"Unique"! This is the word most commonly heard when people express their first impression about Tribo de Jah. We still could add"intense", "rare" and many different qualifications to this original Brazilian group. Only who watches them performing could describe the impressive magnetism they express on stage. One very peculiar detail about them is that 5 of the 6 members of the group are blind (one partially and the other four totally). They met each other at the School for the Blind from Sao Luis, capital of the state of Maranhao, in northern Brazil, called the Brazilian Jamaica. Some years later the five met vocalist and broadcaster Fauzi Beydoun, born in Sao Paulo but at that moment returning to Brazil from Ivory Coast, Africa, with the reggae rhythm pounding in his heart. The group then started to mix its 'roots reggae' music with strong political messages, social enlightenment and spiritual love and peace. The band performs a version of reggae that differs from the original Jamaican style, as they use elements of their native Brazilian culture, on what is now lovingly referred to as "Brazilian reggae".
New compact disc "Love To the World, Peace To The People" |
They released already 11 albums and a very energetic DVD, conquering a loyal legion of fans all around the world and are now ready to release their newest and most crucial work, with two albums simultaneously, one in English for the international market tittled "Love To the World, Peace To The People" and one for Brazil called "The Babylon Inside".
From these two albums they are still preparing a third one called "Tribo de Jah in Dub". They sold already more than a million copies of their previous albums, just in Brazil, but we can certainly expect much more from this group considered at this moment to be at their best. The music of Tribo de Jah transcends all borders and appeals to the world-at-large, with songs performed in English, Portuguese, French and Spanish. After years playing all over a big country like Brazil, for big audiences, Tribo de Jah has now been playing all around the world for the last 5 years, in countries so different as Japan, Jamaica, Cabo Verde (Africa), Argentina, United States, Canada, France, Portugal, Holland, Italy, Switzerland (where they recorded their last album and performed two amazing performances at the Montreux Jazz Festival), etc., Always surprising with their genuine music, take a time to listen to their new release, "Love To The Word, Peace To the People", and be surprised yourself !
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