Dir. Dickie Jobson, English/ Patois, 1982
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Fri 20 July 2007 // 19:30
/ Cinema
First in our series of reggae films comes Countryman, out of lush green mountains of Jamaica charged with spirit and rocking to a first class soundtrack. The story is essentially one of 'natural law vs politricks', 'nature vs Babylon' or as one friend put it 'weed vs greed'. A plane crash sparks a chain of political events, this leads to a young couple seeking refuge with a rasta countryman in the fold of nature where supernatural powers are called upon to protect, great stuff. It also features one of my all time favorite tracks 'Dreadlocks in moonlight' by Lee Perry. With a soundtrack featuring Bob Marley and the Wailers, Lee Perry, Dennis Brown, Aswad, Steel Pulse and Toots and The Maytals.
After the film, we will be rocking the star and shadow for its debut dub sound system night - with the help of Dub Jon and others, bass riddims will flow like blessings until 3am. Positive Vibrations.