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Toronto,1972: The Year I Discovered Reggae Music thus Began My 'Love Affair' with Jamaica.

A few years ago I saw this ‘news story’ on CBC News about the long relationship Reggae music had with Toronto going back to the 1960’s. This was something I was quite aware of because my connection to Reggae goes back to 1972 in Toronto. I heard this song on the radio…it was by someone called Peter Tosh and the DJ called the music Reggae…it had a different beat, rhythm and 'feel'...(Also, it was a protest song….something I was very much into at the time)…whatever it was I loved it…that began a 10 year search for this song and for this music called Reggae. I always thought the song was called “I’m Dangerous” and thats how I spent 10 years looking through Reggae albums wherever I travelled: Europe, USA, Canada…Alas in 1982, I bought the ‘Bush Doctor’ album…I loved it so much I went out and bought the ‘Equal Rights’ LP…and thats when I finally heard it again for the very first time since I’d first heard it 10 years back!…and when it came on a huge smile came on also...a moment of great, great satisfaction…of a search now successfully finished… It was called “Stepping Razor”….the song that began my life-long 'love affair' with Jamaica, Reggae, Ska, Mento and when I discovered Negril, Jamaica in 1983...the circle was complete. The following is a short history of the incredible musical connection between Toronto and Jamaica from 1960 onwards which allowed me to discover Reggae as a teenager: (Full credit to STEPS Public Art and artist, Adrian Hayles for use of their story and CBC News.) This video is a dedication to all the Jamaican immigrants who made their way to Canada in the 1960s and '70s and brought their culture with them by starting radio stations, record labels, clubs, record shops, recording studios, all with a connection to Jamaica. ‘Reggae Lane’ opened in 2015, honours “Little Jamaica’s” Eglinton Ave West location and place in Toronto’s music history. The famous reggae group Black Uhuru immortalized ‘Little Jamaica’ with their song "Youth of Eglinton”. A fledgling reggae movement began in Toronto where a majority of new immigrants settled. By the late 1960s, Toronto was the largest producer of reggae music in the world after Jamaica. Most of it happened in ‘Little Jamaica’. Jackie Mittoo who was the pianist of the legendary Skatalites ska band and had gone on to become the house bandleader for Jamaica's internationally famous Studio One and penning some of reggae's most enduring instrumentals moved to Toronto around this time. He is credited with the first Canadian reggae record. In 1985, the Canadian Reggae Awards were founded and the Juno Awards (Canada’s national music awards) introduced a new category for Best Reggae/Calypso recording of the year. The first winners were Otis Gayle and Liberty Silver for "Heaven Must Have Sent You," a rocksteady number with bright horns and soulful vocals. Other early winners include Lillian Allen ("Revolutionary Tea Party" and "Conditions Critical"), Leroy Sibbles ("Mean While"), the Satellites ("Too Late to Turn Back"), Snow ("Informer") and Nana McLean ("Nana McLean"). Everton "Pablo" Paul, a drummer, arrived in Toronto in the spring of 1965. He soon became an important part of the music scene and joined bands, including the Cougars, whose lead singer was Jay Douglas. Joe Isaacs from Studio One infamy and Lord Tanamo are recognized names around the world and Jay Douglas were asked about their experience moving to Toronto. Jay Douglas first took to the stage in his hometown of Montego Bay, Jamaica. His first break came through a talent contest. He was runner-up in the competition and swiftly caught some attention in the music industry. He was part of the very early stages of reggae music and quickly began performing on the same stage with Jamaican reggae legends such as Desmond Dekker, Alton Ellis, Jimmy James, Higgs and Wilson, Millie Small, Jimmy Cliff, Derrick Morgan, and many others. In 1963, Douglas immigrated with his family to Toronto. It wasn't long before Douglas was asked to front the seminal Toronto R&B outfit, The Cougars. Since then Jay Douglas has performed his wide ranging repertoire of music for audiences around the world, including parts of Europe and Asia. Here’s an impressive list of the Who's Who of major stars, including R&B legends Fats Domino, Joe Tex, Percy Sledge, Roscoe Gordon, The Manhattans, reggae legends Freddie McGregor, Burning Spear, Toots and the Maytals, Sly & Robbie, Ziggy Marley, Ernest Ranglin, calypso king The Mighty Sparrow, Arthur Conley, Edwin Starr, Millie Jackson and The Drifters.