by Sarah Chauncey

Hometown: Toronto, ON
Music: Caribbean- and Latino-influenced soul/R&B/hip-hop/reggae/funk
To Contact: Lady Luscious, Reggae Dance Hall DJ; MC Luscious, hip-hop MC, R&B vocals, drums, guitar; MC Spice, Rap/hip-hop MC; Tini, R&B vocals; La Bomba, hip-hop MC, electric bass.

Music doesn’t get much groovier than Women Ah Run Tings, a charismatic soul/R&B/hip-hop band of five women from Chilean, Guyanese, Jamaican and Nigerian backgrounds. This high-energy quintet has become a favourite in the Toronto scene for their boundary-breaking music that contrasts the street life of Caribbean and Latino culture with the urban realities of North America. The songs are “basically our life experience,” says Lady Luscious, “Speak the truth as you see it.” The five, each a respected solo musician in her own right, contribute a great deal to community groups, including Mayworks Women’s Festival, Redwood Women’s Shelter and Anti Racist Action. Their self-titled album was recorded in one day at Audio Lab, then mixed the next day at Chemical Sound.

For the “We Are Woman” video, Lady Luscious and La Bomba went to Jamaica. “We shot part of it in a schoolyard,” Lady Luscious explains, “because it’s about everyday struggle, so we thought that would really fit the song, to include children in school, learning.” A VideoFACT funded follow-up, “MC Flavor”, is forthcoming.

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