Post by bwoyruff on Jun 29, 2010 9:16:57 GMT
JAMDOWN - screening @ Barbican 17th July + aftershow....
'Jamdown' is a film that takes you on a journey back to the delights of 1980's Kingston, Jamaica and London's Shepherd's Bush, following legendary Toots Hibbert and The Congos. The film contains some of the only known early footage of The Congos, performing tracks from the 'Images of Africa' album and their legendary 'Heart Of The Congos' LP which was produced by Lee Perry at his Black Ark studio at the height of both their careers.
In the UK to herald its release there will be a special screening at the Barbican, as part of The Blaze weekend, on 17th July.
Stars of the film Toots + The Congos will be performing after the film along with Lee Perry and Max Romeo.
Blaze is an annual summer series that showcases some of the best music from across the globe, with a range of events in the Barbican and in venues and outdoor spaces across East London.
The schedule for Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th July looks like this:
Saturday 17th July
1400 The Harder They Come (Barbican Cinema 1)
1800 Jamdown (Barbican Cinema 1)
1930 Toots & The Maytals + Lee Scratch Perry & Max Romeo + some or all of The Congos (Barbican Hall)
Sunday 18th July
1300 World in Motion Drummers (Shoreditch Festival)
1500 Roots of Reggae featuring The Viceroys, Gilzene and The Blue Lights Mento Band and Bomba Estéreo (Shoreditch Festival)
1930 Youssou N'Dour: From Dakar to Kingston with special guests Inna De Yard, Earl Chinna Smith with Cedric Myton (Barbican Hall)
For more details about each event/gig visit the blaze website - www.barbican.org.uk/blaze/whats-on
Shoreditch Festival is a free festival that takes place in Shoreditch Park over the same weekend, visit their website www.shoreditchfestival.org.uk/
You don't need tickets for the Shoreditch Festival events, just turn up and enjoy.
'Jamdown' is a film that takes you on a journey back to the delights of 1980's Kingston, Jamaica and London's Shepherd's Bush, following legendary Toots Hibbert and The Congos. The film contains some of the only known early footage of The Congos, performing tracks from the 'Images of Africa' album and their legendary 'Heart Of The Congos' LP which was produced by Lee Perry at his Black Ark studio at the height of both their careers.
In the UK to herald its release there will be a special screening at the Barbican, as part of The Blaze weekend, on 17th July.
Stars of the film Toots + The Congos will be performing after the film along with Lee Perry and Max Romeo.
Blaze is an annual summer series that showcases some of the best music from across the globe, with a range of events in the Barbican and in venues and outdoor spaces across East London.
The schedule for Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th July looks like this:
Saturday 17th July
1400 The Harder They Come (Barbican Cinema 1)
1800 Jamdown (Barbican Cinema 1)
1930 Toots & The Maytals + Lee Scratch Perry & Max Romeo + some or all of The Congos (Barbican Hall)
Sunday 18th July
1300 World in Motion Drummers (Shoreditch Festival)
1500 Roots of Reggae featuring The Viceroys, Gilzene and The Blue Lights Mento Band and Bomba Estéreo (Shoreditch Festival)
1930 Youssou N'Dour: From Dakar to Kingston with special guests Inna De Yard, Earl Chinna Smith with Cedric Myton (Barbican Hall)
For more details about each event/gig visit the blaze website - www.barbican.org.uk/blaze/whats-on
Shoreditch Festival is a free festival that takes place in Shoreditch Park over the same weekend, visit their website www.shoreditchfestival.org.uk/
You don't need tickets for the Shoreditch Festival events, just turn up and enjoy.