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PETER MASON recommends an excellent documentary on Trojan Records, the label that made reggae so popular in Britain

AN ABSORBING and visually sumptuous documentary, Rudeboy: The Story of Trojan Records rushes by in no time as it chronicles the rise and fall of Trojan.

 

Skilfully melding old footage from Jamaica and Britain with actors playing the main protagonists in the story, plus contemporary interviews with now-ageing singing stars and producers, director Nicholas Jack Davies has lovingly crafted a film that could hardly do greater honour to a label that meant such a lot to so many people and which remains a beloved cultural symbol.

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