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band based in

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, Canada. The band was known for their powerful, horn section-driven brand of

during their live performances in Toronto and tours across Canada throughout the late 1980s and 1990s. Fujahtive's second album, ''The Sound'', received a nomination for Best Reggae Recording at the 1995 Juno Awards. The band's "Send fi mi girl" video was one of the first Canadian reggae videos to crack the

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regular rotation in 1991. That same year they were invited to guest host and play live on the

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show Xtendamix along with regular host

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. The band took a break in 2006 before regrouping on November 7, 2014 for a sold out benefit concert in

History

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

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, 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 up Michael Rose of

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and has been the opening act for

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and most recently Luciano (2016). Wayne and Winston Ho-Sang are the father and uncle, respectively, of professional

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player Josh Ho-Sang. Winston's daughter Allison is an R&B singer-songwriter who records and performs as a l l i e.Manaal Ismacil, "a l l i e". ''Broke Magazine'', Spring/Summer 2015. pp. 22-23.

Members

Current line-up

*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

*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

Albums

*''In Black & White'' (1987) *''The Sound'' (1995)

Awards

* 1988 Canadian Reggae Music Award – Best Reggae Album

Nominations

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Casby nomination – Best Reggae Recording for ''Black & White'' *1991 Canadian Reggae Music Awards nominations – Best Reggae Album for ''In Black & White'' *

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award nomination – Best Reggae Recording for ''The Sound''

References

External links

Fujahtive Juno Award Nomination
{{Authority control Musical groups from Toronto Musical groups established in 1986 1986 establishments in Ontario Canadian reggae musical groups