Tony Gits location: ISLANDS: Caribbean:WEST INDIES
website: http://tonygits.com
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Born in Kingston Jamaica, the reggae capital of the World, Tony is recognized as a talented composer, producer, arranger, guitarist, vocalist, percussionist and drummer.
Tony relocated to Canada in 1975 touring with the internationally known Ernie Smith and his band Roots Revival as vocalist and percussionist. Tony later became one of the founding members of the Reggae group "BLOOD FIRE" which performed at Reggae Sunsplash in Jamaica in 1982. In 1984 Tony relocated to California to embark on his solo career as vocalist and guitarist, performing at various venues in Hollywood and Los Angeles. While in LA Tony recorded the album "Give Jah The Praise" .In addition he performed with several bands and supported established stars such as Leroy
Smart, Hortense Ellis, Leroy Siblis and Don Carlos in stage
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genre: :Reggae
sound like: :Steel Pulse,Third World
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When I Was A Boy - I was born and raised in Kingston Jamaica. We lived five minutes away from "Studio One", the first Recording Studio ever operated in Jamaica. My sister and I had to walk past this studio twice a day on our way to and from school. We would have to take the bus from Cross Roads to Half-Way-Tree. On our daily journey we would notice a long line of...