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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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Special programming to mark National Indigenous History Month

June 13, 2024 admin culture, First Nations, indigenous national history month, Indigenous Peoples, Living, national film board of canada, nfb

Credit to Author: Canadian Immigrant| Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2024 13:27:09 +0000

In June, the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) brings special programming from different regions of the country to mark National Indigenous History Month.

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Special programming for Asian Heritage Month from National Film Board of Canada

May 11, 2023 admin asian heritage month, culture, Living, nfb

Credit to Author: Ramya Ramanathan| Date: Wed, 10 May 2023 19:39:42 +0000

May is Asian Heritage Month in Canada, a time to bring focus on the lives of people of Asian origin who have made Canada home.

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Watch films online free of charge for Asian Heritage Month

May 3, 2022 admin asian heritage month, culture, jewish heritage month, Living, nfb

Credit to Author: Ramya Ramanathan| Date: Tue, 03 May 2022 13:31:27 +0000

This May, a curated selection of nearly 30 short and feature-length documentaries and animated films, are available on the Asian Communities in Canada channel on the NFB website.

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