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JOSEPH ISRAEL and the Jerusalem Band ~ QUEEN MAKEDA ~ I-TAWEH
JOSEPH ISRAEL
www.josephisrael.com
Joseph Israel is one of those unique individuals whose natural talents and spiritual calling have merged into a music that is as thought provoking as it is inspiring. "What I share with my audience is to draw everyone closer to the source of truththat we are all brothers and sisters and that division and lies cannot stand." The name "Israel" is a reflection that defines Joseph's striving for the blessings of the Almighty Yahweh. This is the name intended for all peoples, tribes and tongues that love the Most High and love their neighbor. These are the teachings of Yahshua the messiah. We are all one family." A truly unique reggae artist, Joseph Israel was born Joseph Fennel in Oklahoma and grew up in Arkansas. Joseph has shared the stage, performing his songs of peace and righteousness with the likes of Michael Franti, Earl "Chinna" Smith, SOJA, Toussaint the Liberator, Luciano and Matisyahu with whom he wrote the song "Away With This" which they performed together on the "Youth" tour in 2006.
I-TAWEH
i-taweh.com
(BIO)
Donavan I-taweh Cunningham was born in the hills of St. Ann, Jamaica to Rupert and Ruby Cunningham. Like most successful artists, he comes from humble beginnings. Raised in the farming community of Prickly Pole, just a few miles from the home where Bob Marley grew in Nine Mile, he spent most of his childhood farming alongside his father and four siblings. As a young child he played music on handmade instruments crafted together from bamboo and sardine tins, only getting the chance to try out proper instruments in church when someone with a real guitar would finally set it down.
In 2009, after 17 years of being a supporting musician, I-taweh took a hiatus from the road and began to pursue his solo album. In 2011 he released his independently composed, written, and produced first album named Overload under his own label Tap Nat MuziK. In December 2011 I-taweh performed songs from his debut release at his launch party at Wickie Wackie in Bull Bay, Jamaica, as part of a great journey through Jamaica's radio and media landscape. I-taweh formed the band the Reggae Lions for the launch event enlisting veterans Nambo Robinson on trombone along with Everton Gayle on saxophone and Time aka Count Ossie Jr. on percussion. Selections from the Overload album and the Overload single have received significant airplay on numerous stations in Jamaica and both have become a 2011-2012 hit, reaching #1 on the Hot 102 FM chart. In the U.S., the Overload album has been very well-received at traditional reggae radio, college and syndicated programs and was selected to be part of the Direct TV cable network's menu of reggae material where several songs are in regular rotation. There has been considerable attention at radio and TV for Overload and the song has become popular with people of all ages.
QUEEN MAKEDAH
http://www.queenmakedah.com
(Bio)
In 2013, Queen Makedah released 'I Am Shem,' the first of a series of collaborative tracks with Zion I/Lustre Kings records (Midnite) from the upcoming 'Peace Process.' The track features music from the production team of Lustre Kings and Zion I Records, plus lush background vocal harmonies from Michelle 'Songbird' Gordon. Upcoming singles from the album include the single 'Suspicious' dedicated to the memory of Trayvon Martin.
Since touring the US, Queen Makedah has shared the stage with reggae greats like Don Carlos, Sister Carol, the Twinkle Brothers, The Rastafarians, Winston Jarrett, Rootz Underground, Bambu Station and Groundation at some of the most celebrated world music festivals in the world, including the Sierra Nevada World Music Festival (SNWMF), the Northwest World Reggae Festival (NWWRF) and Monterey Bay Reggae Fest (MBRF) to name a few, plus Groundation's Marcus Garvey Tribute Celebration at the Catalyst in Santa Cruz.
Queen Makedah has also toured the West Coast with the Empress Meditations 'Women for Peace' showcase that delivered music in 6 languages, backed by the Fyah Squad band. The tour visited Sebastapol, Nevada City, Santa Cruz, Monterey, Berkeley, Pacifica, Point Richmond's Summer Concert Series and Oregon's Northwest World Reggae Festival and raised in kind donations for Oakland based charity, A Safe Place, for victims of domestic violence. (www.empressmeditations.com).
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9800 Highway 128
Philo, CA 95466
United States
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