Britain’s first reggae band? That’ll be Cimarons (and yes, they did form in a bus shelter – in 1967). Their remarkable story is told in ‘Harder Than The Rock’, a new film getting a very special screening at Tyneside Cinema (and then the wider north-east).

Cimarons – formed by teenage Jamaican immigrants – brought the thrill of reggae to the UK, along with those booming sound systems, when the genre blew-up in the 1970s. They worked with the likes of Bob Marley, Toots & the Maytals, Jimmy Cliff, Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry, and even Paul McCartney, but they remain hugely under-recognised when it comes to their own music, impact and legacy. ‘Harder Than The Rock’ – which has been put together by Newcastle’s J6 Films – sets about giving them their due. But it’s more than that, as the film also follows the band undertaking their final chapter as they dream of performing in front of live audiences, one last time. To mark the film’s launch, Tyneside Cinema are holding a very special screening that will see host Don Letts holding a Q&A with the band themselves and the film’s director Mark Warmington. Just wow! If you can’t make it to that screening then you can catch it at Alnwick Playhouse (10 October), Hexham Forum (13 October), and Gala Durham (15 October). A screening is also due at Jam Jar in Whitley Bay (date TBC).

Harder Than The Rock + Q&A, Thursday 3 October, Tyneside Cinema, Newcastle, 7pm, from £14.50, 

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