Play It Loud! How Toronto Got Soul

Play It Loud! How Toronto Got Soul

Actors:  Jay Douglas, Jackie Richardson, , , Lillian Allen, Klive Walker Directors:  Graeme Mathieson

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 cham...