Official release of film maker Howard Johnson's legendary Channel 4 history of reggae music series Deep Roots. Originally shown on Channel 4 as a series of six half hour programmes back in the early eighties, nearly a quarter of a century ago, it obviously fails to tell the story from that point on, the fact that there is no equivelent documentary of the music since then is nothing short of a crying shame. However, despite this, and other quibbles, the amount of priceless footage this delivers is well worth the investment. This DVD, the final part, contains the fifth and sixth chapters; Part 5 - Money In My Pocket, focuses on the late, great Dennis Brown, the Crown Prince of reggae with superb footage of the singer in the studio recording Have You Ever, and elsewhere examines the connection between guns and politics and includes footage of Bob Marley, Seaga and Manley at the 1981 Peace Concert, and Charlie Ace's fantastic Swing-A-Ling van. Part 6 - Ghetto Riddims, fetch's up at Jack Ruby's yard to witness a typical auditions session. Also features exquisite footage of the Mighty Diamonds in the studio and a wicked sound system session with Jack Ruby's Hi Fi featuring Mickey Simpson and Icho Candy. Essential.
Running Time 100 minutes. NTSC All Region.