As anyone who knows me can tell you, I am a serious reggae buff. Here are some of my favorite “Roots” era clips on You Tube. First up, a look at a reggae sound system in England in 1978. Note how few women are in this club.

 
The Gladiators recording session session captured in the clip above (taken from Roots Rock Reggae, one of the best, if not the best, reggae documentary) really starts to cook when they perform Hearsay. When someone says they don’t “get” reggae, play them this clip!

 
Reggae great Johnny Clarke sings a mellow version of None Shall Escape the Justice in Bunny Lee’s studio (I prefer the faster version of this song, but it’s still ace to see a vintage performance like this, an extended version of the bit seen in Roots Rock Reggae)

 
And finally the Jah Shaka Soundsystem from the 1981 UK film Babylon. The sound is so thick you could cut it with a knife.