The late Lee Scratch Perry toured Aotearoa in 1999, a sixty three year old Jamaican reggae legend and dub pioneer who produced and nurtured a young Bob Marley, co-wrote 'Police and Thieves' with Junior Murvin, released scores of recordings from 1969 on, who was often perceived as "a mad man ".
Lee "Scratch" Perry Photo: cc-by-2.0 socksasgloves
RNZ producer Mike Young ventured into the jungle of Lee Scratch Perry's sold-out Wellington show and captured some of his knowledge on tape. Lee Scratch Perry: From Africa to New Zealand pays homage to the man by treating the interview in dub style, incorporating Perry's music with shards of words flying through the echo chamber that might be the inside of Lee Scratch Perry's mind...you may not understand every word but you still get the irie vibe. JAH LIVES.
Lee 'Scratch' Perry died on 29 August 2021 in Jamaica, aged 85.
This programme was created and produced by Mike Young for National Radio, 1999.
Music Details:
Dub Revolution - Lee Perry & Upsetters (L.Perry) Island
One Step Forward - Max Romeo (L.Perry/M.Romeo) Island
War Ina Babylon - Max Romeo (L.Perry/M.Romeo) Island
Dreadlocks in Moonlight - Lee Perry (L.Perry) Island
Police & Thieves - Junior Marvin (L.Perry/J.Marvin) Island
Curly Locks - Lee Perry (L.Perry) Island
Roast Fish & Cornbread - Lee Perry (L.Perry) Island
Rastaman Shuffle - The Upsetters (L.Perry) Island
Sufferers Dub - The Upsetters (L.Perry) Island
Mr.President - The Heptones & Jah Lion (L.Sibbles/Llewellyn/Morgan) Island
