Date
Saturday 2 April 2011 at 8:00pm
Location
The Ferry
25 Anderston Quay,
Glasgow,
G3 8BX,
United Kingdom
Tel: 0141 248 5376
Link
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#!/event.php?eid=159517987435616
Description
African ,Caribbean and Scottish artists join together to highlight the cultural connections between Scotland ,The Caribbean and Africa.
ZUBA BASSA BEAT:Liberia: JTP African best album 2006 Award winner.The music originates from BASSA Nation, from Mozambique to Liberia, where the Bassa (Kwa) group is well known.Their rhythms, melody and soul is the root of the modern FUNK and SOUL.They have supported Manu Chao and Alpha Blondy amongst others.
CHIEF SULEMAN CHEBE: Ghana. Founder of drumming up business, african drum workshops. Expert of the "Jengsing" Sissali word for xylophone and the Djembe.Chief Chebe brings with his African drummers, the songs of The Sissala people of Ghana.
RUDY ALBA:scotland,caribbean.The Uks' rising reggae lion with his band "The One Flesh" bring roots reggae vibes with rocksteady,loversrock, dancehall and ska flavours .Touring the Uk with his band in 2011 on his first solo album tour "Defender of the Faith". Rudy Alba has worked with and supported many artists in the world of reggae including yellowman,max romeo,sugar minott,Derek morgan, horace andy and hip hop artists such as Royce DA 5'9.
MAN AT THE WINDOW: Scotland.One of Scotlands well know festival bands playing their ecclectic mix of celtic and reggae influenced music. Recently signed to CKR Records. Man at the Window have supported,The Zutons, Easy All stars,Misty in Roots and Toots and the Maytals amongst others.
LEWIS M.London Lewis M, One of the UK’s most prolific Reggae and dance music producers, producing some funky house beats which gained success worldwide, artists including Ronny Jordan.working alongside Roja C for Dj Judge Jules on Black Box gaining a dance chart number one and a national top twenty chart spot. Also worked alongside Jay Z, Nas,and Incognito.
producing for many of the greatest Reggae artists including: Gregory Isaacs, Ken Boothe, Alton Ellis, Dennis Alcapone, Joseph Cotton, Junior Reid, Heptones, Earl Sixteen, Lutan Fyah,Dave Barker, Sugar Minott, Anthony Johnson, Cornell Campbell, Pat Kelly, Al Campbell, Frankie Paul, Glen Washington, Tyrone Taylor, Count Prince Miller, Michael Prophet, Lloyd Parks,U Brown,Mykal Rose, King Jammys and Studio One. He will be playing a DJ set of RnB ,soul,jazz and Reggae
A CULTURAL MUSICAL EXTRAVAGANZA NOT TO BE MISSED!!!
Tickets: £9adv £12.50 door students with cards: £7
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Rudy AlbaDefender of the Faithscomaican
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