I can't believe how proper everything demonstrated here sounds compared to a lot of the tutorials you get these days. Plus, Sly and Robbie - this is brilliant
This used to be on t.v. The programme was called "rock school" bbc 2. 1979. 1984. Every week was different. Loved it. Great insperationalists. Came a cross this video by mistake.. Tear in my eye... Great team.
I'm a reggae musician and this is the best brief reggae tutorial I've ever seen. I'm glad that all of the elements of the rhythm sections are discussed. Just watching a reggae guitar, reggae bass, or reggae drums tutorial will be a disservice to the player because all of these instruments work closely in tandem. They all must understand one another and each of their roles in the band in order to be successful.
exactly, it is so helpful to have the roles of the drummer, bassist and rhythm guitarist spelled out in very practical musical theory terms and also in the techniques the players need to practice. This the only one that I have found so far that makes you think like a band member...I can't wait to check out the funk lesson that they developed.
That's so true. Eve of one medium and the dawn of another. Although I will say that if you're into gardening Gardener's World on BBC and Gardening Australia on ABC still keep up the quality. They have become oasis in a desert though... I watch them online and sooner they fully make the switch the better.
This is so good. Compare this - which was a mainstream UK TV program 40 years ago - with current programming, and you see how far we've come (i.e. backwards - now you'd have to seek RUclips or specialist channels, while "normal" TV is brain burgers for zombies.
Remember this so well. Dry as a bone 6th form college style British TV meets Sly and Robbie. But if you wanted to learn something (and had a VCR) it was essential stuff.
Rock school. Only time I saw this was when I did a bunk of school. So saw a few. Mint series. Even Midge Ure did a solo. Thanks for the upload. Takes me back many years. Brilliant
On guitar and bass I usually play within the boundaries of blues or punk but damn! The way this group of sensational musicians have broken that down makes me feel like stepping out of my comfort zone. Brilliant stuff, thank you for the upload. Very useful to a beginner in the field of reggae! Wonderful.
This is from about 1982 I think so it's interesting that it is only a couple years or so from the huge sea change that came to Reggae with the ' Digital ' era.
I remember this excellent series first broadcast by the BBC in the early 80's..... These guys could play play any genre of music and put the lessons across in a way that made it really interesting and fun to learn.... There was also a great book to accompany the series.... Still have it and still refer to it from time to time.... I wonder if the rest of the series is available to view ? Thanks for sharing.... One love
one of the best reggae-records I was ever listening to and that was ever recorded.... o' man... that energy, the play a fully 50min live concerts without even stopping... sly and robbie in their younger years they were simply brilliant.... and I'm sure they were quite devoted to Bob and rhythm all the same... this vid is cool, too !!
The song that SLY DUNBAR is referencing at from 7:40 - 8:50 is called HEART MADE OF STONE by THE VICEROYS released around 1981-82 . . . check it out on RUclips . . ps. Absoultley LOVE this clip.
This is amazing! I've always listened to reggae but am only now starting to learn how to play. Something like this would never fly on mainstream tv these days. It requires a lot of attention which I think many place elsewhere. It's not a bad thing, things are just different!
amazing, truly authentic... linking you (through cultures, races, and time) to the roots of what's this educational is about: reggae and ska... the playing style, as well as the thinking and the attitude... such a fine and true introduction...
@@pradheesandeepana watch ruclips.net/video/wQXyK1uxTps/видео.html @10.00 mins in the words of BUNNY LEE no less: "...England is the gateway to real reggae music". Learn some reggae history.
Wow, from deep in my past, Rock School! In the US, it was on PBS, I believe. I watched every episode. It was my first lesson in reggae (other than what I could learn by listening to it), and I learned important concepts for playing the blues, such as harmonic tension.
At 9:38: This is a wonderful projection of information with sheer elegance, grace, and class. You are a very well-spoken young man. Maintain your gracious character and do not get side-tracked.
Jah, Jahhhh Rastafari thank you very much for the reggae course and lesson. I'm one of many Māoris(indeginous people) of New Zealand, Aotearoa. We found a place to belong and strive in(at least we thought and think so since the white man(Pakeha) held us back and didnt let us speak our language. I really appreciated watching this as im a young avid keen musician trying to teach myself the reggae guitar and bass mainly. Thanks so much for uploading this what a gem.
What an incredible group of musicians and fantastic tutorial. I am a reggae musician and I have a hard time explaining to my friends how to play the various rhythms in reggae. This lays it all out demonstraing the techniques by masterful reggae artists. Thank you so much for this beautiful video!
This was an 80s show but I forget where I saw it definitely english in origin of the video - commonwealth / Jamaica the origin of the Music. Black Uhuru with Sly Robbie, Duckie Simpson singing and Puma Jones (Columbia U NY in the Original Band) in the most advanced line of Reggae that got lost somewhere in transition to inependence perhaps a function of the changing financial dynamics of the music industry. Now we here more reggaeton and dance hall.
Interesting and educational. I remember this vaguely. I only heard later that there is a difference between rockers and steppers (former 2 bass drum on a bar, latter 4), and that mento already had a "kerchanga" (guitar) sound, but that's nitpicking. Great upload.
Au début de la vidéo c'est le groupe "black uhuru" qu'on voit l'un des meilleur groupe de reggae mais n'oublions pas les autres comme Steel Pulse , Burning Spear, Third World, Peter Tosh, Toots and the Maytals, Gregory Issacs, U roy , Bunny Wailer, Pablo Moses etc... mais le roi du reggae restera à jamais " BOB MARLEY "
the first song is plastic smile by black uhuru, which was produced by sly and robbie on their taxi label the band backing black uhuru was sly and robbie
I saw this on dutch tv at the time. Another Rockschool episode was on funk and featured Bootsy Collins talking about the One (that clip is here on yt).
Check out Sly and Robbie's album rhythm killer. It's totally not what you'd expect. Also, Dennis Bovell is a legend for putting music under LKJ's poems.
"Reggae is not just music it's an attitude of mind"
what a wise word i heard today ❤💛💚
I can't believe how proper everything demonstrated here sounds compared to a lot of the tutorials you get these days. Plus, Sly and Robbie - this is brilliant
this video is a gem
The only Reggae Tutorial online I've seen so far that 'shows' and describes the technicalities perfectly. much appreciated.
owenkilleen yes, there are very few reggae tutorials. Good ones anyway.
This used to be on t.v.
The programme was called "rock school"
bbc 2. 1979. 1984.
Every week was different.
Loved it.
Great insperationalists.
Came a cross this video by mistake..
Tear in my eye...
Great team.
I am not done watching this and I feel this is the best tutorial I have ever seen.
I'm a reggae musician and this is the best brief reggae tutorial I've ever seen. I'm glad that all of the elements of the rhythm sections are discussed. Just watching a reggae guitar, reggae bass, or reggae drums tutorial will be a disservice to the player because all of these instruments work closely in tandem. They all must understand one another and each of their roles in the band in order to be successful.
exactly, it is so helpful to have the roles of the drummer, bassist and rhythm guitarist spelled out in very practical musical theory terms and also in the techniques the players need to practice. This the only one that I have found so far that makes you think like a band member...I can't wait to check out the funk lesson that they developed.
It's like they're tied together at the ends. Like a conga line or centipede of music.
I watch this monthly or so. And it keeps me grounded.
Yes and I'm Hendrix, don't know why people have to lie.
@@thehomefront1905 who lied?
Reggae is one of the very, very best genres. I adore it.
I would sweep the streets in Jamaica for as long as I could stand it if I got to hang out with some of my favorite artists.
I have been obsessed with it for like 23 years. Everything about it.
We gotta petition the BBC to bring Rock School back!!!
If this was the quality of educational tv back then things have been dumbed down massively since.
Yes, unfortunately it's really gone downhill since this show ended. I used to watch every episode.
Thankfully, the quality of educational videos on the internet is great.
Dictator Rich
Yes - hardly anything worth watching on TV any more but the Internet seems to have replaced it as a source of educational videos.
That's so true. Eve of one medium and the dawn of another. Although I will say that if you're into gardening Gardener's World on BBC and Gardening Australia on ABC still keep up the quality. They have become oasis in a desert though... I watch them online and sooner they fully make the switch the better.
I remember watching this when it came out, it was totally awesome, still looks good
This is so good. Compare this - which was a mainstream UK TV program 40 years ago - with current programming, and you see how far we've come (i.e. backwards - now you'd have to seek RUclips or specialist channels, while "normal" TV is brain burgers for zombies.
Remember this so well. Dry as a bone 6th form college style British TV meets Sly and Robbie. But if you wanted to learn something (and had a VCR) it was essential stuff.
I remember watching this in the early 80s. What a great show!
Rock school. Only time I saw this was when I did a bunk of school. So saw a few. Mint series. Even Midge Ure did a solo. Thanks for the upload. Takes me back many years. Brilliant
Top 3 of my faves from 'Rock School BBC'.
I remember this from decades ago, a series called "Rock Club" possibly.
This is still very good tutoring and comes across so very well. Memories...
@paul lawson Thank you Paul for reviving the old grey matter on this one, that's the programmes I was thinking about.
Rockschool!! I grew up on this! At age 10-12 we waited & held our breath for each episode...a 13 pt series I think? God Bless...PBS ;)
On guitar and bass I usually play within the boundaries of blues or punk but damn! The way this group of sensational musicians have broken that down makes me feel like stepping out of my comfort zone. Brilliant stuff, thank you for the upload. Very useful to a beginner in the field of reggae! Wonderful.
This is from about 1982 I think so it's interesting that it is only a couple years or so from the huge sea change that came to Reggae with the ' Digital ' era.
I remember this excellent series first broadcast by the BBC in the early 80's..... These guys could play play any genre of music and put the lessons across in a way that made it really interesting and fun to learn.... There was also a great book to accompany the series.... Still have it and still refer to it from time to time.... I wonder if the rest of the series is available to view ? Thanks for sharing.... One love
Do you remember the name of that program? I'm very interested on watching more episodes, is very entertaining and informative.
pedromrls6 The series was called Rockschool. There should be other episodes available to watch on youtube.
Thank you very much for the information.
Rock school
Miss you, Bill
What a show! And praise to Dennis Bovell showing his skills at the end!!!
one of the best reggae-records I was ever listening to and that was ever recorded.... o' man... that energy, the play a fully 50min live concerts without even stopping... sly and robbie in their younger years they were simply brilliant.... and I'm sure they were quite devoted to Bob and rhythm all the same... this vid is cool, too !!
I still have all the recordings from bbc1 rockschool learnt a lot from these, years ago, went to see Henry Thomas in London at a bass clinic
Yh I saw the bass player at a bass clinic in Birmingham many years ago learnt a lot from them guys thanks for posting
I’m an American watching British people talk about Jamaican music
with durch subtitles thrown in sometimes on top of it all :D
It have a lot of sense in tha way the music travel around the history
one love
Im a New Zealander reading about an American watching Brits talk about Jamaican music
@@Gio-qb7uc I'm brazilian reading about a New Zealander talking about an American watching Brits talk about Jamaican music HAHAHAHA
Yes! I remember seeing this program on TV back in the day. 👍
my god this is so well written.
The song that SLY DUNBAR is referencing at from 7:40 - 8:50 is called HEART MADE OF STONE by THE VICEROYS released around 1981-82 . . . check it out on RUclips . .
ps. Absoultley LOVE this clip.
Great vid. Something about the background setting makes me think of Sesame Street. It's like Sesame Street for musicians.
Sesame St was for musicians
@@patkelly3966 ye bwa :D
My man on the drums is killing it 💯
This is amazing! I've always listened to reggae but am only now starting to learn how to play. Something like this would never fly on mainstream tv these days. It requires a lot of attention which I think many place elsewhere. It's not a bad thing, things are just different!
amazing, truly authentic... linking you (through cultures, races, and time) to the roots of what's this educational is about: reggae and ska... the playing style, as well as the thinking and the attitude...
such a fine and true introduction...
Still very inspiring vid - 30 years ago or so, it inspired me to learn reggae guitar. Big up!!!
ROCKSCHOOL. I saw this when it first aired. Thanks for posting!
not surprising such a good video lesson is british since the UK is the second home of reggae
No it's because of the history. Lots of reggae records were imported to the UK and many people there started making the music.
SuperDeluxeAnuzBleach what ? 🙄
We like Reggae A LOOOOT in Hawaii too. :)
The main form of popular music here is called "Jawaiian". It's reggae music with R&B style vocals.
@@pradheesandeepana watch ruclips.net/video/wQXyK1uxTps/видео.html @10.00 mins in the words of BUNNY LEE no less: "...England is the gateway to real reggae music". Learn some reggae history.
@@clicheguevara5282 like rocksteady? 😁😁
Wow, from deep in my past, Rock School! In the US, it was on PBS, I believe. I watched every episode. It was my first lesson in reggae (other than what I could learn by listening to it), and I learned important concepts for playing the blues, such as harmonic tension.
Loved it!
Denis Bovell, legend
I was just thinking that he’s a beast
So thrilled to find this again! Thought I'd lost it.
Such a helpful video!
This is great!
Thank you for posting.
This was on PUBLIC TELEVISION - it was called "ROCK SCHOOL" - I'm simply thrilled to have stumbled upon at least ONE episode from back then!
This is pure gold! Thanks!
THANK YOU!!!! God I remember this program.. Great TV program
At 9:38: This is a wonderful projection of information with sheer elegance, grace, and class. You are a very well-spoken young man. Maintain your gracious character and do not get side-tracked.
If memory serves me well a West Indian friend in 1964 introduced me to another facet of this music he called it Blue Beat.
That's amazing these live dubs!!! give thanks give thanks, very good introduction
what an ace tutorial. thanks for sticking it on youtube.
This is brilliant, learned so much. Excellent lesson
best teachers on the internet yet, reggae, you guys explain it really well, Unlike the rest of non jamaican explainers.
Wow, I didnt' know Reggae has this many elements. This clip will assist me greatly for a cover I'm doing. Thanks
Very well done. So thorough, and explained perfectly.
Yo this is good, I remember watching this in the 1980's
What a video. It explains the techniques so clearly.
Jah, Jahhhh Rastafari thank you very much for the reggae course and lesson. I'm one of many Māoris(indeginous people) of New Zealand, Aotearoa. We found a place to belong and strive in(at least we thought and think so since the white man(Pakeha) held us back and didnt let us speak our language.
I really appreciated watching this as im a young avid keen musician trying to teach myself the reggae guitar and bass mainly. Thanks so much for uploading this what a gem.
Great educational info! The outfits make it all that more special.
Awesome old video! Love!
This is so cool Great musical tips.Please share.Big up all the teaching musicians.Dub Wise.,
great footage, awesome sly and robbie appearance
What an incredible group of musicians and fantastic tutorial. I am a reggae musician and I have a hard time explaining to my friends how to play the various rhythms in reggae. This lays it all out demonstraing the techniques by masterful reggae artists. Thank you so much for this beautiful video!
Really enjoy this. Thnks for posting.
Thanks for posting! Awesome stuff!
best video lesson that i ever seen! Thanks to creattors of this one!
ESSE CARA E MUITO BOM IRMÃO SALVE O REGGAE
we need an update on this kind of tv
exactly!! television should be like this... cultural, educational, art- and humanism-centric ... spreading knowledge and a bright attitude...
Excellent ! And Dennis is on it 😁
Excellent video! Sly and Robbie look so baked though, I wonder how they manage to stay awake...
The word back when Sly and Robbie were most prolific, that they DID NOT use drugs/get high. They worked so hard they needed to be focused...
thanx, excellent lesson
This amazing video makes me feel da Jah
love the Dennis Bovell footage.
This group is great! I don't know when this video was made, but it looks like it is from the 1980s or early 1990s.
Earlier 80s. So 1981
brilliant, brilliant lecture
Reggae SOUL MUSIC !!!
I remember when this episode aired on Rock School.......
i remember that show very cool...
I learned a lot. Great video
What a well-made, super detailed video!
A very informative and synthetic document. So valuable ! Thanks a lot
this is amazing. thanks
love that snare
Wow, i remember this on tv as a kid!
WOW, for some reason I was thinking about this episode of this programme a couple of weeks ago..
This was an 80s show but I forget where I saw it definitely english in origin of the video - commonwealth / Jamaica the origin of the Music. Black Uhuru with Sly Robbie, Duckie Simpson singing and Puma Jones (Columbia U NY in the Original Band) in the most advanced line of Reggae that got lost somewhere in transition to inependence perhaps a function of the changing financial dynamics of the music industry. Now we here more reggaeton and dance hall.
"little bit" british... love it! ^^
Amazing lovely learning experience. Can anyone identify what model of s type guitar she's playing? I love it
Nice pretty cool lesson!
Interesting and educational. I remember this vaguely. I only heard later that there is a difference between rockers and steppers (former 2 bass drum on a bar, latter 4), and that mento already had a "kerchanga" (guitar) sound, but that's nitpicking. Great upload.
13:15-13:31 my favourite part.
Au début de la vidéo c'est le groupe "black uhuru" qu'on voit l'un des meilleur groupe de reggae mais n'oublions pas les autres comme Steel Pulse , Burning Spear, Third World, Peter Tosh, Toots and the Maytals, Gregory Issacs, U roy , Bunny Wailer, Pablo Moses etc... mais le roi du reggae restera à jamais " BOB MARLEY "
Dankje voor de upload!
the first song is plastic smile by black uhuru, which was produced by sly and robbie on their taxi label
the band backing black uhuru was sly and robbie
My favorite style is 80s, mainly digi Reggae. and heavy snare.
Thank You for that!
Fantastic video
That was awesome
Lots of truth of my native reggae !
I saw this on dutch tv at the time. Another Rockschool episode was on funk and featured Bootsy Collins talking about the One (that clip is here on yt).
Goed was dat hè? Funk bass? De basis toon op 1 en voor de rest zoek je het maar uit. :D
Great to watch again
Wow that’s great Rip Robbie!!
damn i love this 10 times
I remember watching this years ago
Interesting video nice one!
Check out Sly and Robbie's album rhythm killer. It's totally not what you'd expect.
Also, Dennis Bovell is a legend for putting music under LKJ's poems.
Sly and Robbie also made triphop music
Bass man has some incredible music fingers, fingers long agile coordinated slender
Great lesson for the youth them to learn fast