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Play It Loud! How Toronto Got Soul

📅 2024 🕐 84 min
IMDb tt27802967 TMDB 1416934 Official Site
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In early 1960s Toronto, a white, Anglo-centric city, an underground music scene emerged from the Jamaican diaspora, led by newcomers like Jackie Mittoo, Wayne McGhie, and a young Jay Douglas. Battling racism and indifference, they left a lasting but underrecognized mark on Canadian music and culture. Nearly 60 years later, Jay Douglas still champions Jamaican music and is finally receiving long-overdue recognition. Play It Loud is a feature documentary that tells the little-known story of how Jamaican music became a vital, unlikely part of Canadian culture. It traces a cultural migration that made Canada a global hub for Jamaican music - celebrated abroad but overlooked at home. Told through the life and music of beloved singer Jay Douglas, born Clive Pinnock in rural Jamaica, the film follows his journey from teen performer to enduring icon.

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Cast
Crew
Director Graeme Mathieson Art Direction Chelsea Attong Cinematography Keenan Lynch Cinematography Kiarash Sadigh Editor Brina Romanek Executive Producer Alexandra Roberts Executive Producer Clement Virgo Executive Producer Jane Jankovic Producer Andrew Munger Writer Brina Romanek Writer Graeme Mathieson
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Bonfire Originals
Knowledge Network
CA
TVO
CA
Ultramagnetic Productions
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