A Giant Has Left Us. Rest in Love, Jimmy Cliff

Today, the world says goodbye to one of reggae’s brightest lights, a voice that carried Jamaica to the world and inspired generations with truth, soul, and fire
Roger first met him in the 70s in Kingston long before reggae had become a global movement

A classic moment of Clement “Coxsone” Dodd inside Studio One, photographed by Roger Steffens.
The Sound System General stands among the 45s that shaped ska, rocksteady, and reggae, the backbone of Jamaican music history. Early producer of Bob Marley, Burning Spear, Lee Perry, and many more #reggae

Immense respect to David Hinds of Steel Pulse for giving us an interview for “Livicated: The Story of Roger Steffens’ Reggae Archives" His insight and spirit are a powerful addition to the film. Grateful for the Steel Pulse family. 🙏
#SteelPulse #Livicated #RogerSteffens #documentary #movie #Reggae

A timeless shot of Gregory Isaacs, the legend behind Night Nurse, taken in Jamaica by Roger Steffens.
One of the many moments Roger preserved from reggae’s golden era.
#GregoryIsaacs #Livicated #documentary #film #music #history #jamaica #reggae

In 2015, Oliver Stone stepped inside Bob Marley’s legacy when Roger Steffens invited him to tour the reggae exhibit created for Luke Archer’s Music Preservation Project.
A quiet, unforgettable moment where a legendary filmmaker met the guardian of Marley’s history.

#BunnyWailer reasoning with Roger Steffens in L.A.
For years, Bunny chose Roger as the only person to help write his autobiography. They recorded hours of deep, never-before-heard conversations, from the early Wailers days to Bunny’s spiritual path. #Livicated #love #Reggae #BobMarley #RogerSteffens

Every book in this photo, from Jamaica to Japan, Spain to France, was written by or inspired through the work of Roger Steffens and his legendary Reggae Archives.

#Reggae #RogerSteffens #Livicated #Movie #BobMarley #Jamaica

The world’s largest reggae archive isn’t in Jamaica, but in a basement in Los Angeles.

Livicated - The Story Of Roger Steffens' Reggae Archives

#Reggae #Movie #BobMarely #Livicated #History #RogerSteffens

Hey, I’m Paul, Livicated Producer
My town, the rebel blue-collar port city of Marseille, France, just showed incredible Respect and Solidarity with #Jamaica!
During a #ChampionsLeague match, supporters unveiled a breathtaking stadium choreography inspired by #BobMarley’s “Get Up, Stand Up

Check out this bootleg LP, Bob Marley & The Wailers, featuring Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, and Alvin Patterson
Not an official Tuff Gong but one of those mysterious European pressings that started popping up in the 70s The artwork alone is a trip, hand-painted, psychedelic... #Livicatedmovie #BobMarley

Before reggae went digital, The Beat magazine, co-founded by Roger Steffens & CC Smith after KCRW’s “Reggae Beat” was the printed heartbeat of the culture.
Bob Marley's covers still echo the spirit of 'Word, Sound & Power 💛💚❤️
#ReggaeHistory #BobMarley #TheBeatMagazine #RogerSteffens #KCRW #livicated

Two rare pieces of reggae history, Bob Marley’s original business cards
One for Tuff Gong Productions Ltd., linking Kingston’s 56 Hope Road to New York. Another for the Movement of Jah People, bearing the image of Haile Selassie I, preserved in Roger Steffens’ Reggae Archives
#BobMarley #livicated

Another Treasure in the Archive
The Wailing Wailers (1965/66, Studio One) — debut LP of Marley, Tosh & Wailer backed by the Soul Brothers.
This copy’s signed by Peter Tosh, Roland Alphonso, Lloyd Brevett & more, a meeting of giants frozen in ink and history.
#BobMarley #ReggaeHistory #Livicated #Ja

Here’s a rare glimpse of Bob Marley backstage in San Diego (USA) in 1979. Photo Roger Steffens
#Livicated #reggae #RogerSteffen #Documentary #Jamaica #MusicHistory

💛💚❤️ LIVICATED isn’t a typo for “dedicated.”

In Word. Sound. Power, Rastas avoid negative words, so dedicated (from dead) becomes LIVICATED, to give life and power instead.

#Livicated #WordSoundPower #Rastafari #Reggae #ReggaeArchives #RogerSteffens