Jam Down (Emmanuel Bonn, 1981)

1980, the heart of the Jamaican reggae scene, following legendary reggae artists Toots Hibbert and The Congos. Thanks La Loupe Emmanuel Bonn: “ Undertaking a film in a third world country, where everything is made and undone, can only be an unfinished attempt. And there lies the interest and the truths of the film. Songs from Cedric Myton and Toots and the Maytals sneak into Jam Down as highlights. Extraordinary Toots, prince of Reggae, inventor of the word, he sings sublime Jamaican blues, the greatest rhythm and blues singer, even if he sings Reggae, since Otis Redding. Cedric Myton and Congo sing beautiful Rasta, mystical songs, songs of revolt. The film is a story whose scenario is the music. Kingston 1980. “