VICTORIA'S 8TH ANNUAL SKA FESTIVAL REGGAE EXTRAVAGANZA!: Los Rastrillos, The Itals, Paapa Wastik, The Drastics, Sailors Blood @ Market Square - Jul 12, 2007

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VICTORIA'S 8TH ANNUAL SKA FESTIVAL REGGAE EXTRAVAGANZA!: Los Rastrillos, The Itals, Paapa Wastik, The Drastics, Sailors Blood

Victoria's 8th Annual Ska Festival is proud to announce one of the most eclectic...

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Music Folk / Celtic / Latin / World Hip Hop / Rap Jazz / Blues Pop / Rock / Indie Reggae / Ska / Dub

Thu. July 12th 2007 + Add to Calendar

Market Square (All Ages)

6:30pm - 12:30am Doors at: 6:00pm

$18 adv

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Los Rastrillos

Latin/Reggae/Ska/Jazz from Mexico City Mexico

Unknown

The Itals

Roots Reggae from Savana La Mar Jamaica

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Paapa Wastik

Reggae/dancehall from Mount Zion Ghana

Available for Shows/Gigs

The Drastics

Reggae/dub/jazz/afro-beat/ska/hip hop from Chicago Ilinois

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Victoria BC Ska and Reggae Society

Entertain, Educate, Unite

Victoria BC

Open / Operational

Victoria Ska & Reggae Festival

North America's largest and longest running SKA & REGGAE FES...

Victoria BC

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Physical tickets at: Lyles Place, Fascinating Rhythms, The Reef, Area 51, TICKETWEB.COM, B-Side Surf (Saltspring Island)

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Victoria's 8th Annual Ska Festival is proud to announce one of the most eclectic, captivating reggae presentations in quite some time... This line-up will be jam-packed with talent with some of the best bands current and classic. LOS RASTRILLOS - an awesome reggae/dancehall/ska/Latin band from D.F. Mexico alongside THE ITALS from Jamaica will co-headline this most historic show.

THE ITALS will be making a surprise appearance on this show as they will be touring throughout North America. One of Jamaica's signature harmony groups, similar to Jamaican music legends such as Culture, the Mighty Diamonds and the Wailing Souls, the Itals were chiefly responsible for keeping the sound and spirit of roots reggae alive well into the dancehall era.

Paapa Wastik from Ghana, Mount Zion, Africa has a new album called "Thanks and Praise" coming on Tuff Gong this summer and doing tracks with Jamaica's Lutan Fyah Paapa Wastik is a treasure waiting to be discovered. Come out and see tear of the stage on this show!
The Drastics (Jump Up Records Recording Artist) are a nine-piece reggae/dub band that have been paving the scene in the Chicago area for quite some time. Their sound is both danceable and soothing at the same time.

Arbutus Trio - reggae/dub pride of Victoria BC have been playing steadily and improving in their scope and sound of their music since the summer of 2006. Their first large show was in Cortes Island opening for Columbia's La Severa Matacera and they continued that pattern into the fall playing with aritsts such as The Toasters and Chris Murray. After coming back from a national tour in March Arbutus Trio with the addition of Nathan Cummings of One Drop fame on the sound board will contribute nicely to this most special reggae/dub night!