Bam Bam: The Sister Nancy Story (2024)

Together with Steppin' Into Tomorrow and Caribbean Creativity we will dive into the story of Sister Nancy, with an exclusive Dutch premiere of this new documentary, a vinyl reggae DJ set by Joss-Flo Selecting and an introduction by Angel Misier aka Dancehall Explorer.

This documentary, which received its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival 2024 in New York a few months ago, explores the legacy of dancehall deejay Ophlin Russell, popularly known as Sister Nancy of 'Bam Bam' fame. The song took on a new life in the hip-hop world through numerous samples, notably in Kanye West’s 'Famous'. With over 180 vocal samples, the track, originally released in 1982, itself samples Toots And The Maytals' song of the same name and was added to Nancy's debut album 'One, Two'. The 2017 Jay-Z song 'Bam' featuring Damian Marley features Nancy’s vocals and it has bene certified Gold in the US for selling 500,000 units in streams and sales. Bam Bam: The Sister Nancy Story delves into Nancy’s journey in the music industry as she fought for 34 years to reclaim rights to a song that became bigger than she was as an artist. It is an inspirational documentary that showcases Sister Nancy's resilience through dynamic tour performances, interviews, archival footage, and reenactments.

About Steppin’ Into Tomorrow and Caribbean Creativity
Steppin' Into Tomorrow is an Amsterdam-based music platform and community creating articles, videos, mixes, radio shows, podcasts and screenings on music. Caribbean Creativity is an Amsterdam-based non-profit organization that, since 2008, is committed to the promotion of Caribbean and Caribbean-themed cinema in the Netherlands.

Melkweg often hosts different types of programmes at the same time, such as concerts, club nights and films. Please note that there may occasionally be some noise pollution from other programmes during the screening.