SOUL SYNDICATE BAND
WORD, SOUND AND POWER (MVD)
This 1981 documentary about Jamaica's finest group of reggae instrumentalists combines insightful band interviews and discussions with live performances from the open air of a Kingston courtyard.
The Soul Syndicate Band has provided backing for records by Bob Marley and The Wailers, Toots and The Maytals, The Heptones, Burning Spear, Jimmy Cliff, and many others.
The film is unique in its blend of tension and relaxation, and its movement between city and the country.
"It is the closest American film audiences are likely to get to modern Jamaican music and to the ideas, experiences and emotions behind that music." - ROLLING STONE