
1 Season
5 Episode
Sounds & Pressure: Reggae in a Foreign Land - Season 1 Episode 4 Leroy Sibbles
At the height of 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: Toronto.
In Trench Town—the birthplace of reggae—Leroy Sibbles rose to stardom as the lead singer of The Heptones and the undisputed king of the reggae bassline. Then, at the height of his career, he left it all behind to create a new legacy for himself in Toronto.
- Year: 2024
- Country: Canada
- Genre: Documentary
- Studio: ONF/NFB
- Keyword: jamaica, reggae, diaspora, music documentary, toronto
- Director: Graeme Mathieson, Chris Flanagan
- Cast: Nana McLean, Leroy Sibbles, Roy Panton, Jerry Brown, Yvonne Harrison, Johnny Osbourne