videos tagged capleton
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2007
Feb
2007
In this 23 minute documentary, we are taken to Jamaica - to the Dancehalls in Jamaica, to be precise. Opening up with a news item about police raiding a dance, the video sets the tone straight from the start.
The camera turns from the police to Capleton, who has a different approach to the violence so often connected with this form of music. More fire, but righteous fire this time.
And so, Capleton calls a townhall meeting. But there, it is decided that politicians only lead the people astray, and so
In this rare piece of footage, shot in the 1980's, Jah Shaka and Mad Professor reveal back ground information about Dub and Sound Systems.
Shaka speaks about his usage of home-built equipment and the main emphasis on the conscious use of frequencies (EQing), which can make or break a good musical work in the mix.
Mad Professor speaks about the influence that a good Dub can have one someone's mood, for it can give strength in a time of downpression.
A nice and almost humoristic clip from the movie
