Dance Appeal
Dance Appeal was a Canadian supergroup of dance, rhythm and blues, reggae and hip hop artists, who released the one-off single "Can't Repress the Cause" in 1990.[1] The song, a plea for greater inclusion of these predominantly black music genres in the Canadian music industry, was released as a direct response to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission's 1990 decision to deny an FM radio license to Milestone Radio for what would have become Canada's first urban music station; the single's title was intentionally chosen to result in the initialism "CRTC".
Participating artists included Maestro Fresh Wes, Dream Warriors, Michie Mee, B-Kool, Eria Fachin, Lillian Allen, Devon, HDV, Dionne, Thando Hyman, Carla Marshall, Messenjah, Jillian Mendez, Lorraine Scott, Lorraine Segato, Candy Pennella, Self Defense, Leroy Sibbles, Zama and Thyron Lee White.[2]
The song received a Juno Award nomination for Best R&B/Soul Recording at the Juno Awards of 1991,[3] and its video won the MuchMusic Video Award for Best Dance Video.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ "Song has a double message: Dance song disputes new FM station licence". The Globe and Mail, September 21, 1990.
- ^ "Urban Music" Archived November 2, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. The Canadian Encyclopedia.
- ^ "Rap music makes presence felt in '91 Juno Awards nominations". Montreal Gazette, February 7, 1991.
- ^ "Crash Test Dummies pick up MuchMusic's top video award". Waterloo Region Record, September 30, 1991.