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if anyone ought to know, it‘s Trinidadâ€"born Kali. As a songwriter, vocalist, guitarist and bandâ€"leader, he‘s been a frontâ€"line purveyor of Caribbean music in Canada for almost two *I‘m an original Caribbean man," professes After time spent in Toronto and Quebec Hayes Kali Thurton, frontman of Montrealâ€" City, Kali formed Kali & Dub Inc. in 1996. based group Kali & Dub. "Call it roots rock Three years later, the band was named Best reggae, dancehall or calypso or Caribbean Live Reggae Group at the Canadian Music jazz, it‘s the soul of the West Indies that Reggae Award. This year, Kali & Dub was keeps my music coming strong. And it‘s what _ voted Best Worldbeat Band for the second the people love the most, to feel the tropical _ year running at the Montreal independent breezes in the concert hall." Music industry Awards. if anyone ought to know, it‘s Trinidadâ€"born Rise Up!, the band‘s fourth independent Kali. As a songwriter, vocalist, guitarist and recording, has been receiving rave reviews bandâ€"leader, he‘s been a frontâ€"line purveyor _ since its release eartier this year. The powerâ€" of Caribbean music in Canada for almost two _ ful CD begins with Kali‘s classic Home Lovin‘ decades. Against a soundscape of swirling harmonica Like Hell, was Big Sugar‘s road movie soundtrack, them Hemiâ€"Vision, Johnson hooked up with Kelly Hoppe (harp, sax, melodica) when the Torontoâ€"based band‘s newest release, is its aerodynamic airborne _ Hoppe hired him to join a blues band, Johnson‘s first, and taught him successor. the rudiments of the form. Bassist Gary Lowe, born and steeped in On Five Hundred Pounds, frontman/guitar slingerivocalist Gordie Kingston, Jamaica‘s rich musical heritage, has become Canada‘s first Johnson took a somewhat skewed call reggae bass player. Rounding out the thythm section, Deita funk approach to rock, earning and the latest addition to the lineup (replacing drummer him and his colleagues a reputation as Jn Waiter "Crash" Morgan who died on stage last year of blues players, albert nonâ€"tradition and . Bh : 2 heartâ€"related problems) is Paul Brennan, formerly of the certainly nonâ€"purist. + Odds and Mae Moore‘s band. But with Hemiâ€"Vision, Johnson has e % Big Sugar‘s first recorded offering came in 1992 with the taken the elements of rock ‘n‘ roll that Hypnotic/A&M selfâ€"titled CD. Five Hundred Pounds folâ€" were hinted at on Five Hundred lowed in 1993, selling in excess of 25,000 units in Canada. Pounds and pushed them forward fullâ€" The album caught the attention of Silvertone in the U.S. throttle. in a word, the album kicks. which subsequently released the album in the States and From the first cut and first worldwide. But when the album failed to go anywhere in single/video Diggin‘ a Hole through the States, Johnson and Big Sugar left Silvertone and the dubâ€"heavy sound of Tobacco Hand signed a full deal with A&M. and the rockâ€"heavy, blues influenced Their relentless touring ethic intact (they performed Tommy Johnston, Hemiâ€"Vision proves to be Big Sugar‘s most sophistiâ€" _ more than 4,000 gigs between the 1993 release of Five Hundred cated work to date. Pounds and Hemiâ€"Vision), Big Sugar‘s sound has evoived dramatically The four determinedly different individuals that comprise Big Sugar _ over the last three years. Fully married to the rock ‘n‘ roll aesthetic, contribute in no small way to the band‘s multiâ€"textured sound. Johnâ€" _ the band still tips its hat to the music that influenced their earlier The four determinedly different individuals that comprise Big Sugar contribute in no small way to the band‘s multiâ€"textured sound. Johnâ€" son, raised in Windsor, initially consumed a steady diet of classic hard rock. But after getting turned on to Charlie Parker, James Brown, Theâ€" olonious Monk, Charlie Mingus, and Hank Williams, not to mention Jim: Hendrix, Johnson soon began to integrate more funk, R&B and jazz into his repertoire. Add ska and reggae infections to the mix, bred by some serious clubbing in Toronto‘s Jamaican community, and Kali & Dub bring tropical breezes to the concert stage o The Original _ M m j $ 2999 l i” [ 9 j »«f AS SEEN ON w ~| 842 Victoria St. N. if Five Hundred Pounds, with its dieselâ€"drenched leadâ€"off single Ride _ Johnson‘s intricate and varied musical vocabulary was born. ABS ONLY Tony Little‘s 499 . AS SEEN ON AB SCULPTOR u. 99$ AB SCULPTOR REPACKS Hemiâ€"Vision is "not so much a departure from form," Johnson says, "but more like a fast forward, accelerated learning curve." Big Sugar performs at the University of Waterloo‘s Federation Hall Nov. 2. For ticket information, call the Federation of Students office at Other tracks include the breezy duet Luv n‘ U with Kali and Juliet Nelson (now with Wortâ€"aâ€"Girf) andTafari Time, a conscious Rasta Kali & Dub will be in Kitchener Nov. 1 for a performance at Mrs. Robinson‘s. stylings by soloist Jim Zeller, the Caribbean storyteller skanks and dubs and conjures up visions of his yard in Trinidad. The next track, Reggae Symphony, is an exuberant ode to love and the Rasta rhythm â€" it‘s bubbling rubâ€"aâ€"dub ending is a sweet and jazzâ€"tingled ‘69°° memetyacece Remixtinnn noomunttomianstememmoresrenniemcnnmnemcin WR ibicica ‘s coldn e n un chlino. * Locally Owned & Operated Since 1985 * als Guelph area callers can reach us at 1â€"800â€"846â€"3333 If you t to recognize the A great deal ners of fiction it is hard to winner of the is the only