The Upsetter: The Life and Music of Lee Scratch Perry

2008 "The Life and Music of Lee Scratch Perry"
The Upsetter: The Life and Music of Lee Scratch Perry
6.8| 1h35m| en| Documentary, Music
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The Upsetter tells the fascinating story of Lee Scratch Perry a visionary musician and artist from poor rural Jamaica who journeyed to the big city of Kingston in the late 1950’s with dreams of making it in the burgeoning record industry. He burst upon the scene with a brand new sound, inventing a genre of music that would come to be called Reggae, discovering a young Bob Marley and gaining international recognition as a record producer and solo artist. Soon he was being called upon by artists as diverse as The Clash and Paul McCartney to provide his unique sound.

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  • The Upsetter: The Life and Music of Lee Scratch Perry Cast
Lee Perry as Himself
Haile Selassie as Himself
Peter Tosh as Himself
Benicio del Toro as Narrator (voice)