A RAHMAN REVELATION

MUSICAL AUTOBIOGRAPHY OFCHAKAS A. RAHMAN AND THE RELEVATION BANDA Rahman is born in Banjul (Gambia), lead singer of this group. He plays different instruments like the bass, guitar, African percussions and composes his own songs and music. A Rahman started music at a young age in the Gambia. His first band called the SANGAMAR was founded in the early 1970's together with some friends until 1974 when some musician of the band were selected by other big band at that time like the IFANG BOND, GELEWAR band and some join the MAGADAN DANCE BAND. After this early musical experience A. Rahman leave the Gambia in 1975 and travel to Europe, America, Jamaica, Trinidad, Aruba, St Thomas and other Caribbean, Island until 1980. With lots of reggae experience, A. Rahman return home to the Gambia in 1981 and form the group Chossan Roots Band in which he plays the bass and lead vocal. The group then decide to make a West African tour from Gambia, Senegal, Burkina Faso, Togo, Benin, Cote d'Ivoire, Nigeria and Sierra Leone.After this African tour the group move to Paris (France) in 1987. In France the band performs in different club's, festivals and television programmes, after the band travel to Holland, Germany, England and some other European country's, the group recorded in Amsterdam, mix in London and published the album JAHJAIFATEI HADIM in 1990.After a long experience with the group Chossan Roots Band, A. Rahman decide to go solo and form his own band call A. RAHMAN SOUND SYSTEM IN 1992 and with his dub band the group in base not in Paris but in province in the region call La Mayenne. This group plays reggae, ragga, roots and African music and is preparing a new album call BACK TO AFRICA in 1997. From 1992 to 2002 the band travels all over France in different regions and city's in France and Europe.In 1998 A. Rahman Sound system organise their first BACK TO AFRICA TOUR together with the association ROOTS & CULTURES which is a humanitarian and cultural association founded in 1997 by A. Rahman and his band. The intensions of Roots & Cultures are to pave the way for repatriation and back to Africa. Help in developments of Africa in any other means. And our association is in contact with different local association in Senegal and Gambia, Mali, Burkina Faso and other African countries.After a 3 months Back to Africa Tour in which A. Rahman and his band perform in Senegal and Gambia. After the Back to Africa Tour in 1998, the band returns to France and continue different concerts all over FranceIn the Year 2000 A .Rahman return Back to Africa 2 did perform and promote his album in television, radio and press through out Senegal and GambiaFrom 2000-2003 A. Rahman sound system recorded live with the Gladiators from Jamaica.A. Rahman is right now working on his 5 th album call : "A. RAHMAN REVLETION TIME". This album will be out in 2007 with songs like Armagédéon, Repatriation to Africa, Back to Africa and some other song like Toubaboya wich mean Europe or England is not easy. Check it out soon come.A. Rahman is always on the road to speack his message world wide. The message of Mam Bamba of Touba and Ebra Faal-Bai Faal may peace reveil on earth at a moment of great tensions and love to all humanity no matter his religeon or coleur of his skin we are all one and we must live as brothers and sister on this earth Barkeh Serin Touba.A. Rahman is preparing his Back to Africa Tour in which he will perform in Sénégal-Gambia, Mali, Burkina Faso and some other African contries together with Association Roots & Cultures. A. Rahman mission is to prepare the way for people, musician or Artiste Black or white who want to come Back to Africa to help develope Africa by anyway and means.A Rahman sound system now call A. RAHMAN REVELATION HAVE PERFORM WITH BIG BANDS like Pablo Moses, Third World, Big Youth, Max Romeo, Gladiators, Alpha Blondy, Toure Kunda, Youssou Ndour, Fela Kuti, Tiken Jah fakoly, Capelton and may Artiste from different part of the world.The message of A. Rahman may peace return on earth, love and respect to all.People get ready for the A. Rahman RevelationLive band and sound systemReggae all night longSpecial dedicas to all reggae fans in the world
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