Celebrate the new Canadian cannabis legalization laws on Wednesday, Oct. 17 at Lula Lounge with The House of David Gang and Higher Heights Hifi with selections and sound systems. Special guest reggae vocalists Carol Brown and Michael Garrick will share the stage with House of David Gang performing the music of Peter Tosh and other reggae classics.
Tosh coined the phrase Legalize It which kicked off the mainstream legalization movement in 1976 gaining him international fame.
His tragic and premature death on Sept. 11, 1987 robbed the world of a great reggae artist and political activist. Peter Tosh was one of the most militant reggae recording artists, his name, face and songs stand as a symbol of inspiration to people around the world.
Legalize It goes down later today (Oct. 17) in Toronto inside Lula Lounge (1585 Dundas Street West). Doors open at 8 p.m. and the show starts at 9 p.m. Tickets are available online – $10 for the first 100 guests, $15 after that.
You can find more information about the event on the official Facebook listing.
About Peter Tosh
Peter Tosh was, and still, in death, remains Jamaican music royalty. Aside from his longtime friend and fellow Wailers founder Bob Marley, virtually no other reggae artist has garnered a legacy as vast and enduring as Tosh’s. Born outside of Kingston in rural Westmoreland, Jamaica in 1944, Tosh came to prominence in the burgeoning Jamaican reggae scene in the mid-60’s along with Marley and Bunny Wailer in a group that would eventually be known as The Wailers. The Wailers, who scored a #1 hit in 1964 with the ska jam “Simmer Down,” became a huge commercial success. The New York Times referred to them as “the most popular and admired of all reggae groups” and the band sold more than 250 million albums worldwide. Upon their separation in 1973, each went solo.
Peter Tosh began recording and released his solo debut, Legalize It, in 1976 with CBS Records company. The title track soon became popular among endorsers of marijuana legalization, reggae music lovers and Rastafari all over the world, and was a favorite at Tosh’s concerts. In 1987, Peter Tosh was awarded a Grammy Award for Best Reggae Performance in 1987 for No Nuclear War, his last record.
Find out more at PeterTosh.com.
“Pick yourself up, dust yourself off. Start all over.” – Peter Tosh
About House of David Gang
Dubbed Canada’s “Reggae Warriors,” House of David Gang is an authentic reggae band that delivers late 70s and early 80s-style Jamaican reggae originals; mixed with folk, soul, calypso, afrobeat and hip-hop influences. Based in Toronto and fronted by vocalist King Selah and drummer Jahlin Edwards with guitarists Terell Jarvis & Jay Cleary. bassist Jo John and keyboardists Dezi Fingazz & Sam Weller rounding out the modern incarnation of The Gang. The band takes its name from the House of David, an after-hours spot that was a hotspot for artists from the Toronto’s burgeoning Rastafarian and reggae community from the late 80’s until the mid-90’s.
House of David Gang recently released a new single. Check out the video for “Good Vibration” now.
