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The Kingstonians feat. Ras Neville

About Me

Live 11.21.08 - Ring the Alarm

Live 11.21.08 - Slippy Dippy

2008 Prairie Vibrations

Reggae Fest The Kingstonians feat Ras Neville

(formerly COMMON GROUND)

Formed in 1981 in Lawrence, Kansas, Common Ground toured throughout the 1980's & 1990's and amassed a dedicated following with strong, conscious original music and exciting live performances. Winners of the Kansas City Pitch's annual KLAMMIE Awards for BEST REGGAE/WORLD BEAT BAND in 1997, 1998, 2000 as well as the winner of the Midwest Reggae Awards from 1991 through 1996. This reunited and expanded lineup of the band highlights lead Vocalist Ras Neville (Brown) , from Kingston, Jamaica and also includes well-known Jamaican guitarist, Tommy Mills.

The band is honored to have shared the stage with Reggae legends such as The Wailers, Culture, The I-Tals, Lucky Dube, Burning Spear, Mutabaruka, Yellowman, Steel Pulse and many more...

We are a family of Bredren & Sistren intent upon bringing Jah's blessing through music and raising consciousness to the struggles of the oppressed and downtrodden of our one world.

MAY JAH GUIDE YOU...

ONE GOD, ONE AIM, ONE DESTINY

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 09/10/2006
Band Website: WWW.THEKINGSTONIANS.COM
Band Members: ras neville-vocals

kenny-bass

scotty-vocals,guitar,keyboards

joe -drums

marta-vocals,percussion

dave-vocals,keyboards

tommy-guitar

zach-trombone
dan -saxophone
maxi-vocals,percussion

(1959-2008)

On November 20th, 2008,

our brother and

founding member,

Maximino Martinez-Perez

lost his hard fought

battle with cancer.

.

RIP dear Maxi. Words

cannot convey our sorrow, and

your music lives on...

steve topping-engineer

Our thoughts and prayers to

the family and friends of

Steve Topping, our longtime

friend and engineer. (1952-2008)

RIP Steve, you are missed....


Influences: King Tubby, Bob Marley, Aswad, Culture, Meditations, Lee "Scratch" Perry, Frankie Paul, Coxsone Dodd, Don Drummond, Burning Spear, Itals, Yellowman, Upsetters, I-Roy, Sugar Minott, Jacob Miller, The Wailers, The Abyssinnians, Roots Radics, Barrington Levy, Bunny Wailer, Mutabaruka, Dennis Brown, Toots and the Maytals, Peter Tosh, Sly and Robbie, Augustus Pablo, The Skatalities, U-Roy, Steel Pulse, Delroy Wilson, Lucky Dube, Ras Michael, Linton Kwesi Johnson, Scientist, Black Uruhu, Horace Andy, Jackie Mitoo, The Gladiators, The Heptones, Jimmy Cliff, I-Threes, Shabba Ranks, Desmond Dekker, Wailing Souls
Sounds Like: Steel Pulse, Frankie Paul, Dennis Brown, Luciano
Record Label: Kingsound Records
Type of Label: Indie

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