A great documentary—winner of the 2009 American Film Institute/Discovery Silverdocs Best Music Documentary Award—is airing on Wednesday as a part of AfroPoP: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange. The film’s called RiseUp: Reggae Underground by Luciano Blotta. It’s airing at 7 PM EST Wednesday (and re-airs across the country through January 30) as part of the AfroPoP series. It follows three young people in Jamaica struggling to make it in the Jamaican music scene, including the artist Turbulence. It has themes that we see in the States—talented folks trying to escape poverty and despair battling forces trying to pull them back into the trap.
AfroPoP: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange is a documentary series consisting of contemporary stories from across the African Diaspora. It’s produced by the National Black Programming Consortium (NBPC) and co-presented by American Public Television.
RiseUp: Reggae Underground
RiseUp is a journey into the heart of Jamaica—the island that gave birth to the worldwide cultural phenomenon of reggae. In a society where talent abounds and opportunity is scarce, three courageous artists fight to rise up from obscurity and write themselves into the pages of history. With music and appearances by legends Lee “Scratch” Perry, Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare, RiseUp follows artists who demonstrate the raw power of hope and courage in a land which is largely unseen, but certainly not unsung. The film won the 2009 American Film Institute/Discovery Silverdocs Best Music Documentary Award.” ~By Luciano Blotta
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