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Blood and Fire: Roots, Reggae and Rastafari

on BBC Radio 2

Don Letts demystifies Rastafari beyond its everyday links with dreadlocks, Bob Marley and spliffs in a programme exploring the religious movement's impact on Jamaicans following years of British colonial rule and enforced slavery. Letts draws particular attention to its musical voice - roots reggae - which from the 1970s, spoke to Jamaica's poor and oppressed.
Expect a survey of reggae's greatest, from Burning Spear to Black Uhuru, and a look at the music's huge pull here in the UK. Contributors include Max Romeo, Johnny Clarke, Stephen Marley, the Abyssinians, the Mighty Diamonds, Steel Pulse, Matumbi, Ranking Miss P and Rico Rodriguez.
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Presenter:
Don Letts
Producer:
James Hale

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