JAMAICA TO TORONTO: Soul, Funk and Reggae 1967-1974
with special guest The Elizabeth Shepherd Trio
music by DJ Chocolate & Patrick Roots
(TORONTO) – REMG proudly presents Jamaica To Toronto: Soul, Funk and Reggae 1967-1974 featuring Jay Douglas (of The Cougars) with The Mighty Pope, Everton "Pablo" Paul and many more reggae legends!
In 1963, the flight from Jamaica to Toronto was 8 hours. Today it's 3 1/2. Countless people have made the dwindling journey over the years, but in the sixties and seventies there was a new breed of traveler: the finest ska, rocksteady, and reggae recording artists the West Indies have ever produced. We're talking Studio One, Treasure Isle, Trojan, and WIRL veterans Jackie Mittoo, Johnnie Osbourne, Wayne McGhie, Lloyd Delpratt , The Mighty Pope, Noel Ellis, Jo-Jo Bennett, and many more. Arriving in their new Canadian home, these talented singers, songwriters, musicians, and performers simply did what came naturally to them. One by one, they hit the studio and captured some of the hardest tunes this side of Kingston.
The Jamaica to Toronto tradition continues with the release of the Summer Records Anthology (1974-1988), the 5th release on Light In The Attic's Jamaica To Toronto series. The Summer Records Anthology captures a killer cross-section of the producer/label owner Jerry Brown's massive talent pool. Johnny Osbourne, Earth Roots & Water, and Adrian "Homer" Miller are all represented in the expansive package, which also includes a 25-minute documentary containing never-before-seen period footage of reggae history.
Over the past year Elizabeth Shepherd has been nominated for a Juno Award, played "Live In Session" on Gilles Peterson's Worldwide show on BBC Radio 1 and Matt Galoway's "Here and Now" on CBC Radio One. Elizabeth has established herself as a true player in the Toronto and international jazz scenes.
Don't miss this historic show Thursday December 13, 2007 at The Mod Club Theatre.
Jamaica To Toronto:
Soul, Funk and Reggae 1967-1974
with special guest The Elizabeth Shepherd Trio
music by DJ Chocolate & Patrick Roots
Thursday December 13, 2007
@ Mod Club Theatre (722 College St.)
Tickets are $20.00 in advance and available at Ticketmaster, Rotate This, Play De Record & Soundscapes
Doors @ 7:00pm, Show @ 8:00pm
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