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Harder Than the Rock: The Cimarons Story | movie | 2024 | Official Trailer
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9/3/2024
Reggae exploded in the 1970s and Cimarons, the UK's first reggae band, formed in 1967, were at its heart. Thousands of m | dG1fZkFFc1V1YkN1WkU
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In 1966, five musicians got together in Halstead.
00:09
They were the spark that started a big flame.
00:11
They were the band, you know, they were the start of it.
00:14
They played on 90% of the reggae music that make in this country.
00:18
Without Simmerons, there'd be no reggae music in the UK.
00:21
It's like what the Rolling Stones has done for rock and roll.
00:24
Almost every artist come from Jamaica, you have to work with Simmerons.
00:27
You name it.
00:28
They backed it.
00:29
They backed everybody.
00:30
Brothers and sisters, they're here with us tonight.
00:33
Put your hands together for the dynamic Simmerons!
00:41
It doesn't matter where you go.
00:43
If they play reggae music, you'll hear the name Simmerons.
00:46
They were the first to take reggae around the world.
00:49
It was amazing what I got out of it.
00:51
It's rebels.
00:52
It blew my mind, man.
00:53
This is an unprecedented feat for a British reggae band.
00:57
Higher, higher, higher, higher, higher, higher.
01:01
This is the 70s.
01:02
It was okay to be vocally racist.
01:05
They're crucial at that moment in time.
01:08
We just wanted to do music.
01:10
That's all we wanted to do.
01:12
Most bands in England used to support the Simmerons.
01:15
Classy jam.
01:16
They were asked to create an album by Paul McCartney.
01:19
My generation of musicians stand on the shoulders of bands like the Simmerons.
01:26
They just sort of disappeared out of view.
01:34
After all these years, I didn't think that I would survive this long.
01:38
When I'm on stage, I don't feel it.
01:40
I don't feel no pain at all.
01:42
You're in a different world.
01:43
Nothing can trouble you up there.
01:45
This is part of my heritage.
01:46
This is part of my culture.
01:49
People have given up everything for this music.
01:51
I broke down, man.
01:52
I cried.
01:54
I cried.
01:56
I'm just hoping that the band will continue.
02:01
That same authenticity is still there.
02:04
They can't stop.
02:07
We're getting older, but I'm sure the fun is done.
02:10
They can't stop until it's time for them to stop.
02:14
And that's not it.
02:17
There's more to come.
02:19
Simmerons!
02:22
That's true business.
02:26
Everybody has a destiny.
02:28
It doesn't matter how long it takes to get there.
02:31
And still, we're not human.
02:33
We are invincible.
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