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Jamaican musical trailblazers made Toronto a world-class reggae hotspot

August 1, 2024 admin Arts and Culture, culture, diaspora, Jamaica, jamaican canadian, Living, music industry in canada, national film board of canada, nfb, reggae

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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Red Dirt Skinners happy to call Canada home

July 31, 2018 admin ARTISTS, Featured, music, music industry in canada, People, red dirt skinners, rob and sarah skinner, under utopian skies

Musicians Rob and Sarah Skinner, also known as the Red Dirt Skinners, knew there was something special about Canada when they visited for work back in June 2015. “We just kind of fell in love with the place the moment we landed,” says Sarah. “Everyone was extremely receptive to our music, the people were wonderful, […]