Gregory Isaacs

Acting

Gregory Isaacs

Born 1951-07-15 · Kingston, Jamaica, British West Indies (now Kingston, Jamaica)

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Gregory Anthony Isaacs  (15 July 1951 – 25 October 2010) was a Jamaican reggae musician. Milo Miles, writing in the New York Times, described Isaacs as "the most exquisite vocalist in reggae". His nicknames include Cool Ruler and Lonely Lover. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gregory Isaacs, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Acting credits

Rockers poster
7.2

Horsemouth, a drummer living in a ghetto of Kingston, plans to make money selling records. After his prized motorcycle is stolen, his plans fall through and he's forced to adapt.

Rockers

1979

Made in Jamaica poster
7.0

A powerful portrait of the leaders of the reggae music Movement, and how Reggae has become a worldwide phenomenon. The film showcases performances by the best Reggae and Dance Hall artists ever assembled. From their native ghetto to international fame, "Made in Jamaica" is the story of the artists who represent the Jamaican Dream.

Made in Jamaica

2006

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5.5

This is the 1983 edition of Jamaica’s annual Reggae Sunsplash in Montego Bay, a week-long showcase for some of the greatest names in reggae, ska, funk and dub poetry.

Cool Runnings: The Reggae Movie

1986

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Gregory Isaacs performs at the Brixton Academy, London, England.

Gregory Isaacs - Live at the Brixton Academy

1984

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Gregory Isaacs - Live in San Francisco

2003

Reggae at the BBC poster
5.0

An archive celebration of great reggae performances filmed in the BBC Studios, drawn from programmes such as The Old Grey Whistle Test, Top of the Pops and Later... with Jools Holland, and featuring the likes of Bob Marley and the Wailers, Gregory Isaacs, Desmond Dekker, Burning Spear, Althea and Donna, Dennis Brown, Buju Banton and many more.

Reggae at the BBC

2011

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Fans of the hot rhythms, cool vibe, and often outrageous lyrics of dancehall reggae will revel in this video, which captures a number of top dancehall MC's in action. Dancehall MC's features performances from Beenie Man, Gregory Isaacs, Snow, Baby Wayne, Leroy Smart, Ninjaman, Snagga Puss, and more.

Dancehall MC's

2001

Land of Look Behind poster
5.3

Vignettes portraying the Rastafarians in Jamaica feature the 1981 funeral of musician Bob Marley.

Land of Look Behind

1982