Reggae: The Story of Jamaican Music: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Reggae: The Story of Jamaican Music is an impressive documentary made by director Mike Connolly for the BBC. This series was originally aired in 2002 and it follows the evolution of Reggae Music from Mento and Ska, all the way up to Roots, Dub, and Dancehall. The film shows the story of how Jamaica conquered the world through its music.

Series details

• Title: Reggae: The Story of Jamaican Music
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: Music
• Premiere date: 2002-10-29
• Final broadcast date listed: 2002-10-31
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC Two
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 180 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 31881
• IMDb ID: tt0411802
• TVDB ID: 312193

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2002-10-29; final listed air date 2002-10-31; episode order: 3.

Source and licence

Adapted from Reggae: The Story of Jamaican Music on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.