Jamaica to Toronto | Tonight in Vancouver | July 12, 2007 at Schema : more than ethnic

Jamaica to Toronto | Tonight in Vancouver | July 12, 2007

There must be a connection between hot weather and good music. As the temperature stays up around 30 degrees in the Vancouver area, tonight at 9 p.m. The Yale will be smokin' with the soulful sounds of various notable Jamaican-Canadian artists.

Jamaica to Toronto is a collective of singers, songwriters and musicians who landed in Toronto from Jamaica and the West Indies in the mid-60's. Grounded in reggae, ska and rocksteady, these artists hit the studios and recorded 45's and LPs. Decades later, Matt Sullivan, owner of the Seattle record label Light in the Attic, as well as DJ/Journalist Kevin Howes rediscovered these forgotten artists and decided to reunite them on stage.

Jamaica to Toronto debuted at Toronto's Harbourfront Centre to a sold-out show last year. Their show tonight at The Yale will be the Western Canada premier. Presented by Vancouver Folk Fest, tickets can be purchased online at www.thefestival.bc.ca or at Zulu, Highlife and The Yale. So take your hot sweaty self down to The Yale early, 'cause this sort of musical line-up doesn't come around often. (INFO UNDER THE CUT)

Jamaica to Toronto
The Yale (1300 Granville Street, Vancouver)
Thursday, July 12, 2007 @ 9pm
Tix $20 online, $23 @ Zulu, Highlife and The Yale

An album entitled Jamaica to Toronto: Soul, Funk and Reggae 1967-1974 was released last year with a 36-page book. The 16 track album features revamped, hard to find favourites like Eddie Spencer's "If This is Love (I'd rather be Lonely)" and Jo-Jo and the Fugatives' "Chips-Chicken-Banana Split".

Spencer and Jo-Jo will be joined on-stage by musical legends like Jackie Mittoo, Johnnie Osbourne and Wayne McGhie.

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