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Actor,Musician,Singer,Songwriter
Born in Kingston Jamaica, the reggae capital
of the World, Tony is recognized as a talented actor, composer,
producer, arranger, guitarist, vocalist and percussionist .Powered
by his Rastafarian faith, Tony relocated to Canada in 1975 touring
with the internationally known Ernie Smith and his band Roots Revival
as vocalist and percussionist. Tony later became one of the founding
members of the Reggae group "BLOOD FIRE" which performed
at Reggae Sun splash in Jamaica in 1982. While in the group "BLOOD
FIRE" Tony performed as opening acts for some of the World's
most famous reggae artists such as Jimmy Cliff, Third World, Steel
Pulse, Gregory Issacs, and The Mighty Diamonds,JC Lodge to name
only a few.
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I
went to Canada from Jamaica in the late 70's to visit
my cousin Ed, who at the time was the percussionist
for Ernie Smith.On this particular day I was to accompany
Ed to a rehearsal at the Bathurst Street Theater,
this rehearsal was to prepare for a performance that
night.As I sat alone in the big ,empty theater watching
the band, Ernie became frustrated as the three female
background singers failed to sing the harmony correctly.I
have no idea what possessed me. I stood up and shouted
“I can do it”. Ernie told me to come up
on stage and take the mike, to my surprise I was right
on the money.He then turned to me and said he was
looking for a background vocalist and percussionist,
I immediately said I’m your guy. I knew in my
heart I had no experience,but this was what I wanted
to do. This was to be the beginning of my musical
journey.
The
New Dubology Vol 1 CD Is Completed
