Lee Scratch Perry at work

reggae music only really sounds right when it's recorded in Jamaica Kingston's full of little studios in almost every side street this is real music happens like scratches home which is also his studio feeling good feeling out of the way ma aauchau60 the river junior murvin upsetters and the heptones all rehearse here scratches real name is Lee Perry he regards all the greats including Bob Marley even Paul McCartney is coming here from England because stretch has a song and a riddim have his own because a trucker's when scratch begins our session first the balance is Brahman beers but a basic rhythm guitar music always drum and bass then spread for balance or the other instruments till he's ready to start a garden when the balance is right you upset us later on a rhythm track that's all reggae is regarded oh there seems to be no kind of odd oh I discipline expression was exactly what he wants and a musician's respect that I other people's standards the instruments me a sonde started the balance way off but it's just these rough edges that give regular kind of song that can never copy abroad when scratches happy with a rhythm you'll get junior murvin and the heptones to put the vocals on ridden and then lyrics that's all scratched the scribes from the streets getting ready for the show mr. music won't you mr. music music there mr. music reggae music is much more than just entertainment in Jamaica

Channel: ssensseless

Views: 214,358

Rating: 4.9606166 out of 5

Keywords: Lee Scratch Perry, Jamaican Music, Reggae History, Upsetters, Documentary Jamaica

Id: kb8cumZtOCA

Length: 5min 8sec (308 seconds)

Published: Wed Feb 03 2010