Canadian reggae documentary Sounds & Pressure screens on TVO, Sunday

Graeme Mathieson & Chris Flanagan's excellent documentary series Sounds & Pressure: Reggae In A Foreign Land screens on TVO on Sunday at 9 pm.  

Sounds & Pressure: Reggae In A Foreign Land

At the height of the golden age of reggae, some of Jamaica’s brightest stars left their homeland behind to shine their light in an unlikely hub of Caribbean creativity: Toronto. Sounds & Pressure: Reggae in a Foreign Land is a captivating five-part anthology series that chronicles the musical and geographical journeys of Nana McLean, Johnny Osbourne, Leroy Sibbles, Jerry Brown and duo Roy Panton and Yvonne Harrison. Through rare archives, electrifying needle drops and lively interviews with the artists themselves, directors Graeme Mathieson and Chris Flanagan take you from Kingston to Kensington Market to see and hear how reggae made roots in Canada against all odds. 

Watch the Sounds & Pressure trailer and the five episodes below. 

That time Horace Andy played Toronto's Woodbine Park in 2022

Believe it or not, reggae great Horace Andy rocked Toronto's Luminato Fest in 2022. He's playing Mississauga on May 19th! 

Horace Andy joins Leroy Sibbles, Errol Dunkley and Jimmy Reid at Eve in Mississauga on May 19 – get tickets here.

Bernie Pitters: Celebration of Life with Jay Douglas & friends @ Lula Lounge, Feb 15

Jay Douglas and friends celebrate the life and music of T.O. reggae keyboardist Bernie Pitters at Lula Lounge. Get tickets here.

Jay Douglas and friends sang Bob Marley's "One Love" in honour of Bernie Pitters at Lula Lounge on Thursday. 

That time the New Music explored the Toronto reggae scene in 1981

Here's some rare footage of Leroy Sibbles, Ernie Smith and Carlene Davis shot for the New Music feature Reggae In Toronto. 

Titans of Toronto Reggae @ The Opera House, Saturday

Studio One ace Leroy Sibbles, Jay Douglas and Stranger Cole top the bill at tonight's Titans Of Toronto Reggae summit. Check the clips below.

Sunday Jam w/Leroy Sibbles & Jay Douglas @ Lula Lounge, Sunday

Here's a clip of Leroy performing Equal Rights with the Tamlins. The Sunday Jam starts at 5 pm sharp.

Leroy Sibbles and Jay Douglas rock the CNE Bandshell, Thursday

Reggae great Leroy Sibbles cut loads of amazing music outside of his memorable Heptones recordings.