Reggae, Face it it's awesome

Some people will tell you that reggae is not awesome. I know it's so sad. They will tell you it all sounds the same. They will tell it is uncreative and repetitive. Its so sad. They are so wrong.The same people in the same breath will tell about a college bar wherein a band comprised of 40 something white folks and a few possibly overweight possibly legit Rastas maybe if your are lucky will be playing some "really good reggae".These same people will tell you they hate Bob Marley and they also, same breath, will tell you they totally arbitrarily "can dig" Buju Banton. Fucking dolts. But I digress. Reggae is the best. I am not here to tell you why. That would be like the proverbial finger pointing at the moon. It's not the moon. You have to look at the moon yourself. So with reggae I can point in the direction of roots and culture, but the way is vast and you must examine for yourself. But I am here to help.

There are a few must see movies:
1.Rockers

2.Countryman


3.The Harder They Come

4.Life and Debt


5.BBC's The Story of Jamaican Music

I also recommend reading up on : Marcus Garvey, Haile Selassie and Dedan Kimathi for starters.Consider this reggae primer #1.Good luck. Enjoy!

Bonus Video Reggae Big Sound of the week!