Third World — Uprising Festival, Bratislava, 2019

Live concert by Third World at the Uprising Festival in Bratislava, Slovakia, in 2019. Founded in Kingston in 1973, Third World is among the most enduring and influential Jamaican reggae bands, famous for fusing roots reggae with soul, funk and R&B. On the stage of the region’s biggest reggae festival, set by the Zlaté Piesky lake, the band rolls out a seasoned set in which swaying grooves, horns and vocal harmonies invite movement. Shaped by decades of touring around the world, the musicians set timeless classics against infectious energy, faithful to a message of positivity and unity. This filmed live recording captures the warmth of an open-air concert and the rapport between a band and an international crowd. An ideal document for fans of reggae, roots and filmed live concerts, bearing witness to the undiminished stage vitality of a genre institution, still able to make crowds dance far beyond the Caribbean.