Showtime DVD

In June 2011, we organised a live event called Showtime, featuring 15 MCs sharing a stage and passing the mic in soundsystem style.

Showtime was an explosion of UK dancehall history, bringing together legends from every era of British club music to share the mic and spit lyrics over classic dancehall riddims.

In this feature length film, Rollo Jackson (Tape Crackers, Toddla T, Hot Chip) captures the magical live performances and takes us behind the bright lights and onstage hype, conducting in-depth interviews with pioneers of the UK scene like Stylo G, Wiley, Glamma Kid, Stush, Skibadee, Lady Chann, and Riko Dan.

The result is an epic document of UK music culture and a vital piece of oral history, telling a story which is often forgotten or misrepresented by the mainstream.

Watch a preview below.