Recently, legendary roots reggae singer Johnny Clarke flew to Los Angeles from Jamaica-luckily, right before Hurricane Hilary-and, on August 19, in the calm but unsettled and highly charged atmosphere before the storm, he cooked and served a musical feast at the Dub Club.
Clarke’s assistant chefs for the night, helping him whip up a rich, righteous bounty of Rastafari-inspired tunes-with a helping of lovers’ rock-were legendary Soul Syndicate band members: bassist Fully Fullwood, drummer Santa Davis, and guitarist Tony Chin (all playing as part of the “Fully Fullwood Band,” that includes veteran master-keyboardist Michael Hyde).
Starting the evening off in style, and serving as a wonderful appetizer for the historic roots tunes the Dub Club patrons would hear from Johnny Clarke, was a local 1960s ska/rocksteady-revival band called “The Steady 45s”; funky, talented, and cool, they dedicated their set to legendary Jamaican saxophonist (and co-founder of The Skatalites), Lester Sterling, who passed in May.
Photos/Clips by Stephen Cooper
Edited by Teacher@ReggaeVibes
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