Edward Seaga interview [UNCUT]

While the former Prime Minister’s politics divide opinion (to say the least), there is no denying his impact on the business of music in Jamaica. He certainly does not underestimate it himself. In today’s terms Seaga’s business practices would be termed “disruptive”. In his case, of the traditional “blank label” business. This, he suggests, opened the way for local music, and its eventual international success. As he tells Steve Barrow in this 1995 interview, he first approached music with the as an anthropological researcher in the 1950s, recording Jamaican folk music, both secular and religious. A Folkways recording followed, and then his own label, West Indies Records Ltd (WIRL). As an added bonus, you’ll find out the curious connection between “Beard Man Shuffle” and the JBC’s “Teenage Dance Party”. Essential viewing, illustrating the crucial connection between politics and music that, while not unique to the country, is essential to understanding it. Subscribe : http://goo.gl/BV2SJb Like our Facebook page : https://goo.gl/2Fr3k0 Follow Us on Twitter : https://goo.gl/akXaIn Visit our website : http://goo.gl/LaHHZt The Palm Channel will present some of the highlights from our catalogue, an eclectic mix of original short films, interviews from our archives exploring the roots and branches of Jamaican music, and much more. Created by Island Records founder Chris Blackwell (Bob Marley, U2, Grace Jones etc.). Palm Pictures has always pushed musical boundaries and encouraged unlikely collaborations. Since the late 90's it has been a leader in the convergence of music and film, producing and distributing music documentaries, arthouse & foreign cinema, and music videos.