Dec 29, 2009
Stascha
Bader is a Swiss writer and documentary director.
He was drawn by Reggae when he had first heard it in the 1970s and
based his doctoral thesis on it, “Electro-Oral Poetry in Jamaica
and England.” It earned him a Ph.D. degree from Zurich University and was
also published in Germany. and was also published in Germany
as “Words like Fire: Dance Hall-Reggae and Ragamuffin.”
Stascha also
studied music, script writing, and directing in Berlin, New York
and Los Angeles and has worked, for several years, as a freelance
writer and director of television documentaries. His
documentaries have been broadcast on Swiss National Television and 3sat. Stascha specializes in music documentaries and
programs.
When he reflected back on his mass collection of Jamaican
recordings, Stacha was reminded of his favorites earliest Reggae
songs, from the Rocksteady era (1966-1968). The outcome
is the previously untold story of Rocksteady: The Roots of Reggae, which is Bader’s
first feature film.