Ruff 'n Tuff - Stranger Cole's Toronto Roots

May 2, 2018

0h 10m

★ 0.0

Overview

After an unsuccessful attempt at establishing himself in the early 1970s music scene, Jamaican-born reggae legend Stranger Cole opens a record store, the first Caribbean business in Toronto's Kensington Market.

Genres

Documentary

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Stranger Cole

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Ruff 'n Tuff - Stranger Cole's Toronto Roots

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