Member Since: 01/02/2006
Band Website: http://WWW.JOHNSTONEMUSIC.COM
Band Members:
JohnStone Roots Reggae Band
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Andre White - Vocals/Guitar
Alfred Adams - Vocals/Drums
Brendan DeMelle - Bass/Vocals
Joe Manekin - Keyboards
Benjamin Crandall - Saxophone
Booking: Andre White
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Influences: Steel Pulse, Burning Spear, Clinton Fearon, Gladiators, Linton Kwesi Johnson, Toots and the Maytals, Black Uhuru, Don Carlos, Michael Rose, Bob Marley and the Wailers, Hugh Mundell, Johnny Clarke, Fela Kuti, etc.
Sounds Like:
Conscious original roots reggae. Hints of 1970s roots mixed with plenty of new twists and dub jams.
"Rootsy and vibrant...a sound that stands on its own without identifiable influences in song, structure or style." - THE BEAT, Volume 24 NO. 6 2005
"Top-notch showcase of roots reggae... performing roots with touches of soul and occasionally a more up-tempo African twist (as on "The Awakening" and "Celebration"). Lead singer Andre White's vocals are evocative -- a folksy blend of Alpha Blondy and Winston Matthews of Wailing Souls fame." http://www.reggae-reviews.com/
"Among the best American reggae currently out there, and that's saying a lot." - World Music Central http://www.worldmusiccentral.org