Our Good Friday Sound System Fridays show featured three Sounds - Exodus Nuclear (JA, USA + CAN) who were booked for the show, Stone Love (JA) - passing through and Kingshine International (USA) - passing through.  I started the show off playing an 'early warm' set (first hour) as Exodus Nuclear was running late.  Once they arrived, they still needed time to prepare.  Eventually, they got their stuff together, set up and played.  Born forty years ago in Jamaica, this [...]

Mighty Crown was our 'special guest' Sound this night on Sound System Fridays.  Check out the archive as Sami T and Ninja Crown made their first 'official' public appearance here in Toronto on their 'Driving Force' Tour.  The pass through on ReggaeMania was truly an honour and it marked the first night of three.  After Sound System Fridays, they were off to The Guvernment Nightclub for Reggae Café which was sold out!  Next up, WHEN DUBS DID NICE 2 on [...]

Sound System Fridays delivered another tight show despite our previously scheduled Sound having to cancel.  We had to come up with a solid alternative, so I asked Spragga Roots (Heatwave) to return once again as host.  He in turn invited Step-A-Choice Sound down to play alongside him. Hmmm, two Sounds sharing the night...to my surprise, it worked!  Both Sounds had been previous hosts during Sound System Fridays so they knew what to expect.  They complemented each other and did a [...]

I must admit, I didn't know much about Klymaxx Sound to give them the proper respect that was due - that's in the past now.  Klymaxx Sound, a Durham (Ajax) Sound, formed in 1992, delivered all the goods on Sound System Fridays last Friday night - by the time they had reached the halfway point of the show, they had already proved to the listening and viewing audience that they are one of Toronto's finest Sounds when it comes to [...]