The Original Wailersreggae line-up featuring Al Anderson, the legendary guitarist from Bob Marley, return to Italy at the end of August for three concerts in Ravenna, Milan and Rome. On Saturday 30 August, the band will be on stage at the Ravenna PD Partywhile on Sunday 31 August, The Ours will land at the Carroponte di Sesto San Giovanni (MI) to close on 2 September in Rome to Eutropia. Tickets for the dates will be available shortly on Ticketone and usual retail outlets, at a price of 10 euros + presale fees.
To demonstrate the band's state of form, one only has to watch one of the recent shows available on the web, full of energy and celebration of Rasta culture:
Listen The Original Wailers is like witnessing the history of music live. Al Anderson, Bob Marley's long-time collaborator since 1974 and author of the unmistakable opening notes of 'No Woman No Cry"he is now a leading figure among those who hold high the torch of the Trench Town sound. The guitarist and bandleader has decided to bring together artists who have chosen to honour the history of reggae music, not by attempting to recreate it in a nostalgic way, but by taking its original spirit and intent and bringing it into the 21st century.
To share this journey with him, Al Anderson has chosen some very special companions: on vocals and second guitar, the line-up features the Caribbean-born Puerto Rican Chet Samuelwho has played in some of the most popular contemporary reggae bands such as Addis Now e 506CREW and mixes Jamaican rhythms and R&B suggestions in his vocal style. Completing the team, on the rhythm section the former enfant prodige Rohan Reid (bass) and Howard Smith (battery).
In their performance, the quartet will play tracks from the ep "Miracle"(MRG), released in 2012 and nominated at the Grammy Awards as Best Reggae Album, together with great classics from the past such as those taken from the album "Legend", tracing a line of continuity with a path undertaken many years ago.
THE ORIGINAL WAILERS
Saturday 30 August 2014
Ravenna, Festa PD c/o Area Pala De André
Ticket € 10,00 + prev
Sunday 31 August 2014
Sesto San Giovanni (MI), Carroponte
Ticket € 10,00 + prev
Tuesday 02 September 2014
Rome, Eutropia
Ticket € 10,00 + prev
