Jamaican musical trailblazers made Toronto a world-class reggae hotspot

Credit to Author: Ramya Ramanathan| Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2024 16:40:27 +0000

At the height of the golden age of reggae, some of Jamaica’s brightest stars left their homeland to relocate to Toronto. Now their stories and the musical community they helped build are celebrated in an anthology series Sounds & Pressure: Reggae in a Foreign Land.

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Mark Clennon receives critical acclaim for his feature film debut at TIFF

Credit to Author: Vivien Fellegi| Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2023 16:31:52 +0000

Jamaican-born Canadian musician turned actor Mark Clennon featured as a Rising Star at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF).

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