Jamaica to Toronto July 12, 2007

Jamaica to Toronto is a collection of singers, songwriters and musicians from Jamaica and the West Indies schooled in reggae, ska and rocksteady, who in the mid 1960’s immigrated to Canada searching for better living situations than those they had left behind. Decades later, Matt Sullivan, owner of Seattle label Light in the Attic and DJ/Journalist Kevin Howes (aka Sipreano), went on a mission of crate digging and exhaustive research, to rediscover these musical legends and reunite them on stage.

The album Jamaica to Toronto: Soul Funk and Reggae 1967-1974, was released last year, followed by their first reunion sold out show at Toronto’s Harbourfront Centre. The Vancouver Folk Music Festival is pleased to present them at this year’s festival, their first Western Canadian performance.

Tickets to Jamaica to Toronto are $20 plus service charges at the Festival website www.thefestival.bc.ca or $23 plus service charges at Zulu Records, Highlife Records and The Yale.

Official Website: http://www.thefestival.bc.ca