Play It Loud! How Toronto Got Soul

Play It Loud! How Toronto Got Soul

Play it Loud is a feature documentary that tells the little known story of how Jamaican music became a critical and unlikely part of Canadian culture, told through the life, music, struggles and triumphs of beloved singer Jay Douglas.

2024 en 84 minutes

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Plot

In early 1960s Toronto, a white, Anglo-centric city, an underground music scene emerged from the Jamaican diaspora, led by newcomers like Jackie Mittoo, Wayne McGhie, and a young Jay Douglas. Battling racism and indifference, they left a lasting but underrecognized mark on Canadian music and culture. Nearly 60 years later, Jay Douglas still champions Jamaican music and is finally receiving long-overdue recognition. Play It Loud is a feature documentary that tells the little-known story of how Jamaican music became a vital, unlikely part of Canadian culture. It traces a cultural migration that made Canada a global hub for Jamaican music - celebrated abroad but overlooked at home. Told through the life and music of beloved singer Jay Douglas, born Clive Pinnock in rural Jamaica, the film follows his journey from teen performer to enduring icon.

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Cast

Jay Douglas

Jay Douglas

Jay Douglas

Jackie Richardson

Jackie Richardson

Jackie Richardson

Lowell 'Sly' Dunbar

Lowell 'Sly' Dunbar

Lowell 'Sly' Dunbar

Rollie "Cadence Weapon" Pemberton

Rollie "Cadence Weapon" Pemberton

Rollie "Cadence Weapon" Pemberton

Lillian Allen

Lillian Allen

Lillian Allen

Klive Walker

Klive Walker

Klive Walker

Nicholas Jennings

Nicholas Jennings

Nicholas Jennings

Carlene Davis

Carlene Davis

Carlene Davis

Grub Cooper

Grub Cooper

Grub Cooper

Supreme La Rock

Supreme La Rock

Supreme La Rock

Michael Williams

Michael Williams

Michael Williams

Eddie Bullen

Eddie Bullen

Eddie Bullen

Henry Marks

Henry Marks

Henry Marks

Everton Pablo Paul

Everton Pablo Paul

Everton Pablo Paul

Adrian Miller

Adrian Miller

Adrian Miller

Matt Sullivan

Matt Sullivan

Matt Sullivan

Shahi Teruko

Shahi Teruko

Noreen / Beverly Kelso of The Wailers / Cissy Houston

Jephthe Beljour

Jephthe Beljour

Jay Douglas

Gabriel Gherutchi

Gabriel Gherutchi

Mr. Bulucan / Matt Sullivan

Eon Sinclair

Eon Sinclair

Band Member

Dana Carrabon

Dana Carrabon

Coxsone Dodd / band member

Ethan Henderson

Ethan Henderson

young Jay Douglas

Barry Malcolm

Barry Malcolm

Barry Malcolm

Kehinde Akanbi

Kehinde Akanbi

Buddas

Demi Pinnock

Demi Pinnock

Demi Pinnock

Empress Harmony

Empress Harmony

Jackie Richardson

Stan Pinnock

Stan Pinnock

Stan Pinnock

Cameron Greene

Cameron Greene

Everton Pablo Paul

Ian Dawkins

Ian Dawkins

Ian Dawkins

Ricky Cambia

Ricky Cambia

DJ Supreme La Rock

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