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KING YELLOWMAN COMES TO VICTORIA!: YELLOWMAN & THE SAGITTARIUS BAND, DJ Su Comandante
Victoria BC Ska Society & Pepperpot are proud to bring Victoria Jamaica's first ...
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Thu. September 13th 2007 + Add to Calendar
Capital Ballroom
10:00pm - 2:00am Doors at: 9:00pm
$25 when purchased in advance
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Victoria BC Ska Society & Pepperpot are proud to bring Victoria Jamaica's first dancehall superstar. YELLOWMAN ushered in a new era in reggae music following Bob Marley's death. His early-'80s success brought the popularity of toasting -- the reggae equivalent of rapping -- to a whole new level, and helped establish dancehall as the wave of the future. YELLOWMAN was one of the most verbally nimble toasters of his time, with a loose, easy flow, a talent for improvisation, and a definite wit in his wordplay. Plus, all the boasting about his prowess on the mic or in the bedroom had to be over the top to be convincing: true to his stage name, Yellow-man was an albino, which carries a tremendous social stigma in Jamaica. YELLOWMAN recorded prolifically in the early '80s, at one point flo... more...Event Poster
