At the end of the 70's a new sound came out of England. It was the meeting of Reggae and a more pop and soul influenced vibe, it was born in London and was called Lovers Rock.

In the 70's Britain's, Jamaican population starts to assert its own musical and cultural footprint. From this decade comes a flowering musical energy, a reimaging of identity through Jamaican Ska.

When Jamaican Clive Campbell went to New York, he started a new musical style that was to rewrite musical norms throughout the world. He is credited with originating Hip Hop.

How Djs started a new and radical innovation in 60's Jamaica. This is the story of how toasting and rapping began, a phenomena that swept the world.

Around the time that Jamaica become independent, the sound of its popular music began to change and take on a more distinctive tone. This is that story.

Around the time of Independence in 1962, the island saw mass migration to Britain, Canada and the US. This is the story of that movement of Jamaicans to new shores. The story is told with clips from the Jamaican Toronto Association, my Mother Joyce Brown, Janice Bryant from London and the Jamaican Ambassadors to Britain and the USA

As the world hovered close to nuclear war in 1962 with the Cuban missile crisis, the first of Britain’s colonies in the West Indies Jamaica became independent. Anthony Johnson, The Jamaican High Commissioner to the UK, Joyce Brown and former Prime Minister Edward Seaga tell us the story of that momentous year, together with news clips and independence ska to set the mood.