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Dancehall Cinema

Posted by mitch on Tuesday, 05 Aug 2008
For those of you more inclined towards UK roots reggae culture than euro-beats, there's a little something for you at the Film Archive this Thursday 7th.
The Archive, in collaboration with NiceUp - local reggae forum and dancehall specialists - present the premiere Australasian screening of Musically Mad, a doco that examines sound system culture and the UK roots reggae scene, interviewing some of the shining lights of the community, past and present, and providing an historical context for the Caribbean-influenced musical culture. The film is brand spanking new and Nice Up are keen to show it off to the local scene, so much so that they (and their sponsors) invite you to come down early, at 6pm, to the Archive - on the corner of Ghuznee and Taranaki Sts - for food, drink and socialising prior to the movie screening at 7pm. Read more here. Tickets are on sale now from the NZ Film Archive for $8/$6 concession, as well as available on the night.

I forgot to mention that "Musically Mad" is preceded by a short tv piece from the Archive's, errr, archives, called "Bristol Vibes" (UK, 1996), detailing 24 hours in the life of Bristol, in particular its Afro-Caribbean inhabitants.

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