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Music moved the crowds, whether to the sounds of an impromptu chairtop whistler or to the beat of a more professional band
Music moved the crowds, whether to the sounds of an impromptu chairtop whistler or to the beat of a more professional band

Music moved the crowds, whether to the sounds of an impromptu chairtop whistler or to the beat of a more professional band

Date8/4/1986
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Original Toronto Star caption: Music moved the crowds; whether to the sounds of an impromptu chairtop whistler or to the beat of a more professional band
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0103007F
The sounds of the West Indies reverberated through the corridors of the Royal York Hotel Saturday night, and the color of those sunny isles was captur(...)
The sounds of the West Indies reverberated through the corridors of the Royal York Hotel Saturday night, and the color of those sunny isles was captur(...)
8/4/1974
Hair singer Gail Garnett gets crowd's attention in Joy Day Celebrations on Toronto Islands Saturday
Hair singer Gail Garnett gets crowd's attention in Joy Day Celebrations on Toronto Islands Saturday
6/15/1970
Jump-up time: Reggae and calypso bands had everyone swaying to the shrilling of whistles and the beat of steel drums as Caribana took to the streets yesterday
Jump-up time: Reggae and calypso bands had everyone swaying to the shrilling of whistles and the beat of steel drums as Caribana took to the streets yesterday
8/1/1981
That Caribana spirit Diane Fenton, left, Keith Jobity, centre, and Joan Pierce catch the beat of reggae and calypso music on a 2 1/2-hour dancing crui(...)
That Caribana spirit Diane Fenton, left, Keith Jobity, centre, and Joan Pierce catch the beat of reggae and calypso music on a 2 1/2-hour dancing crui(...)
7/28/1981
The sound of massed music. It was called the Sound Orgy of the Year and there was certainly lots of it resounding through Coliseum Arena of Exhibition(...)
The sound of massed music. It was called the Sound Orgy of the Year and there was certainly lots of it resounding through Coliseum Arena of Exhibition(...)
1/19/1972
A Musical high in the park. A six-hour concert of rock, folk, blues and pop music-the High Park Freee Festival-drew a crowd police estimate at between(...)
A Musical high in the park. A six-hour concert of rock, folk, blues and pop music-the High Park Freee Festival-drew a crowd police estimate at between(...)
5/26/1974
Opening day crowd at Mariposa settles down for afternoon of listening to folk music - or in the case of the couple in foreground, a little snuggling during the songs
Opening day crowd at Mariposa settles down for afternoon of listening to folk music - or in the case of the couple in foreground, a little snuggling during the songs
6/20/1975
Twirling and spinning, gaily costumed dancers cavort to the pounding beat of musicians from the Trinidad and Tobago show at Expo, in Toronto as part o(...)
Twirling and spinning, gaily costumed dancers cavort to the pounding beat of musicians from the Trinidad and Tobago show at Expo, in Toronto as part o(...)
8/9/1967
Down beat
Down beat
8/2/1980
Waiting for Love, Sun, and sound, which is what a heavy advertising campaign has told them to expect, thousands of young people - mostly from the U.S.(...)
Waiting for Love, Sun, and sound, which is what a heavy advertising campaign has told them to expect, thousands of young people - mostly from the U.S.(...)
8/7/1970
A Disenchanted rock fan, 11-month-old Chris Blakely obviously doesn't dig the sound at the Mosport rock festival as he rides in a papoose sling on the(...)
A Disenchanted rock fan, 11-month-old Chris Blakely obviously doesn't dig the sound at the Mosport rock festival as he rides in a papoose sling on the(...)
8/8/1970
Steel Bands turn Toronto Islands into Caribbean islands during the next few days during Caribana, which opens Friday
Steel Bands turn Toronto Islands into Caribbean islands during the next few days during Caribana, which opens Friday
7/27/1971