Few labels have concentrated so many talents and so many styles for so many years. From U2 to Bob Marley, Nick Drake, Aswad and Traffic. This is the story of the coolest and most eclectic label of the 20th Century, but also of its founder Chris Blackwell. And they all come out.

Wedenesday 4th / 22:15 / Rex (*)
Thursday 5th / 18:00 / Aribau Club 1
Saturday 7th / 20:15 / Rex
(*) Presented by Joe Boyd

Better not start name names, or we'll run out of space. Few labels have concentrated so many talents over the course of so many years. The list leaves little room for doubt: Island has been one of the most important labels of the 20th Century (if we add to the equation a mixture of exorbitant sales, advanced sales, and global influence). Ironic, if we consider that it all started from one man's love for his native Jamaican music. This man was Chris Blackwell, #1 figure in this film; Island was him. He raised it with ska, crossed the pond to establish himself as an importer in England (his primer hit was "My boy lollipop" by Millie Small) then he took a jump and started to record rock. From there the list of artists he recorded and lifted to the first division begins: Ready? Spencer Davis Group, Traffic, Free, Fairport Convention, Jethro Tull, John Martyn, King Crimson, Nick Drake, Cat Stevens, Roxy Music, Bob Marley, Sly & Robbie, The Slits, The B'52's, Aswad, U2, (¡U2!), FGTH, Tom Waits, Pulp and Amy Winehouse and more. This, and there is no other way to put it, is the history of the coolest and