Member Since: 04/06/2007
Band Website: www.unityworksmusic.com
Band Members: Jah Eye records with the Unity Works Band which has included internationally acclaimed roots reggae artists such as Carlton "Santa" Davis (original Soul Syndicate drummer and drumer for Peter Tosh's band Word Sound and Power), Ronnie "Stepper" McQueen (original bass player for Steel Pulse and current bass player for Mongoose reggae band as well as Lesterfari and Kingsmusic), Haile Maskel - bass (Rastafarians), Lesterfari - guitar (Boom Shaka and Kingsmusic), Mark Tyson - guitar (Blue Nile X-press) and Phil Mosley, keyboardist extraordinaire.
Influences: Jah Rastafari, His Imperial Majesty Emperor Haile Selassie I, Marcus Garvey, Malcolm X and all true freedom fighters including my parents. Musical influences include Bob Marley, Burning Sprear, Israel Vibration, Aswad, Mighty Diamonds, Fredlocks, Culture, Ijahman Levi, Midnite, Twinkle Brothers, Pablo Moses, Jacob Miller, Dennis Brown, Gregory Isaacs, Augustus Pablo, Peter Tosh, Bunny Wailer, Big Youth, U Roy, Abyssinians, Fela and Africa 70, James Brown, Sly and the Family Stone, Curtis Mayfield, Marvin Gaye, Parliment, Sade, Aretha Franklin, Dinah Washington, Louis Armstrong, Gil Scott-Heron, Lonnie Liston Smith etc.
Sounds Like: Original roots reggae with an old school (70's era rockers style etc.) feel. While upholding the tradition of reggae music Jah Eye brings a fresh sound with subtle elements of funk, rock and soul.
Record Label: Unity Works
Type of Label: Indie