Fujahtive is an eight piece reggae band based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The band was known for their powerful, horn section-driven brand of reggae during their live performances in Toronto[1] and tours[2][3] across Canada throughout the late 1980s and 1990s.[4][5][6][7][8][9] Fujahtive's second album, The Sound, received a nomination for Best Reggae Recording at the 1995 Juno Awards.[10]
Fujahtive | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | Reggae |
| Years active | 1986–present |
| Members | Winston Ho-Sang Anthony Goldstein Andrew Cosby David Jackson Craig Naughty Anthony Annecchini Pat Carey Howard Rev Moore |
| Past members | Ira Zingraff Rob Jagodkin Wayne Ho-Sang Jack Cavacece Asher Schachter Andrew Kazdan Lionel Newman |
| Website | www |
The band's "Send fi mi girl" video was one of the first Canadian reggae videos to crack the Much Music regular rotation in 1991.[citation needed] That same year they were invited to guest host[11] and play live on the MuchMusic show Xtendamix[12] along with regular host Master T.[13] The band took a break in 2006 before regrouping on November 7, 2014[14] for a sold out benefit concert in Toronto.
History edit
Fujahtive was originally formed in 1986, when all the original members were still in high school. Jamaican-born lead vocalist Winston Ho-Sang transferred from Oakwood Collegiate to Forest Hill Collegiate,[15] where he met Anthony Goldstein. They bonded over their mutual love of reggae music and decided to put a band together with members from each schools' music programs. Winston Ho-Sang's identical twin brother Wayne Ho-Sang also joined the band. The band has backed[16] up Michael Rose of Black Uhuru and has been the opening act for Yellowman, Burning Spear,[17] Gregory Isaacs,[18] Sly & Robbie, Culture,[19] Linton Kwesi Johnson, Marcia Griffiths, Eek-a-mouse, Shinehead and most recently Luciano[20][21] (2016).
Wayne and Winston Ho-Sang are the father and uncle, respectively, of professional ice hockey player Josh Ho-Sang. Winston's daughter Allison is an R&B singer-songwriter who records and performs as a l l i e.[22]
Members edit
Current line-up edit
- Winston Ho-Sang – vocalist (1986–present)
- Anthony Goldstein – guitarist (1986–present)
- Andrew Cosby – trombone (1986–present)
- David Jackson – keyboardist/vocalist (1987–present)
- Craig Naughty – bassist (1988–present)
- Anthony Annecchini – drummer (1993–present)
- Pat Carey – saxophone (2017–present)
- Howard "Rev" Moore – trumpet (2017–present)
- Jeff Luge Holdip - sound engineer (1989–present)
Past members edit
- Ira Zingraff - trumpet(1986–1993)(2014–2016)
- Rob Jagodkin - saxophone /accordion block(1986–2016)
- Jack Cavacece - drummer (1987–1993)
- Wayne Ho-Sang - vocal (1986–1988)
- Asher Schachter - bass (1986–1988)
- Andrew Kazdan - keyboards(1986)
- Lionel Newman - drums (1986)
Discography edit
Albums edit
- In Black & White (1987)
- The Sound (1995)
Awards edit
- 1988 Canadian Reggae Music Award – Best Reggae Album
Nominations edit
References edit
- ^ "Artist: Fujahtive, Album: The Sound, Song: On The Run". Raised on Canadian Radio. February 7, 2012.
- ^ "Whistler BC British Columbia Night Life". whistlerbcbritishcolumbia.com.
- ^ "Bands who have played the Townehouse". The Townehouse Tavern Sudbury Ontario.
- ^ Williams, Dawn P. (2006). Who's who in Black Canada 2: Black Success and Black Excellence in Canada. Canada: d.p.williams & associates. pp. 175–176. ISBN 0-9731384-2-4.
- ^ Maréchal, Yannick (2015). CAMION BLANC: JAMAICA SESSION Tome 1. France: Camion Blanc. p. 86. ISBN 9782357797031.
- ^ Dacks, David (December 29, 2014). "THE HISTORY OF REGGAE IN TORONTO!". Foundation Radio Media Network.
- ^ Wright, Stephen C. (2013). The Marvelous Beauhunks. USA: iUniverse LLC. p. 325. ISBN 978-1-4917-0949-8.
- ^ Yawching, Donna (June 2010). "Round breakfast". Caribbean Beat.
- ^ Sullivan, Paul (2014). Remixology: Tracing the Dub Diaspora. United Kingdom: Reaktion Books Ltd. p. 23. ISBN 9781780232102.
- ^ "1995 | Best Reggae Recording | Fujahtive |". The JUNO Awards. Retrieved 2021-11-21.
- ^ "Fujahtive Much Music Hosting Rap City with Master T joining in". Youtube.
- ^ "Much Music X-Tendamix Intro 1992". Retro Ontario. December 30, 2012.
- ^ TEO, Mark (July 24, 2014). "Master T has a plan to save MuchMusic". A Side.
- ^ Hughes, Kim (October 21, 2014). "Reggae Combo Fujahtive Rebooting to Help Those Fleeing Domestic Abuse". Samaritan Mag.
- ^ Welsh, Moira (February 6, 2010). "Target: Winston Ho-Sang". The Toronto Star.
- ^ "Michael Rose Live with Fujahtive at the Bamboo".
- ^ "Fujahtive opens for Burning Spear". Facebook.
- ^ "Gregory Isaacs with Fujahtive". Facebook.
- ^ "Fujahtive opens for Culture". Facebook.
- ^ "Luciano alongside Fujahtive". blogTO.
- ^ "Reggae for Roz Annual Benefit". The Opera House.
- ^ Manaal Ismacil, "a l l i e". Broke Magazine, Spring/Summer 2015. pp. 22-23.