Annual Rastafarian Peter Tosh B'day Celebration

Name: Annual Rastafarian Peter Tosh B'day Celebration
Start: 2024-10-19T19:30:00-07:00
Location: Ashkenaz

Schedule

Sat Oct 19 2024 at 07:30 pm

UTC-07:00

Location

Ashkenaz | Berkeley, CA

Annual Rastafarian Celebration of Peter Tosh’s Birthday at The Ashkenaz in Berkeley on Saturday, October 19 Features Three Live Reggae Acts including Reggae Crooner Junior Toots, Plus Rare Films, Nyabinghi Drumming and more.
Out Of Many One Productions presents the Peter Tosh Birthday Celebration on Saturday, October 19 on what would have been Peter Tosh’s 80th birthday. This 37th installment of this Bay Area tradition will be held at Ashkenaz in Berkeley. The doors are at 7:30pm and activities will start at 8pm. Tickets are $20 at the door.
Attendees will enjoy rare footage of Peter Tosh’s early life. Music will be provided by Toots Maytal’s son: Junior Toots, also Bogle and Ras Jah Warri, plus a local DJ.
The Out Of Many One Nyabinghi Drummers will also be performing ceremonial Rastafarian drumming and chanting.
Peter Tosh, the “Stepping Razor”, was a Rastafarian, and in keeping with his beliefs, the entire event will be performed by Rastafarian practitioners. The public is welcome to come and enjoy this pure “Rasta” ceremony.
Acclaimed international roots-reggae crooner, Junior Toots has been a mainstay in the recorded and live music scene for decades and with an ever-growing fanbase. He’s managed to captivate audiences worldwide with his electrifying high-energy stage performance, soul-filled vocals and socially charged lyricism, along with catchy, singalong Jamaican-rooted original tracks.
Also performing are Bogle Dread and Jah Warri.
Event producer, Carlton Campbell, who is also Peter Tosh’s cousin and toured with him extensively in the 80’s, keeps the fire burning for Tosh’s music and message by producing this annual event. Campbell says, “We have celebrated Peter Tosh’s birthday one way or the other since his passing in 1987. Some of the celebrations have been huge concerts and others were more intimate. This year, we are excited to be able to share rare film footage of Peter Tosh.”
The Peter Tosh Foundation in Jamaica is also holding Tosh Fest on the same day, as the Berkeley, CA event, as part of a new initiative aimed at addressing disparities in the reggae legend’s hometown of Belmont, Bluefields- Westmoreland.
The Ashkenaz Music & Dance Community Center is located at 1317 San Pablo Avenue in Berkeley, CA. This is all- ages event.
$20 tickets are available in advance online or at the door.