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• Unsung geniuses of Jamaican soul (The Fader)

• These musicians were pioneers. They built everything from the ground up… (XLR8R)

• Incredible (Everett True, Village Voice)

• Theses reissues are revelatory. (All Music Guide)

For Light In The Attic and project coordinator Sipreano, the Jamaica-Toronto series kicked off with the crucial re-release of Wayne McGhie & The Sounds Of Joy (1970), a pioneering slice of Canadian-recorded isla… READ MORE >

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  Jamaica to Toronto

  Jamaica to Toronto: Soul, Funk & Reggae 1967 - 1974

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  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. Jamaica to Toronto: Soul Funk and Reggae 1967-1974, details this crucial sonic migration and stands tall as the second helping of Light In The Atti’™s new Jamaica to Toronto series, compiled by DJ/Canadian music historian Sipreano, along with Light In The Attic.

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