REGGAE'S LENNON AND McCARTNEY

The South London Press reviewed the presentation of the trailer at the Brixton Library on January 27: "A clip from a documentary Esther Anderson is helping make called The Making of a Legend will be shown at the library. The exclusive scenes shot 38 years ago are being used in the film about Marley's first two solo albums and where his music came from. Ms Anderson who now lives in West London, said: " We started making the film just before Christmas after showing the BFI some of the clips. They are the first video clips ever shot of Bob Marley and some of The Wailers, long before he had dreads and when he looked like Jimi Hendrix. He was quite an innocent very kind and helpful person. He used to be a welder and was good at fixing things. He was very close with his male friends. I think because he never had a father he felt the brotherhood of men very strongly. We built a house together in Jamaica in 1974, which is also in the film, and some of the footage are the only shots of Peter Tosh and Bob Marley spending relaxed time together. To me they were definitely close friends, despite what other people may say. They were like reggae's Lennon and Mc Cartney."