Culture — Reggae Vibes, Live 1987

This 1987 filmed live concert captures Culture, one of Jamaica’s most respected roots reggae groups, led by the inhabited voice of Joseph Hill. Emerging in the late 1970s with the cult album Two Sevens Clash, the trio embodies the spiritual and militant dimension of Rastafari reggae, between devotional song and social consciousness. This capture conveys the energy of a stage performance driven by deep roots rhythms, vocal harmonies and the charisma of Joseph Hill, a singer and lyricist with an unmistakable tone. The set runs through several tracks in the great tradition of Jamaican live reggae, where the stage extends the trance and message of the studio recordings. A precious archive document, this 1980s full concert testifies to the vitality of roots reggae on stage at a key moment in its international spread. A must for fans of reggae, roots and historic live captures, recorded in 1987.