March 1988 •English

Gathered together for one night, the legendary names of Reggae and more meet at Fort Charles, Jamaica for a musical event that would reverberate around the world!

Skank in Rock in Rio

September 2017 •Portuguese

Stepping Razor: Red X

June 1993 •English

A documentary covering the life and death of Jamaican reggae musician and cultural icon Peter Tosh. Drawn both from Tosh's "Red X" series of autobiographical tapes that he was recording at the time of his murder and from interviews with other figures in his life.

Reggae Ambassadors, La Légende du Reggae

July 2016 •French

Charlie Brown Jr. - Música Popular Caiçara

May 2012 •Portuguese

The second live album by Brazilian alternative rock band Charlie Brown Jr.

Bob Marley & The Wailers - Live In Dortmund Germany 1980

June 1980 •German

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.

Skank Live in Rock In Rio

October 2011 •Portuguese

Toots and the Maytals Reggae Got Soul

February 2011 •English

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.

Bob Marley: Classic Broadcasts

February 2010 •English

BOB MARLEY Classic Broadcasts (2010 UK 2-disc [DVD/CD] set - 'Classic Broadcasts' comprises both a critical retrospective of the work of Bob Marley, that includes rare archive interviews and classic performances by a reggae legend plus a bonus CD that features a digitally remastered version of the highly sought after 1973 US live to air radio broadcast by the men who created and performed some of the most powerful reggae anthems in rock history.