Music and Activism Talk with Big John Leacock

30/08/2024 55 min

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Episode Synopsis

This interview is part of the People's History Project series with ⁠OPIRG Guelph⁠ and broadcast on the radio show RadiOPIRG heard Thursdays at 3pm on ⁠⁠⁠CFRU 93.3 FM⁠⁠⁠.

In this episode, I speak with Big John Leacock, a long-time figure in the Guelph music community who particularly in the 80's and 90's brought reggae, calypso, soca, and hip-hop music to Guelph at a time when this music was not being heard or represented.