Gregory Isaacs

Les pérégrinations de Leroy Wallace a.k.a Horsemouth, un batteur vivant à Kingston. Ses revenus de musicien n’étant pas suffisants, il s’achète une moto pour vendre des disques aux disquaires de l’île jusqu’à ce qu’il se la fasse voler.

Du ghetto au star system, Made in Jamaica expose le destin d'artistes exceptionnels. Le film présente, au travers des performances des pères du Reggae et des stars de la nouvelle génération rassemblés pour la première fois, la situation actuelle de cette île. Made in Jamaïca met en scène les leaders des mouvements Reggae et Dance Hall, et montre comment, de l'esclavage et de la misère, naît dans une île de moins de trois millions d'habitants un chant de révolte qui résonne aux quatre coins du monde. Le reggae est à la fois une musique de souffrance et d'espérance ; c'est le blues version Jamaïque.

There has never been a documentary like "Land of Look Behind". Relatively unknown due to poor distribution and New York Film Festival skullduggery, this breathtaking film presents a unique epic vision with quasi-dramatic elements and cinematographic wizardry. The non-reggae original soundtrack is outstanding, as is the reggae music of Bob Marley and Gregory Isaacs. The great documentary filmmaker Werner Herzog has called "Look Behind" the non-fiction film that has influenced him most over the last fifteen years. Indeed, this film's peers are the best of Herzog, Bunuel's "Land Without Bread", Flaherty's "Nanook" and Leacock-Pennebaker's "Louisiana Story". With thoughtful viewing, one will see this moving documentary actually end with a lovely little dream sequence. No American has come close to making a film this ingenious in the last thirty years.

This is the 1983 edition of Jamaica’s annual Reggae Sunsplash in Montego Bay, a week-long showcase for some of the greatest names in reggae, ska, funk and dub poetry.

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.

Fans of the hot rhythms, cool vibe, and often outrageous lyrics of dancehall reggae will revel in this video, which captures a number of top dancehall MC's in action. Dancehall MC's features performances from Beenie Man, Gregory Isaacs, Snow, Baby Wayne, Leroy Smart, Ninjaman, Snagga Puss, and more.

Gregory Isaacs performs at the Brixton Academy, London, England.