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THIS IS AN "UNOFFOCIAL" UK BLACK FRIDAY 2024 EXCLUSIVE LIMITED TO ONE PER PERSON.

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.

TRACK LISTING

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