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The Upsetter: The Life and Music of Lee Scratch Perry

20086.5 / 1095 min
Documentary, Music

Overview

The Life and Music of Lee Scratch Perry

The Upsetter tells the fascinating story of Lee Scratch Perry a visionary musician and artist from poor rural Jamaica who journeyed to the big city of Kingston in the late 1950’s with dreams of making it in the burgeoning record industry. He burst upon the scene with a brand new sound, inventing a genre of music that would come to be called Reggae, discovering a young Bob Marley and gaining international recognition as a record producer and solo artist. Soon he was being called upon by artists as diverse as The Clash and Paul McCartney to provide his unique sound.

Cast

Lee Perry

Lee Perry

Self

Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia

Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia

Self

Peter Tosh

Peter Tosh

Self

Benicio del Toro

Benicio del Toro

Narrator (voice)

Bob Marley

Bob Marley

Self

Crew

Ethan Higbee

Ethan Higbee

Director

Adam Bhala Lough

Adam Bhala Lough

Director