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Bob Marley: how reggae changed the world - CANCELLED

Hear acoustic renditions of Bob Marley's iconic reggae songs and if you feel like it, sing along!

$24.00
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An image of Duane Forrest looking out over a lake in Tobermory in Canada. He has sunglasses on and the water has a a Caribbean sea hue to it.
Duane Forrest performing on stage in the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. He is sat on a stool looking off to the side. Guitar is in hand.
Duane Forrest performing on stage in the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. He is sat on a stool looking off to the side. Guitar is in hand.
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An image of Duane Forrest looking out over a lake in Tobermory in Canada. He has sunglasses on and the water has a a Caribbean sea hue to it.
Duane Forrest performing on stage in the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. He is sat on a stool looking off to the side. Guitar is in hand.
Duane Forrest performing on stage in the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. He is sat on a stool looking off to the side. Guitar is in hand.

  • Created and Performed by: Duane Forrest

  • Produced by: John McGowan

Take an acoustic journey starting at the origin of reggae to Bob Marley who carried it to the world, changing it for the better. Duane Forrest performs renditions of legendary reggae songs that reshaped countless lives including his own.

About Climb

Duane Forrest is a professional singer-songwriter and multimedia artist from Toronto, Ontario.
His unique sound blends jazz, reggae, bossa nova, soul, and smooth vocals. Over the past decade, Forrest has released two full-length original albums and toured in Canada three times, in Europe four times, and in Central America three times. He has secured radio play in Canada,
Germany, Honduras, Iceland, Italy, Nicaragua, and the United States. His latest album, The Climb, reaches more than 4,000 monthly listeners on Spotify.

In 2017, Duane debuted his first theatre production, Climb, a live album experience based on his concept album, The Climb. Duane also presented Climb at the 2018 Toronto Fringe Festival, where Toronto Fringe founder Gregory Nixon described the show as “one of the highlights of this year’s Fringe.” Most recently in 2019 & 2022 Climb received glowing reviews at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. As he furthers his career, Forrest aims to continue to push the boundaries of his art by delivering music in diverse storytelling formats.

Duane has just released his new EP “Blackest Bird” which speaks to political issues facing the Canadian Black community. Currently, Duane is developing a new album called “Sunrise in Jasper '' that will explore Indigenous and Black experience in present day Canada into it’s history. He is excited to use music to further shine light on issues of social justice and change.

Duane is a Black Canadian born and raised in Scarborough, Ontario, to Jamaican immigrant parents. Growing up in an at-risk neighbourhood, music provided Duane a positive outlet that he credits for putting him on a different path than many of his childhood peers. He developed a passion for many genres of music growing up listening to Reggae, Hip Hop, Classical and Jazz FM radio.

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  • Duration: 60 minutes

  • Event Accessibility: Blind or Low Vision Rating: Partially Accessible

  • Age suitability: G

  • Event warnings: Some Infrequent/Low Pressure Audience Interaction.

  • Festival Hub: Trades Hall - Music Room
    Cnr Lygon & Victoria Sts, Carlton, VIC, 3053

    Wheelchair Access

    Festival Hub: Trades Hall - Music Room is wheelchair accessible.

    The entrance to the venue is on Lygon St. You can head up the front stairs and through the main doors, from there head right to get to the Loading Dock.
    If you need step free access, there is lift at the front of the building and our team will be able to guide you from there to the Loading Dock.

    Once you're in the Loading Dock you can head west and through the corridor to the stairs, and up passed ETU Ballroom and Common Rooms through to the Music Room. There is also a lift if you are unable to take the stairs.

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  • Full: $24.00

  • Hump Day Discount: $18.00

  • Extra Applause: $30.00

  • Blak Tix: $15.00

  • Concession: $20.00

  • Group 4+: $20.00

  • Member discounts available

    This event is eligible for 25% off full price Fringe Dweller tickets. Just add the tickets that you want then login at checkout and you'll get the cheapest tickets. If you're not a member yet, simply add a membership to your cart and you'll be able to access Fringe Dweller prices straight away.

Based on Forrest’s musical ability alone, the show is already brilliant, but the information he shares about the roots of reggae; Bob Marley’s life; the meaning behind certain songs, and what these songs mean to him personally and many others, makes it much more than a musical performance. It feels like a historical lesson, a love letter to not only the genre of reggae and Bob Marley but also to a younger Duane Forrest who struggled to embrace his Black, Jamaican heritage yet sought self-acceptance and self-love through his love for Bob Marley and his music.

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This show opens with the instantly recognisable “Jammin’” and along the way, in a typically Jamaican laid back style and with that unmistakable reggae backbeat on guitar, Duane gives us some of his own family history and a little bit of Bob Marley’s life story as we are introduced to other classic songs including “One Love”, “Three Little Birds” and the unforgettable “No Woman No Cry”.

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Sessions: In Person Events

A single $5.50 transaction fee applies to your booking.

Date Time Venue

Wednesday, 11 October 2023

8:45pm

Festival Hub: Trades Hall - Music Room

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Thursday, 12 October 2023

8:45pm

Festival Hub: Trades Hall - Music Room

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Friday, 13 October 2023

8:45pm

Festival Hub: Trades Hall - Music Room

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Saturday, 14 October 2023

8:45pm

Festival Hub: Trades Hall - Music Room

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Sunday, 15 October 2023

7:45pm

Festival Hub: Trades Hall - Music Room

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