Sounds & Pressure: Reggae in a Foreign Land
“At the height of the golden age of reggae, some of Jamaica’s brightest stars left their homeland behind to shine their light in an unlikely hub of Caribbean creativity: Toronto.”
2024•1 Seasons•5 Episodes•Ended
Documentary
Sounds & Pressure: Reggae in a Foreign Land follows the journeys of these icons. Through rare archives and infectious beats, this captivating five-part anthology series takes you from Kingston to Kensington Market to see and hear how reggae made roots in Canada against all odds.
Creator
Graeme Mathieson, Chris Flanagan
Network
ONF/NFB
Origin
CA
Cast
Nana McLean
self
Leroy Sibbles
self
Roy Panton
self
Jerry Brown
self
Yvonne Harrison
self
Johnny Osbourne
self
Dominique Brownes
Yvonne Harrison
Percy Anane-Dwumfour
Roy Panton
Derick Agyemang
Johnny Osbourne
Krystle Chance
Nana McLean
Keon Shane Campbell
Jerry Brown
Salem Njejimana
Teenage Leroy Sibbles
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