Dancing Mood by Otis Gayle w/ Toronto Reggae All-Stars at Beaches Jazz Festival Studio One Tribute

Описание: Video from Friday, July 19th, 2019 at 7PM - 9 PM
Studio One Tribute ft Otis Gayle (Studio One Artist & Reggae Legend) backed by Toronto Reggae Jazz All-Stars
special guests DJs JChameleon, Selectress Sunshine & more
Beaches Jazz Festival OLG Mainstage - Woodbine Park -1695 Queen St E, Toronto, ON M4L 1G7
presented by NuFunk Concerts

Festival Site Details: https://beachesjazz.com/events/td-wee...
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Studio One is one of Jamaica's most renowned record labels and recording studios, having been described as the Motown of Jamaica. The record label was involved with most of the major music movements in Jamaica during the 1960s and 1970s including ska, rocksteady, reggae, dub and dancehall. Toronto has had a long history with the Studio One artists, most notably the label musical directors Jackie Mittoo (keyboardist) and Leroy Sibbles (bassist & vocalist) relocated to the city in the early 70's.

Otis Gayle is an original reggae artist from the legendary Studio One Label. Born in Kingston, Jamaica, Otis Gayle began his musical career as a vocalist with The Virtues. Otis performed with the group on the international circuit and in 1968 settled in Canada. Otis Gayle has opened for many notable such as Barry White, Joe Tex and Jackie Mittoo, Ben E. King, Beres Hammond, Queen Ifrica, Dennis Brown and many more. In 1985, Liberty Silver & Otis Gayle won the Juno Award for Best Reggae / Calypso Recording for the song "Heaven Must Have Sent You."

By the start of the millennium Gayle had built a solid reputation as a showman releasing such tracks such as: Follow Your Dreams, Give A Little More Love, He Is My Friend, Love Is A Thing, Man On A Mission, One Day, Gayles interpretation of I'll Be Around and his latest coming soon and raising up the charts in an explosive way The Closer I Get To You.

Otis Galye' Studio One 1972 hit song "I'll be around" was sampled for reggae superstar Chronixx' 2016 song Queen Majesty (5.6 Million views on Youtube, video produced by Toronto's Che Kothari).