CBC's Garvia Bailey interviews Beth Lesser on Big City Small World as part of the launch of Beth's first photo exhibition: Reggae or Not: The Birth of Dancehall Culture in Jamaica and Toronto.  The exhibition is presented by The Wedge Curatorial at The Gladstone Hotel during the month of February 2013.

Beth Lesser Interviewed By Garvia Bailey on Big City Small World

CBC radio documentary about Toronto's first reggae studio, Summer Sounds, owned by Jerry Brown.

Right, Right Time; The Summer Records Story - CBC's Inside The Music

Dubmatix hosts the Bassment Sessions on Toronto's CIUT. This is the segment of the show that featured Reggae Toronto. Featured songs were: "Creation" by Joe Higgs, "Hop Skip & Jump" by Chalawa, "The System" by Leroy Sibbles, "Roots (Dub)" by Jah B

Reggae Toronto on CIUT Bassment Sessions


Reggae Toronto
It's been said that out of struggle comes great art.

The musicians, singers, performers and producers that made up Toronto's Reggae music scene during the 1970's and 1980's tell this truth. Yet, as reggae reached the height of its global popularity, their music was not widely heard outside of Jamaica, and their story remained untold. This is their story.

The Reggae Toronto project is being researched in order to tell the history of Toronto's vibrant reggae scene from 1972 to 1987.

Reggae Toronto

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