Messenjah, the Glossary
Messenjah is a Canadian-based reggae group that flourished to become one of the most successful and popular reggae groups in the history of Canadian music.[1]
Table of Contents
23 relations: Carl Harvey, CBC Radio, Cocktail (1988 film), Could It Be I'm Falling in Love, Dance Appeal, Devon (rapper), Dream Warriors (band), Eria Fachin, Juno Awards, KEXP-FM, Kitchener, Ontario, Leroy Sibbles, Lillian Allen, Lorraine Segato, Maestro Fresh Wes, Michie Mee, Ojiji, Raffi, Reggae, Supergroup (music), The Canadian Encyclopedia, Toronto, Warner Music Canada.
- 1980 establishments in Ontario
- Black Canadian musical groups
- Canadian reggae musical groups
- Juno Award for Reggae Recording of the Year winners
Carl Harvey
Carl Harvey (born 1 October 1958) is a Jamaican born Canadian guitarist and record producer who recorded as a member of Crack of Dawn and The Aggrovators in the 1970s, and later became guitarist for Toots & the Maytals.
CBC Radio
CBC Radio is the English-language radio operations of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
Cocktail (1988 film)
Cocktail is a 1988 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Roger Donaldson from a screenplay by Heywood Gould, and based on Gould's book of the same name.
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Could It Be I'm Falling in Love
"Could It Be I'm Falling in Love" is a 1972 song recorded by the American R&B vocal group The Spinners (known as "Detroit Spinners" in the UK).
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Dance Appeal
Dance Appeal was a Canadian supergroup of dance, rhythm and blues, reggae and hip hop artists, who released the one-off single "Can't Repress the Cause" in 1990.
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Devon (rapper)
Devon Martin, better known mononymously as Devon, is a Canadian rapper who rose to prominence in 1990 for his song titled "Mr.
See Messenjah and Devon (rapper)
Dream Warriors (band)
Dream Warriors were a Canadian hip hop duo from Toronto, Ontario, comprising King Lou and Capital Q. Described as "a pair of deft, intelligent rappers" by John Bush of AllMusic, they were major contributors to the jazz rap movement of the early 1990s. Messenjah and Dream Warriors (band) are Black Canadian musical groups.
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Eria Fachin
Eria Fachin (April 20, 1960 – May 9, 1996) was a Canadian dance pop singer, best known for her 1988 single "Savin' Myself".
Juno Awards
The Juno Awards (stylized as JUNOS), or simply known as the Junos, are awards presented by the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences to recognize outstanding achievements in Canada's music industry.
KEXP-FM
KEXP-FM (90.3 FM) is a non-commercial radio station licensed to Seattle, Washington, United States, specializing in alternative and indie rock programmed by its disc jockeys for the Seattle metropolitan area.
Kitchener, Ontario
Kitchener is a city in the Canadian province of Ontario, about west of Toronto.
See Messenjah and Kitchener, Ontario
Leroy Sibbles
Leroy Sibbles (born Leroy Sibblies, 29 January 1949) is a Jamaican reggae musician and producer. Messenjah and Leroy Sibbles are Juno Award for Reggae Recording of the Year winners.
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Lillian Allen
Lillian Allen (born 5 April 1951) is a Canadian dub poet, reggae musician, writer and Juno Award winner. Messenjah and Lillian Allen are Juno Award for Reggae Recording of the Year winners.
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Lorraine Segato
Lorraine P. Segato (born June 17, 1956, in Hamilton, Ontario) is a Canadian pop singer-songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist for and a principal songwriter of new wave and pop rock group The Parachute Club, with which she continues to perform.
See Messenjah and Lorraine Segato
Maestro Fresh Wes
Wesley "Wes" Williams (born March 31, 1968) is a Canadian rapper, singer, record producer, actor, and author.
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Michie Mee
Michelle McCullock (born November 1, 1970), better known by her stage name Michie Mee, is a Canadian rapper and actress.
Ojiji
Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey (born Clarendon Parish, Jamaica, 9 February 1955) is a Reggae, Jazz, Funk, Dance Hall, and Roots music musician who is known for his solo records as well as his work in the Canadian band Messenjah, which had a platinum record with the hit "Cool Operator".
Raffi
Raffi Cavoukian (Րաֆֆի, born July 8, 1948), known professionally by the mononym Raffi, is an Armenian-Canadian singer-lyricist and author born in Egypt best known for his children's music.
Reggae
Reggae is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1960s.
Supergroup (music)
A supergroup is a musical group formed with members who are already successful as solo artists or as members of other successful groups.
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The Canadian Encyclopedia
The Canadian Encyclopedia (TCE; L'Encyclopédie canadienne) is the national encyclopedia of Canada, published online by the Toronto-based historical organization Historica Canada, with the support of the federal Department of Canadian Heritage.
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Toronto
Toronto is the most populous city in Canada and the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario.
Warner Music Canada
Warner Music Canada is the Canadian division of Warner Music Group.
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See also
1980 establishments in Ontario
- École secondaire publique Louis-Riel
- Algo Centre Mall
- Bank of Canada Museum
- Berczy Park
- Burlington GO Station
- CFBN
- CJBN-TV
- CJBX-FM
- CJMX-FM
- CKDX-FM
- Caledon Admirals
- Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
- Carleton Place Jr. Canadians
- Centre In The Square
- Ceramic Hello
- Conservation Ontario
- Conservation authority (Ontario)
- Continental Bank of Canada
- Country Music News
- E. C. Drury High School
- First Choice Haircutters
- Fletcher's Fields
- Greenhouse Canada
- L'Étranger (band)
- Lansdowne Place
- Manchu Wok
- Messenjah
- Mid-Canada Communications
- Mississauga Chargers
- Moores
- Ottawa River Runners
- Platinum Blonde (band)
- Psion Teklogix
- QNX
- Regina Pacis Catholic Secondary School
- S&S Productions
- Saints Peter and Paul Melkite Catholic Church
- ScoreGolf
- St. Mark Catholic High School (Ottawa)
- Steel River (band)
- Stelco Lake Erie Works
- Teledyne DALSA
- Thunder Bay Flyers
- University of Waterloo School of Accounting and Finance
- Unparty
- World's Biggest Bookstore
Black Canadian musical groups
- 88Glam
- A-Game
- African Guitar Summit
- Afrikana Soul Sister
- Baby Blue Soundcrew
- Big Black Lincoln
- Burd & Keyz
- Candy Coated Killahz
- Citizen Kane (band)
- Crack of Dawn
- Da Grassroots
- Dream Warriors (band)
- Dubmatique
- Dvsn
- Earth, Roots and Water
- Four the Moment
- Freaks of Reality
- Ghetto Concept
- Halal Gang
- IRS (band)
- In Essence
- Just John x Dom Dias
- Love and Sas
- MCJ and Cool G
- Messenjah
- Montreal Jubilation Gospel Choir
- Muzion
- Okavango African Orchestra
- Planet Giza
- Point Blank (hip hop group)
- Prime Boys
- Sans Pression
- Split Personality (band)
- Spunkadelic
- Super Duty Tough Work
- TBTBT
- The Bohee Brothers
- The Celestics
- The McAuley Boys
- The OBGMs
- The Tiaras
- Tone Mason
- Wayne McGhie and the Sounds of Joy
- Women Ah Run Tings
- X-Quisite
Canadian reggae musical groups
- Bedouin Soundclash
- Chango Family
- Earth, Roots and Water
- Four the Moment
- Fujahtive
- Messenjah
- Raggadeath
- Redeye Empire
- Samba Squad
- Sattalites
- Souljah Fyah
- The Expos (band)
- Women Ah Run Tings
Juno Award for Reggae Recording of the Year winners
- Blessed (musician)
- Dubmatix
- Exco Levi
- Kirk Diamond
- Lazo (musician)
- Leroy Sibbles
- Liberty Silver
- Lillian Allen
- Lyndon John X
- Messenjah
- Mikey Dangerous
- Sattalites
- Snow (musician)
- Töme