KINGSTON Jamaica, September 18th, 2011 -- It was his first official performance at the prestigious Toronto International Film Festival and reggae singer, Colin Levy, aka Iley Dred, delighted his audience.
Levy was performing on September 10 at the premier of the film starring Donisha Prendergast, at which her mom, Sharon Marley was present to lend her full support. The documentary, RasTa: A Soul’s Journey, which was very well received, sees Donisha – the grand-daughter of reggae icon, Bob Marley – on a journey to explore what ‘Rasta’ mean to persons in various cultures.
Quite appropriately, Levy selected a Stephen Marley-produced single as part of his four-song performance. The single, Forever Praising Jah, is one of the singles produced by the Grammy winner and son of the reggae legend, for Levy’s soon-to-be-released album, Unleashed. Stephen experiments with his father’s Time Will Tell riddim for this track and if the response from the audience is anything to go by, then Colin Levy should definitely release this song as a single.
Levy, in an interview after the premier, was fulsome in his praise of Donisha, whom he described as “a talented and spiritual young Rastafarian Empress”.
“I am honoured to be here,” Levy said. “Not only to perform but also to be among the first persons to watch this film, which is very inspirational for me as a Rastafarian. And I am so proud of Donisha who is using her talent in such a meaningful and positive way. We as elders have to inspire and teach the youth and I salute her,” Levy stated.
The Toronto Film Festival had its run from September 8 to 18 in Toronto, Canada.
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