Hypnotizing mix of dub reggae with a twist

11 MP3 Songs
WORLD: Reggae, WORLD: World Beat



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DUB is a style of reggae that originated in the studios of Jamaica in the early mid and late seventies. The producers who's names like Mad Professor, King Tubby, Scientist and Lee "scratch" Perry would take a song that was already recorded and add echoes reverb sounds and sort of re-remix a song.

What we try to do is make this music live on stage right before your eyes. Lennox Holeness who plays bass lays down very solid grooves that are crucial in this music and Jason Cameron on guitar really put a twist on the rhythms with both his playing and his unique vocal style. Mark "20/20" Cardenas the veteran in this group whose own walls are adorned with gold and platinum records from his stints with Morris Day and the Time (including a cameo in the movie Purple Rain), puts all those years of performing to add a important element to this music. At times we also have been known to feature some guests to our family such as Leif Dalan who makes his home playing keyboards with the seminal incredible Seattle reggae band Nuffsed and reggae pioneer Prezident Brown. Chris "C.D." Littlefield who performs a tireless touring schedule with Karl Denison's Tiny Universe, brings a mean space trumpet that takes the music to far out spaces. And last but not least we bring Adrian Xavier whose multi-talent is at times mind boggling with skills such as writing and producing and performing on his latest release "Our Nature" to spinning the ones and twos.

We the dUBChampionz hope that with this recipe we can strike a vibe of dancing and maximum positivity.