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Toots and the Maytals live / director, Tom Mitchell ; produced by Citi TV Santa Monica and Katherine King for Twilite Concerts.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Academic Video Online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Reggae music.
- Ska (Music).
- Genre:
- Concert films.
- Reggae music.
- Ska (Music)
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (61 minutes)
- Other Title:
- Live at Santa Monica Pier
- Place of Publication:
- Paris, France : Qwest TV, 2000.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- System Details:
- video file
- Summary:
- Frederick Hibbert aka Toots is a legend of Jamaican music. A ska master in the 1960s with the Maytals, he participated in the cultural transformation of the young Caribbean nation before setting the term reggae in stone with "Do The Reggay." Filmed by Tom Mitchell in August 1997 at the Santa Monica Pier, the singer acknowledges a lineage with southern soul and names like Wilson Pickett and Eddie Floyd. A fact perceptible with "Pomps And Pride," a classic from his 70s discography; through "Monkey Man," the rude anthem taken up more than forty years ago by Jerry Dammers and the classy Specials; and thanks to the aptly named "Funky Kingston," a devilishly groovy stomper in which Toots imposes a volcanic tone to say the least. Illustrated by colorful playing and introductions in the strict American liturgical tradition, this open-air concert of one hour recalls the essential place occupied by the stage in the career of the late performer. An obvious phenomenon when listening to the autobiographical "54-46, That's My Number," a track acclaimed at the end of the 60s by the British public and more precisely by the aficionados of the Pyramid catalog: let's dance! Vincent Caffiaux.
- Participant:
- Toots Hibbert, vocals ; Paul Douglas, Steve Douglas, drums ; Val Douglas, bass ; Rad Bryan, Andy Bassford, guitars ; Bernie Pitters, keyboards.
- Notes:
- Title from title screen (viewed December 12, 2022).
- Recorded live Santa Monica Pier, California August 7th, 1997.
- OCLC:
- 1358780088
- Publisher Number:
- ASP5363502/marc
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