Sounds & Pressure: Reggae in a Foreign Land

Name: Sounds & Pressure: Reggae in a Foreign Land
Start: 2025-02-11T18:00:00-08:00
End: 2025-02-11T19:30:00-08:00
Location: Vancouver Public Library

Schedule

Tue Feb 11 2025 at 06:00 pm to 07:30 pm

UTC-08:00

Location

Vancouver Public Library | Vancouver, BC

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.
Sounds & Pressure: Reggae in a Foreign Land follows the journeys of these musical icons. Through rare archives and infectious beats, this captivating five-part anthology series from the National Film Board of Canada takes you from Kingston to Kensington Market to see and hear how reggae made roots in Canada against all odds.
Drop by and take a seat in the Montalbano Family Theatre on Level 8 of the Central Library. The NFB is Canada’s public film and digital media producer that distributes documentary films, animation, web documentaries, and alternative dramas.
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Program
Sounds & Pressure: Reggae in a Foreign Land - 80 mins (Rated: PG)
Roy & Yvonne 2024 | Runtime: 15 mins
Nana McLean 2024 | Runtime: 15 mins
Johnny Osbourne 2024 | Runtime: 18 mins
Leroy Sibbles 2024 | Runtime: 17 mins
Jerry Brown's Summer Records 2024 | Runtime: 15 mins
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Please register. Registration is not required to attend, but it helps us anticipate attendance and send a reminder the day before the event, or any updates about this program.
*This event takes place in the Montalbano Family Theatre on Level 8 at Central Branch. Take the main elevator to Level 8 and turn left twice, the theatre is on the left hand side.