The man who built reggae's sound system empire finally gets his flowers.
This feature length documentary charts the story of the great Bunny ‘Striker’ Lee. A legend himself, there’s not a lot of pioneers of roots and reggae that he didn’t work with, becoming the go-to producer for that dub sound coming out of Jamaica in the sixties and seventies, further cementing his legacy when he started licensing his productions straight to London labels. Diggory Kenrick’s doco calls on not only Lee himself to tell the story, but features the likes of U Roy, Dennis Alcapone, Lee “Scratch” Perry, Sly and Robbie, Johnny Clarke and Johnny Holt among others.
Score
The soundtrack IS the subject—pure foundational reggae.
Production
Rare footage of Lee Perry and Sly & Robbie in their prime.
Writing
Oral history structure lets legends speak for themselves.
Director
Diggory Kenrick
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Bunny Lee earned his 'Striker' nickname from his days as a footballer and his relentless work ethic in the studio.
Lee pioneered the 'flying cymbal' sound that defined 1970s roots reggae, later sampled by everyone from Beastie Boys to Major Lazer.
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