Toots and the Maytals

A concert by the Jamaican band Toots and the Maytals, with Leba featured, at The Queen's Hall in Edinburgh. The group's music spans rocksteady, ska and reggae.

Toots and the Maytals is a Jamaican band formed in 1966, whose music spans rocksteady, ska and reggae, and which is linked to the label Beverley's Records. The group adopted the name Toots and the Maytals when it released its 1969 debut album, Sweet and Dandy. Its central figure, Frederick "Toots" Hibbert, is regarded as a reggae pioneer and was named by Rolling Stone among the 100 greatest singers of all time.

The band's best-known songs include '54-46 Was My Number', 'Monkey Man', 'Pressure Drop', 'Funky Kingston', 'Broadway Jungle', 'Bam Bam', 'Time Tough'and 'Reggae Got Soul'. Its 1968 single 'Do The Reggay'is credited with bringing the word reggae into a song. The group is now fronted by Toots's daughter, Leba, who has released recordings under her own name and has worked with Sly & Robbie and Jimmy Cliff.

This concert is presented by AGMP Concerts, with Leba featured alongside the band. The evening suits listeners interested in the Jamaican rocksteady, ska and reggae catalogue that the group has built since the 1960s. The Queen's Hall is a venue in Edinburgh that hosts concerts and shows.