Deep Roots Music: Volume 1: Revival / Ranking SoundsThis DVD consists of the first two parts of a six part series and features never before seen archive footage in addition to interviews with cultural historians, folklorists and musicologists. Also featured are performances by The Skatalites, Toots & The Maytals, Jimmy Cliff, Count Ossie, Byron Lee, and many many more. Part 1 "Revival" examines the evolution of African music and it's influence on culture and the formation of new styles, like ska. Part

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which allows for discovery of this absolutely innovative work in the mainstream of music directly referring to the output of the Cantor of Leipzig

with deep choruses

scene-stealers and lost gems from disco

Botnick and performers Craig Huxley and David Newman

creating new repertoire and embracing new technology

Whether solo

Thomas Bronzwaer's "Shadow World" and other reigning classics from tastemakers such as Above & Beyond

Michi Gaigg

and the death soon afterwards of Suk's own wife gave the work a new direction - it is dedicated to both of them

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In hindsight