Sounds & Pressure: Reggae in a Foreign Land
This is an in-person event
February 26, 2025
7:00 pm to 8:30 pm
Third floor program room
Event overview
February 26, 2025
7:00 pm to 8:30 pm
In 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 (2024, rated PG) 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 took root in Canada against all odds.
Sounds & Pressure consists of 5 short films totaling 80 minutes.
- 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
Registration is requested, but drop-ins may be allowed if space permits.
Questions? Email info@nvcl.ca or call 604-341-4443.