Photos by: Steve Danyleyko – Argentina-based reggae artist Dread Mar-I, who released his seventh album, On The Path, in 2014, performed at The Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto last night.
Photos by: Steve Danyleyko – Jamaican-Canadian reggae artist/producer Leroy Sibbles, who released his newest album, Reggae Hit Bass Lines, in 2009, and who was featured in the 2009 documentary, Rocksteady: The Roots of Reggae, performed at The CNE (Canadian National Exhibition) in Toronto on August 27th with Jamaica-born soul singer Jay Douglas, whose 2011 album, Lovers Paradise (A440), earned him … Continue reading
Photos by: Steve Danyleyko – Jamaican reggae/dancehall artist Chronixx, who released his second EP, Dread & Terrible, in 2014 via Zincfence, performed at Sound Academy in Toronto on August 21st.
Photos by: Steve Danyleyko – The second and final day of the 2015 Toronto Reggae Fest featured performances by iconic singer Beres Hammond, who released his nineteenth album, One Love, One Life, on November 13th, 2012 via VP Records, Grammy-winning reggae/hip-hop artist Shaggy, who is best known for his string of late ’90s-early ’00s hits “It Wasn’t Me”, “Angel”, … Continue reading
Photos by: Steve Danyleyko – Day one of the 2015 Toronto Reggae Fest featured performances by iconic singer Beres Hammond, who released his nineteenth album, One Love, One Life, on November 13th, 2012 via VP Records, Bronx, New York-based reggae singer Tarrus Riley, who released his newest album, Love Situation, in 2014, reggae/dancehall artist YellowMan, and Jamaican roots … Continue reading
Photos by: Steve Danyleyko – Reggae music festival, Jambana 2015, featured performances by dancehall artist Gully Bop, JUNO Award-winning Toronto-based reggae artist Exco Levi, who released his newest album, Country Man, on March 17th, 2015 via Penthouse Records, Toronto-based pop/R&B singer-songwriter Keshia Chante, who released her newest album, Night & Day, on November 8th, 2011 via Universal Music Canada, … Continue reading
Photos by: Theo Rallis – San Diego-based reggae-rock band Pepper, who released their newest album, Pepper, in 2013 via Law Records, which follows up their 2008 album, Pink Crustaceans and Good Vibrations, performed at Echo Beach in Toronto last night with reggae rock band Rebelution, who released their fourth album, Count Me In, in 2014, which follows up … Continue reading
Photos by: Steve Danyleyko – The second and final day of JAMBANA 2014, Toronto’s premiere reggae festival, featured performances by Jamaican reggae/dancehall singer Cocoa Tea, who is best known for his 2008 song “Barack Obama”, JUNO Award-nominated reggae/R&B/soul artist Steele, reggae/dancehall artist Akoustix, whose influences range from Bob Marley and Peter Tosh to Phil Collins, Rick James and James … Continue reading
Photos by: Steve Danyleyko – JAMBANA 2014, Toronto’s premiere reggae festival, kicked off on August 3rd at Markham Fair Grounds with a line-up that included “the queen of reggae” Marcia Griffiths, who is best known as a member of the I Threes, who supported Bob Marley and The Wailers until 1981, Leroy Gibbon, JUNO Award-winning Toronto-based … Continue reading
By: Daniel Gerichter (@ZenDonut) – For over thirty years, Ziggy Marley has carried the musical legacy of Jamaica on his shoulders. In the grand tradition set by his father, Marley has made a career out of not just bringing Jamaican culture and music to the rest of the world, but bringing the world cultures he’s experienced full-circle … Continue reading