The film The Harder They Come (1972) was the first major commercial film released from Jamaica, and its soundtrack is widely cited as among the greatest and as a turning point in reggae's international rise.
January 01, 1972
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Positions the film and its soundtrack as culturally significant for Jamaican cinema and the global spread of reggae.
Jimmy Cliff was a Jamaican reggae singer and actor who emerged from Kingston's 1960s music scene and was a pioneer of reggae alongside contemporaries Bob Marley, Toots Hibbert, and Peter Tosh.
January 01, 1960
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Describes Cliff's origins and his role within the development of reggae in Jamaica.