Lee "Scratch" Perry and the Homegrownband - Cité de la Musique - Paris - 21.04.2017.

Format:

• Video

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• South America, Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean.
• Jamaicans.
• French.
• Music festivals.
• Musical performances.

Local Subjects:

• South America, Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean.
• Jamaicans.
• French.
• Music festivals.
• Musical performances.

Genre:

• Performance

Physical Description:

1 online resource (49 minutes)

Other Title:

Lee "Scratch" Perry and the Homegrownband - Live at Cité de la Musique de Paris

Place of Publication:

Paris, Ile-de-France : Qwest TV, 2017.

Language Note:

• In French.
• In English.
• Original language in French.
• Original language in English.

System Details:

video file

Summary:

Those who got high on Jamaican music in the 1970s with Jimmy Cliff and Bob Marley never fail to return to flagship albums and compilations such as Heart Of The Congos, King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown by Augustus Pablo, Best Of Studio 1, The Trojan Story ... In all these configurations, to varying degrees, Lee "Scratch" Perry is always in the loop. Rainford Hugh Perry earned his nickname "Scratch" for his delirious skill at the controls of studio consoles and mixing desks. This mischievous artist was born in 1936 in a village in colonial Jamaica, still steeped in Yoruba traditions. He trained as a sound engineer with the legendary Coxsone Dodds before setting up his own labels Upsetter and Black Art Studio. A brilliant producer, he became one of the pioneers in the development of dub. It is therefore a complete pleasure to discover this performance by the ever green octogenarian. He is accompanied by a group of solid European musicians – Lee "Scratch" Perry now living in Switzerland, as well. Nothing is left to chance in the multiple Rasta symbols or in the scenic gestures of the small leaping steps. Keyboards, brass, melodica and rhythmic loops refer to the codes of the best era of reggae. It’s never been a secret that Lee "Scratch" Perry is more of a performer than a singer: he makes do with a form of "spoken-sung" that is not lacking in charm. The repertoire borrows from Bob Marley, an artist he accompanied in his early days (Punk Reggae Party; Crazy Baldhead, Small Axe) before slipping into his own compositions (Curly Locks, Soul Fire, War Ina Babylon). Throughout this performance, he gives off the same impertinence as a Brigitte Fontaine, always on the edge of kitsch and the same Ubu-esque delirium as a Hermeto Pascoal. Philippe Lesage

Notes:

• Performed Cité de la Musique - Philharmonie de Paris
• Title from resource description page (viewed July 15, 2024).