A relaxed party at the British Colonial Hilton gardens in honour of Jamesie, King of Scratch.
Can you believe the local steel band drummer played Abba's dancing Queen (with a tape) and 3 steel drums?
Jamesie King Of Scratch
US Virgin Islands / 2006 / 90 mins
Documentary
Shown in the Caribbean Spotlight
Award-winning filmmaker Andrea E. Leland collaborated with James Brewster to create a 70-minute documentary and archiving project. The result of their collaboration is a spirited musical journey to the Caribbean focusing on Scratch band music (also known as Quelbe) , an indigenous, grass-roots form of folk music from the Virgin Islands that was recently declared the official music of the Virgin Islands.
The film played wonderfully. Darryl Hannah in attendance with a full house. The audience engaged in a long exchange with Andrea suggesting to follow the story with more documentaries of the islands heritage musics...
