Made In Jamaica

I watched this film last night and thought it was pretty good man. 

I liked Elephant Man on stage where he gets a skinny white man up on stage with him, when he is on tour in Europe, to get down and dirty with some women from the audience – one of them he calls “Lady Elephant”. 

Photo by luvey010677

I also liked the shots of Bounty Killer but desperately wanted to hear more from Lady Saw, Tanya Stephens and Vybz Kartel.  There was a bit too much old time reggae for my liking.

The film was a mix between documentary and social commentary on ghetto life and how it fuels the musical talent and also part slick music video staged shots going on. 

I would have filmed a more rough and ready version with a faster turnaround – most the the tracks were old old old – the thing was recorded in 2006 and only just showing now. 

But it had great music including Gregory Isaacs singing Denham Town as a funeral passes by and great scenic shots – cinematography was perfect. 

The start showed Bogle dancing and then how he got shot.

 

I interviewed Elephant Man at a club one time and he was really hating on John Hype before that shooting so there was a lot of animosity going around at that time.  RIP Bogle.