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KING YELLOWMAN & THE SAGITTARIUS BAND IN VICTORIA BC WITH GIRAFFE AFTERMATH!: YELLOWMAN & THE  SAGITTARIUS BAND, Giraffe Aftermath @ Distrikt Oct 23 2011 - Mar 19th @ Distrikt

Event Archive - KING YELLOWMAN & THE SAGITTARIUS BAND IN VICTORIA BC WITH GIRAFFE AFTERMATH!: YELLOWMAN & THE SAGITTARIUS BAND, Giraffe Aftermath

Sun. October 23rd 2011 at Distrikt Victoria BC (No Minors)
9:45pm - 1:30am doors at 9pm
$23.50 adv. +
Tickets at: Lyles Place, The Reef, Ditch Records & Cds, The Strath, Ticketweb, Fascinating Rhythms
Presented by: Victoria BC Ska and Reggae Society, PEPPERPOT
Tickets on sale now at Lyle's Place, Ditch Records, The Reef, Strathcona Hotel, and ticketweb.ca

Victoria BC Ska Society & Pepperpot are proud to bring Victoria Jamaica's first dancehall superstar. YELLOWMAN ushered in a new era in reggae music following Bob Marley's death. His early-'80s success brought the popularity of toasting -- the reggae equivalent of rapping -- to a whole new level, and helped establish dancehall as the wave of the future.

YELLOWMAN was one of the most verbally nimble toasters of his time, with a loose, easy flow, a talent for improvisation, and a definite wit in his wordplay. Plus, all the boasting about his prowess on the mic or in the bedroom had to be over the top to be convincing: true to his stage name, Yellow-man was an albino, which carries a tremendous social stigma in Jamaica.

Also playing alongside King Yellowman is Vancouver's Giraffe Aftermath. The band is becoming recognized around Vancouver as they've played around the city for the past four years playing with other bands such as John Brown's Body, The Black Seeds, Israel's Zvoloon Dub System and other notable bands.

Artists

YELLOWMAN & THE SAGITTARIUS BAND
Reggae/dancehall from Kingston Jamaica
Giraffe Aftermath
Reggae/Dub/Hip Hop from Vancouver BC