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Mama Quilla II was a Canadian rock band that first performed together in 1977 in Toronto and dissolved in 1982. Although the band recorded only a single EP as Mama Quilla II, after 1982 a revised lineup evolved into the influential pop band Parachute Club.
During the late 1970s and early 1980s, Lorraine Segato was the vocalist for the radical feminist band, Mama Quilla II. The band performed at rallies and benefit concerts addressing issues such as censorship, disarmament, the Cold War, Indigenous land rights, and pro-choice abortion rights.
Segato initially became known in the late 1970s as the vocalist in the Toronto rock band Mama Quilla II. This band formed the core membership of The Parachute Club. The Parachute Club was particularly active in the 1980s, initially breaking up in 1989.
Nov 27, 2019 · She was the lead vocalist in the Toronto band Mama Quilla II, which formed in 1977. The seven-piece all-female band performed at Toronto’s first Bi-National Lesbian Conference in 1979, sponsored by the Lesbian Organization of Toronto (LOOT).
Mama Quilla II was a Toronto-based women’s rock band from 1977-1982. The band headlined at the Bi-National Lesbian Conference in 1979. A revised line-up of musicians formed The Parachute Club in 1982.
Conger moved to Toronto, where she and Lorraine Segato were members of Mama Quilla II. In 1982, Conger and Segato, along with percussionist Billy Bryans, formed the nucleus of what would become The Parachute Club. Concurrently, in the early 1980s, Conger was developing a reputation as a solo and duo performer on the Canadian folk music circuit.
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May 14, 2005 · The Parachute Club was a Canadian band formed in Toronto in 1982 out of several members of the band Mama Quilla II. The band consisted of Lorraine Segato on vocals and guitar, Lauri Conger on keyboards and vocals, Billy Bryans on drums, Margo Davidson on saxophone and vocals, Julie Masi on percussion and vocals, Steve Webster on bass and Dave ...
