Jamaican Rhythms july28, 2012

Toronto was Ready for the Reggae
June 28th, was one of the greatest day, where the Jamaican met to celebrate the 50th independence day with the top Reggae artists at Sony Centre
http://www.jamaica50.ca/ 
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@maxipriest   @MarciaGriffiths

A two-hour rocumentary created in a multi-media format, will feature Jamaica's performance arts in its finest forms and answer that question. From 1492, the arrival of the first European, to the 1500s when Africans first arrived in Jamaica, the foundation was laid that has created a small nation with a performance arts fraternity that has impacted the planet 
Presented by JAMAICA 50 Celebration Inc. and produced by Jones & Jones Productions – under the auspices of Jamaica’s High Commissioner to Canada Sheila Sealy Monteith, Jamaica’s Consul General to Toronto Seth George Ramocan, Canadian Senator The Honourable Reverend Don Meredith, The Honourable Margarett Best and Councillor Michael Thompson –this celebration assembles international, Grammy, and 2012 JUNO Award-nominated reggae artists from each decade, linked with dance and talk from 1962 to 2012. JAMAICAN RHYTHMS: ROOTS, ROCK, REGGAE

http://www.jonesandjones.ca/
The list of artists, they Reggae Toronto
60s: Iconic Fab 5 Band – paying tribute to SKA

‘70s: Classic John Holt

‘80s: Magnificent Marcia Griffiths

‘90s: Fantastic Yellow Man

2000: Grammy Winner Maxi Priest

2010: King of the Dancehall, Grammy Award Winner Beenie Man

CAN CON: 2012 JUNO NOMINEES: Jay Douglas, Steele, Exco Levi backed by Mountain Edge.

If you missed the event ...here's what you missed

Jamaican Rhythms, John Holt by MEDIAinJAMAICA











some of the quotes from the press conference