Don Letts
Don Letts [DJ Set]
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Friday 26th April 2024
Don Lettsโ reputation has been firmly established in both the film and music world by a substantial body of work from the late 70โs through the 80โs, 90โs and well into the millennium. His work has been exhibited in The Kitchen N.Y.C, The Institute of Contemporary Art, The N.F.T in London and was honored at Brooklynโs BAM festival and The Milan Film festival. In March 2003 he won a Grammy for his documentary โWestway To The Worldโ.
He came to notoriety in the late 70โs as the DJ that single handedly turned a whole generation of punks onto reggae. It was whilst as a d.j at the first punk club โThe Roxyโ in 1977, that Don adopted the punk D.I.Y ethic and begun to make his first film โThe Punk Rock Movieโ. Shot on Super-8mm it is the only documentary on the U.K punk scene w/ Sex Pistols-The Clash and many others. This led to a period directing over 300 music videos for an eclectic mix of diverse artists ranging from Public Image to Bob Marley. He then moved into documentary work covering the likes of Gil Scot-Heron, The Jam, Sun Ra, George Clinton and most recently Paul McCartney. Dancehall Queen (co-directedby Rick Elgood) shot in location in Jamaica 1997 was his first feature film.
At the end of 2007 Don presented โSpeakers Cornerโ in conjunction with the British Arts council. Featuring several spoken word artists, poets and rappers with a musical band in a theatrical setting. The event toured the UK in November-December and was a contemporary response to the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the British slave trade.
Recently, Don has released an incredibly successful book โThere and Black Againโ, a compilation album for Late Night Tales, and a fantastic documentary film, โRebel Dreadโ.