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VICTORIA'S 8TH ANNUAL SKA FESTIVAL FRIDAY FREE EVENING SHOW: Satori, Current Swe...

Fri. July 13th 2007 Market Square Victoria BC Free

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VICTORIA'S 8TH ANNUAL SKA FESTIVAL FRIDAY FREE EVENING SHOW: Satori, Current Swell, Macaque

Victoria BC Ska Society is proud to have Satori (members of RX Bandits, Link 80 ...
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Music Folk / Celtic / Latin / World Jazz / Blues Pop / Rock / Indie Reggae / Ska / Dub
Fri. July 13th 2007 + Add to Calendar Market Square (All Ages)
5:30pm - 9:00pm  Doors at: 5:00pm Free

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Satori
reggae/dub/ska from San Francisco/Bay Area Califor
Unknown
Current Swell
from Victoria BC
Available for Shows/Gigs
Macaque
from Victoria BC
Unknown

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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
Open / Operational

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Victoria BC Ska Society is proud to have Satori (members of RX Bandits, Link 80 & The Exit) play at Victoria's Annual Ska Festival for the first time. Steve Borth II has made Satori a full-time project after years of playing in the RX Bandits among other bands. Steve has a great relationship with ska icons such as Chris Murray and David Hillyard whom have helped produce his albums and played live at certain shows.

Victoria's own reggae/blues powerhouse Current Swell will add very nicely to this bill.

The Victoria-based band is only a couple of years old, but have already attracted national attention, including a gig at the Victoria Folk Festival and a coveted spot on the coast-to-coast TV network, MuchMusic. They have also shared stages with established bands such as Bedouin Soundclash, Beautiful Girls and Moka Only, and have toured around western Canada.

Macaque is a also another Victoria powerhouse band that is unknown by most but will soon be discovered by many after this festival appearance. For those hip with the jazz side of the reggae-ska spectrum, be sure to get a grip on Macaque. This Vancouver Island ‘ska little-big band’ channels the old-school vibe of the Skatalites with modern compositions and arrangements, covers and originals, and is heavy on the horns.

Born out of the Van Isle Ska-Jazz Orchestra, which rocked the Victoria Skafest Mainstage show in 2004 to killer reviews, Macaque draws from a pool of established ska and jazz musicians on Vancouver Island. Heading the list is lead arranger and trombonist Dave St. Jean. St. Jean, of the Kiltlifters, has led award-winning jazz combos, played with professional big bands, and is notable as an on-call musician for Skafest, including his performance with Fishbone in 2005.

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Market Square
560 Johnson Street
Outdoor Venue
Capacity900
Fully Accessible
Open / Operational

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VICTORIA'S 8TH ANNUAL SKA FESTIVAL FRIDAY FREE EVENING SHOW: Satori, Current Swell, Macaque @ Market Square Jul 13 2007 - Nov 5th @ Market Square

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