VA-Jamaica_To_Toronto-Retail-CD-2006-SPLiFF

VA - Jamaica To Toronto (Retail CD) 2006 -

ARTiST...... : va
TiTTlE...... : jamaica to toronto-retail-cd
lABEl....... : Light In THe Attic
GENRE....... : reggae
ENCOdER..... : lame 3.97
QUAlitY..... : VBR 44.1kHz
StORE dATE.. : 00-00-2006
RElEASE dAtE : 03-29-2007
SiZE........ : 55,4 MB
TRACkS...... : 16

Track List
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01 jo-jo and the fugitives°-°fugitive song 02:48
02 eddie spencer°-°if this is love [i'd rather 02:50
be lonely]
03 jo-jo and the 02:23
fugitives°-°chips-chicken-banana split
04 jackie mittoo°-°grand funk 02:59
05 lloyd delpratt°-°together 02:33
06 cougars°-°i wish it would rain 04:35
07 johnnie osbourne°-°african wake 02:43
08 ram°-°love is the answer 02:41
09 bob and wisdom°-°i believe in music 04:43
10 the sheiks°-°eternal love 03:08
11 wayne mcghie & the sounds of joy°-°fire [she 03:38
need water]
12 cougars°-°right on 02:51
13 eddie spencer°-°you're so good to me baby 02:39
14 the hitch-hikers feat. the mighty pope°-°mr. 02:45
fortune
15 noel ellis°-°memories 07:00
16 wayne mcghie°-°here we go again 03:05
53:21 min

Notes
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Compiled By :: Siperano & Light In The Attic

Soul, Funk & Reggae 1967-1974

In 1963, the flight from Jamaica to Toronto was 8
hours. Today it's 3 1/2. Countless people have made
the dwindling journey over the years, but in the
sixties and seventies there was a new breed of
traveler: the finest ska, rocksteady, and reggae
recording artists the West Indies have ever
produced. We're talking Studio One, Treasure Isle,
Trojan, and WIRL veterans Jackie Mittoo, Johnnie
Osbourne, Wayne McGhie, Lloyd Delpratt, The Mighty
Pope, Noel Ellis, Jo-Jo Bennett, and many more.
Arriving in their new Canadian home, these talented
singers, songwriters, musicians, and performers
simply did what came naturally to them. One by one,
they hit the studio and captured some of the
hardest tunes this side of Kingston. Jamaica to
Toronto: Soul Funk and Reggae 1967-1974, details
this crucial sonic migration and stands tall as the
second helping of Light In The Attic's new Jamaica
to Toronto series, compiled by DJ/Canadian music
historian Sipreano, along with Light In The Attic.

Jamaica to Toronto has been over three years in the
making, a combination of deep crates, exhaustive
research, and foundational tales presented with the
same attention to detail as 2004's Wayne McGhie &
The Sounds Of Joy release (LITA 008), the initial
release in the Jamaica to Toronto series. The CD
version of Jamaica to Toronto is accompanied with a
36-page book, exploding with unseen archival
materials and extensive liner notes.

The 16 songs on Jamaica to Toronto range from the
in-demand Northern Soul attack of Eddie Spencer's
"If This Is Love (I'd Rather Be Lonely)" to Jo-Jo
And The Fugitives' unknown break-beat monster,
"Chips-Chicken-Banana Split". Taken from his 1971
album Wishbone, Mittoo's "Grand Funk" sounds like a
Jamaican Santana, while The Hitch-Hikers Featuring
The Mighty Pope represent raw funk of the highest
order on the righteous "Mr. Fortune". Reggae comes
courtesy of dancehall don Johnnie Osbourne's
"African Wake" as well as the magical "Memories"
from Noel Ellis (whose Summer Records self-titled
LP is the next release in Light In The Attic's
ongoing Jamaica to Toronto series - with over a
half-dozen more titles and numerous 45s slatted for
release). Jamaica to Toronto is only the beginning,
so sit back and buckle your safety belt; this
musical flight is about to take off...

RiSE UP~SPLiFF_FAM

enjoy!!!