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KING YELLOWMAN & THE SAGITTARIUS BAND IN VICTORIA BC WITH GIRAFFE AFTERMATH!: YE...

Sun. October 23rd 2011 Distrikt Victoria BC $23.50

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

Tickets on sale now at Lyle's Place, Ditch Records, The Reef, Strathcona Hotel, ...
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Music Folk / Celtic / Latin / World Hip Hop / Rap Jazz / Blues Reggae / Ska / Dub
Sun. October 23rd 2011 + Add to Calendar Distrikt (No Minors)
9:45pm - 1:30am  Doors at: 9:00pm $23.50 adv. +

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

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Victoria BC Ska and Reggae Society
Entertain, Educate, Unite
Victoria BC
Open / Operational
PEPPERPOT

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Physical tickets at: Lyles Place, The Reef, Ditch Records & Cds, The Strath, Ticketweb, Fascinating Rhythms

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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 treme... show more

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Distrikt
919 Douglas
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Capacity571
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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 - Apr 10th @ Distrikt

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