Babylon FILM WED AUG 5th, 8.30pm @ Regent Street Cinema

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Soul Jazz Records presents Sound + Image: Music in Film

ESSENTIAL Cult classic British reggae film! A compelling story of racism,violence and bigotry suffered everyday by black Britains in 1970s London, told as a thriller with a heavy reggae soundtrack!

Babylon was filmed on the streets of Deptford and Brixton.The story centres on sound system culture and themes of police racism, violence against blacks, poverty and disillusion with lack of opportunities. Dennis Bovell made the classic soundtrack.There is also music by Yabby You, Azwad, Michael Prophet and I Roy.

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Soul Jazz Records curates this season of music-related films – from Motown and Civil Rights Jazz to Reggae, Brazilian  Bossa Nova, Jean-Luc Godard's groundbreaking Rolling Stones documentary and more. All of these films rely heavily on the relationship between music, film, politics and society. More importantly - they're all wicked!

Soul Jazz Records' founder Stuart Baker will introduce each of the films and Soul Jazz Records’ Soundsystem DJ’s  in the bar before and after each screening!

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Complete list of this Soul Jazz Records season of film screenings at Regent Street Cinema, London Wednesdays throughout August 2015 here

The new Regent Street Cinema is 2 minutes from Oxford Circus tube. See details here