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Dub Echoes (2008)

Dub Echoes poster
Directed by
Bruno Natal
Genre
documentary film
Country
Brazil
Runtime
1h 15m
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This documentary traces the origins of dub reggae and its impact on electronic music and hip hop. It features interviews with key figures like Sly and Robbie, Lee Perry, and DJ Spooky. The film travels to Jamaica, the United States, England, and Brazil to tell this musical story.

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What happens

Dub Echoes is een Braziliaanse muziekdocumentaire uit 2007 van regisseur Bruno Natal. De film behandelt dubreggae en de invloed daarvan op andere muziekgenres, waaronder elektronische muziek en hiphop aan de hand van interviews met onder andere Sly & Robbie, Bill Laswell, Lee Perry, Adrian Sherwood en DJ Spooky. De film van 75 minuten is opgenomen in Jamaica, de Verenigde Staten, Engeland en Brazilië en won de publieksprijs voor beste film op het Festiwal Muzyka i Świat (World and Music Festival) in Krakau. In 2009 werd de film uitgebracht op dvd en de soundtrack op dubbel-cd. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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