![]() ![]() ![]() The MRR was formed in 1970 by the master drummer the late Count Ossie, Rastafari elder, the late Ras Sam Clayton, and the late Cedric “Im” Brooks, tenor saxophonist. The concert brought together the late Roland “Pops” Alphanso and “Dizzy” Johnny Moore, two of the original members of the world renown Skatalites band that gave birth to ska music in Kingston, in the early 1960s. ![]() “ JAMMIN’ IN JAMAICA” released in 1996, looks at the world renown group of Rastafari musicians, Count Ossie and the Mystic Revelation of Rastafari (MRR), and their staging of a concert in Kingston to raise funds to rebuild their basic school and community center in Rockfort, east Kingston, which was destroyed by Hurricane Gilbert in 1988. The documentary looks at the different styles of Caribbean music merengue, calypso, mento, ska, reggae, compass, and zouk, and features some of the great performers, such as the late calypsonians Lord Kitchener and Shadow, The Wailers, Owen Grey, the late Roland Alphanso of the Skatalites, pan man Ken “the Professor” Philmore, and New York based cultural rapper Sister Carol.Ĭaribbean One TV CEO Victor Lewis, in expressing his delight at having the documentary, which has not been aired for several years, and now available said: “It was a great joy to have these cultural gems available on the CTV1 platforms.” “ It All Started With The Drums” was commissioned in 1987 by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, and produced and released by Fiwi Productions. Written, produced and directed by Jamaican born American filmmaker and novelist Julian “Jingles” Reynolds, CEO of the New York based, Fiwi Productions, the 60-minute documentaries, offer some insights into the music, people and culture of the Caribbean region. The documentaries, “ It All Started With The Drums ,” and “ JAMMIN’ IN JAMAICA-With The Mystic Revelation of Rastafari”, have been acquired by Caribbean One TV for their streaming and video on demand platforms. Published: Wednesday | | 12:28 AM Yasmine Peru/Senior Writer - The GleanerĬaribbean One TV, a US-based media platform which offers premium quality Caribbean- oriented content, will air the premier of two rare documentaries Thursday, May 6, on Caribbean and Jamaican music. ![]()
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