The Human Rights Live in Hamilton!

Name: The Human Rights Live in Hamilton!
Start: 2024-05-11T20:00:00-04:00
Location: Corktown Pub

Schedule

Sat May 11 2024 at 08:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Corktown Pub | Hamilton, ON

Lou Molinaro Presents
THE HUMAN RIGHTS
with HAMILTON BEAT HARMONIC
SATURDAY MAY 11
@ CORKTOWN PUB (Upstairs)
175 Young Street, Hamilton
8pm doors | $20 advance
The Human Rights first came together in 2007, around the talents and vision of lead singer and Toronto Reggae lion Friendlyness (Big Sugar, Culture Shock, Truth And Rights), drummer Eric Woolston (Maylee Todd, The Hooded Fang), versatile bassman Tyler Wagler and the band’s original keyboardist Bernie Pitters (Toots & The Maytals, Hit Squad), who passed away in 2023 and in whose loving memory the band continues forward. The band quickly gained a reputation as Toronto’s house Reggae band of sorts, sharing the stage and often backing the likes of The Wailers, Gregory Isaacs, Beres Hammond, John Holt, Freddie McGregor, Sanchez, and other top international Reggae artists. In 2014, much-loved Toronto vocalist Tréson (who has recorded with the likes of Black Uhuru spearhead Mykal Rose) joined the band, giving The Human Rights a distinctively powerful two-man front line that seamlessly moves between modern roots reggae, lovers rock, soul, R&B and dancehall vibes. After Bernie Pitters’ health began preventing him from touring, Canadian keys legend Dave Jackson stepped in on bubble and skank. The “Declaration of Human Rights” horn section is now led by acclaimed trombonist Tom Richards, who is best known from his genre-bending work with The Heavyweights Brass Band and Riverrun.
By the end of 2024, The Human Rights will have played over 250 festival and club shows across Canada and the United States. Their live highlights include: The New Orleans Reggae Festival, Austin Reggae Festival, Hillside Festival, Harbourfront Centre, Roy Thomson Hall, The Phoenix Concert Theatre and many other top venues across North America. They have released three full-length albums, including their 2016 self-titled record which was produced by Canadian music icon and Big Sugar founder Gordie Johnson and their most recent LP Reggae Strong (2021) which is dedicated to Bernie Pitters. Their fourth album is expected to be released in late 2024.
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Hamilton Beat Harmonic emerged out of a community project started in 2015, originally named Hammer City Samba. Musical Director Sean Park returned to his hometown bringing some foundations in Afro Brazilian grooves and a bunch of instruments that he purchased from a group he performed with for many years - Samba Elegua in Toronto. Sean joined forces with Dave Gould and Edgardo Moreno to translate their collective knowledge of Afro Brazilian music into a repertoire that was accessible to anyone who wanted to learn. With a committed base of community members, and the COVID-19 pandemic upending everyones lives, the group transformed into its current iteration after deciding to focus more deeply on learning and performing a range of Afro Brazilian rhythms, most especially Samba Reggae. Since some workshops in 2020 with Mestre Pato Irie Martinez of TDOTBatu, Hamilton Beat Harmonic has been learning the musical traditions of groups such as Olodum, Malê Debalê, and Cortejo Afro from northern Brazil. HBH is honoured to be part of the TDOTBatu family.