The Upsetter: The Life and Music of Lee Scratch Perry

6.5 / 10

(9 votes)

The Upsetter tells the fascinating story of Lee Scratch Perry a visionary musician and artist from poor rural Jamaica who journeyed to the big city of Kingston in the late 1950’s with dreams of making it in the burgeoning record industry. He burst upon the scene with a brand new sound, inventing a genre of music that would come to be called Reggae, discovering a young Bob Marley and gaining international recognition as a record producer and solo artist. Soon he was being called upon by artists as diverse as The Clash and Paul McCartney to provide his unique sound.

Country:

United States of America

Genre:

Documentary,

Music

Duration:

95 minutes

Year:

2008

Director:

Ethan Higbee

Cast:
Lee Perry

Himself

Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia

Himself

Peter Tosh

Himself

Benicio del Toro

Narrator (voice)

Bob Marley

Crew:
Ethan Higbee

Director

Adam Bhala Lough

Director