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Checo Tohomaso Motown Gospel Party: Checo Tohomaso
Born in Florida, and raised in Hawaii as well as Okinawa Japan, he has entertain...
In-Person Event
Sat. January 2nd 2016 + Add to Calendar
Hermann's Jazz Club
7:00pm Doors at: 5:00pm
$15
Artists
Checo Tohomaso
from Victoria BC
Hard-copy tickets
Physical tickets at: info@hermannsjazz.com
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Born in Florida, and raised in Hawaii as well as Okinawa Japan, he has entertained with many notable performers throughout his career. Checo was honoured to play keyboards, percussion and sing background vocals for the last European tour of Motown legend, Marvin Gaye. As a keyboard player and background vocalist for the Green Machine, the band providing the sound for The Commodores and Lionel Ritchie, he continued to tour the world extensively until Expo '86 brought Checo to Vancouver. Checo’s musical journey began in early childhood where his first performances were as a member of a church choir. The son of an African-American Christian mother and Peruvian/African-American Jewish father, Checo grew up surrounded by different styles of ethnic music. When asked how his passion for Gosp... more...Event Image
