Various Artists – Jamaica to Toronto: Soul, Funk Reggae 1967- 1974

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Featuring Jackie Mittoo, Johnnie Osbourne, Wayne McGhie, Lloyd Delpratt, The Mighty Pope, Jo-Jo Bennett, Eddie Spencer, Noel Ellis, and more…
2024 expanded edition with 20-page deluxe booklet featuring archival images,
artist bios, and essays.
2xLP set, cut at 45 rpm, housed in a deluxe gatefold jacket.
Pressed at Optimal on Yellow & Green ReVinyl, a sustainable alternative using
100% recycled materials.
Compiled, sequenced, and annotated by GRAMMY-nominated producer, DJ, and
journalist Kevin Howes (aka Sipreano, Voluntary In Nature) in partnership with Light
in the Attic In the late 1960s, Canada’s largest city was musically booming as Caribbean
immigrants made Toronto their new home. The finest ska, rocksteady, and reggae
recording artists of the era—Studio One, Treasure Isle, and Trojan Records
originators—simply did what came naturally to them. One by one, they hit the studio
and captured some of the toughest tunes this side of Kingston.
Collectively, they broke down racial and cultural barriers to form an unprecedented
and little-known Canadian reggae community. Jamaica to Toronto: Soul, Funk, &
Reggae 1967-1974 details this crucial sonic migration.

Tracks:
Jo-Jo And The Fugitives – Fugitive Song; Eddie Spencer – If This Is Love (I'd Rather Be
Lonely); Jo-Jo And The Fugitives – Chips – Chicken – Banana Split; Jackie Mittoo –
Grand Funk; Lloyd Delpratt – Together; Cougars – I Wish It Would Rain; Johnnie
Osbourne – African Wake; Ram – Love Is The Answer; Bob And Wisdom – I Believe In
Music; Side C: The Sheiks – Eternal Love; Wayne McGhie & The Sounds Of Joy – Fire
(She Need Water); Cougars – Right On; Eddie Spencer – You're So Good To Me Baby;
The Hitch-Hikers Feat. The Mighty Pope – Mr. Fortune; Noel Ellis – Memories; Wayne
McGhie – Here We Go Again

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