James Bond is host of On The Reggae Jam, a weekly show on the K103.7FM radio station. For three hours (9:00 to midnight), he plays the latest reggae hits as well as classics from the 1970s and old school dancehall of the 1980s.
BOND... I have a great variety of listeners from all backgrounds
Bond (given name James Kornecook) was in Jamaica recently and spoke to the Jamaica Observer about the current state of reggae in Montreal.
"There are several reggae scenes in Montreal. There is a French scene that Haitians and Quebecers attend and there is an English West Indian scene in another part of town," he said. "We also have communities from islands such as St Vincent, Grenada, Trinidad...all these cater specifically for these communities," he added. "There is a large African population that also loves reggae music."
According to Bond, that cosmopolitan populace usually supports the Montreal International Reggae Festival which takes place in August. Throughout the year, big names including Sizzla, Beres Hammond, Konshens and Sanchez perform at club dates, but he says for all this favourable growth, Montreal is still a distant second to Toronto when it comes to reggae.
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Bond (given name James Kornecook) was in Jamaica recently and spoke to the Jamaica Observer about the current state of reggae in Montreal.
"There are several reggae scenes in Montreal. There is a French scene that Haitians and Quebecers attend and there is an English West Indian scene in another part of town," he said. "We also have communities from islands such as St Vincent, Grenada, Trinidad...all these cater specifically for these communities," he added. "There is a large African population that also loves reggae music."
According to Bond, that cosmopolitan populace usually supports the Montreal International Reggae Festival which takes place in August. Throughout the year, big names including Sizzla, Beres Hammond, Konshens and Sanchez perform at club dates, but he says for all this favourable growth, Montreal is still a distant second to Toronto when it comes to reggae.