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The documentary, which is part of a CD series
called "From Jamaica to Toronto", has
been graciously donated to the online (DUB) Reggae
community by the publishers. It tells the story of
the birth and early development of Jamaican Reggae
in Canada.
There's some semi-acting going on, but this is
just to make a couple of things clear. For
example, the fact that many Jamaicans migrated to
Canada even back in the 1970's which caused the
birth of a Reggae scene in the North-American
country.
Well known names such as Jackie Mittoo, Johnny
Osbourne and Willy Williams, the Canadian Reggae
scene was not to be underestimated. But still, it
is a part of Reggae History that is not widely
known and if only because of that, Summer Sound In
Canada should be watched by every self-respecting
Reggae fan.
The name "Summer Sound" doesn't just
refer to the fact that the Jamaican climate had an
influence on the music itself. It's also a reference
the name of the very first Reggae Label in Canada,
which some even say was Canada's answer to Lee
Perry's Black Ark Studio.
We'll meet with Willy Williams and Jackie
Mittoo in Canada, as they record in the -then
freshly started- Summer Studio. Great sights from
sessions in the studio, interesting interviews and
sceneries complete a very interesting and
historically very relevant document.
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