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The usual courtesy howdies and reporter formalities are exchanged and the interview progresses with the occasional diversion of “Wah yuh a seh Dadda,” as Stevie Nicholas Newland, aka Stevie G the Rootz Underground lead singer, greets patrons who are strolling into New York’s BB King for the group’s performance with Gregory Isaacs.
I have to confess that being far removed from the entertainment scene that is Jamaica, I was just learning about the band. However, being a fan of what many dub “roots music,” I wanted to run and wake the town and tell the people that Reggae music—real reggae music, the kind that is a throw back to reggae ambassadors such as Tosh, Marley and Burning Spear, lives on in this six-member band. After a sample listen of their debut album Movements released on the Riverstone Records/Mystic Urchin Muzik labels it becomes evident that this band has tremendous potential.
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