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FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Peter
Wardle, Kings Music International
(510) 326-8445 or peter@kingsmusicintl.com
www.kingsmusicinternational.com
REGGAE
ANGELS - NEW CD RELEASE, RELY ON HIM with SLY & ROBBIE & THE TAXI
GANG - AVAILABLE FOR BOOKINGS
The Reggae Angels
are a world class roots reggae act based in the San Francisco bay area with
a large music catalog of fourteen CD’s. Their latest album Rely On
Him was released in October, 2017. The Reggae Angels have
been recording and performing conscious roots reggae for over two decades.
They recently finished a western US tour co- billing with the Abyssinians.
Rely On Him is
serious message music from the Reggae Angels in collaboration with the
multi-Grammy award winning legends Sly and Robbie on bass and drums and the
Taxi Gang crew featuring Franklyn ‘Bubbler’ Waul
on keyboards and the late Ronald “Nambo” Robinson
on trombone. Also featured on the album are Dwight Pinkney on guitar and
Daniel Casares on alto and tenor sax. The
previous Reggae Angels album, The
Way was also backed by Sly and Robbie and the Taxi Gang.
Rely On Him is a 12
track album with diverse arrangements, moods and messages. There is also a
second 12 track dub album in the package called Fox Dubs Taxi Gang.
This is original organic roots reggae at its finest. Rely On
Him was recorded by Fenton and Garfield McDonald in
Fenton’s recording studio in Oakland, CA called the Workshop. It was mixed
and mastered by the world-renown engineer Jim Fox at the Lion and Fox
recording Studio in Washington DC. Rely
On Him is distributed by Zojak Worldwide and available for purchase on iTunes
and a variety of other major online retailers. Physical copies are also
available through a variety of traditional retailers.
Rely On Him brings
the Reggae Angels catalog from strength to strength. It fires up the
listener with its words of wisdom and music. Their music consists of
guidance for themselves and others towards righteous living - proverbial
words and music.
The Reggae Angels
have performed on many US festivals including Reggae in the Hills, The
Oroville Rock Reggae Jamfest, Reggae on the
River, The Trinity River Jamboree, The Bay Area Vibez
Festival, The One Love One Heart Reggae festival, The Northwest World
Reggae Fest, The Sierra Nevada World Music Festival, The Seattle
International Reggae Festival, Reggae in the Desert in Las Vegas, The Wild
Mountain Fair, The Pitzer Reggae Festival and The World One Festival in El
Cerrito, CA as well as also performing on most of the major European
festivals.
November 2017 the
Reggae Angels toured the US co- billing with the Abyssinians. In September
/ October 2016 they toured backed by Sly and Robbie and the Taxi Gang. That
was their third US tour being backed by the Rhythm Twins. The Reggae Angels
have toured the US, Hawaii, Canada, South America, Europe and Africa. They
have done many national and international tours opening and co-billing with
conscious Jamaican roots reggae acts such as Mykal
Rose, Sly & Robbie, Prezident Brown, Andrew
Tosh, Everton Blender, Don Carlos, Anthony B, Junior Reid, The Abyssinians,
Sugar Minott, Warrior King and Frankie Paul as
well as touring on their own.
The Reggae Angels
live performance is well established from years of performing big shows in
diverse places on the front lines. They do dynamic high-energy rocking with
a happy, uplifting sound. Their musicians are world class and their message
speaks of God conscious, God centric living. For
more information check their website at – www.reggaeangels.com
BIOGRAPHY:
REGGAE ANGELS
Currently based in the
San Francisco, CA East Bay, the Reggae Angels have been touring for more
than two decades in North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Hawaii,
and Canada. They are well loved and respected. They have co-billed and
toured with many top international reggae artists such as Don Carlos, Sly
and Robbie and the Taxi Gang, Anthony B, Perfect, Richie Spice, Horace
Andy, Michael Rose, Big Youth, The Abyssinians, Edi Fitzroy, Lutan Fyah, Carlton & The
Shoes, Clinton Fearon, Everton Blender, Sugar Minott,
Andrew Tosh, Prezident Brown, Shinehead,
Junior Reid and Frankie Paul as well as touring on thier
own.
The lead vocalist
Fenton Wardle started performing for the public at the age of twelve playing
his accordion in the streets in San Francisco. In 1982 he fronted his first
reggae band called Ily in New Hampshire where he
attended Dartmouth College and graduated in 1984. In 1986 he helped form a
band on the West Coast called The Chosen Few. In 1989 the band re-grouped
and went by the name The Elevations. Fenton sang lead and harmony vocals
and played keyboards. With the Elevations, he produced two albums - Jah Guide and Good Judgment.
In 1992 Fenton started the Reggae Angels.
The Reggae Angels have
one of the most extensive discographies of any American based Reggae acts.
Altogether Fenton has produced fourteen albums. Guard the Honor, Truth and
Conviction, Spirit, Signs and Wonders, Which Road Will You Choose, Live
Positive, Come To Jah, A Heart With Love, Balance,
Make Blessings, Prophetic Mission, Turn on the Light, The Way
and Rely On Him.
Augustus Pablo is featured playing melodica and synthesizer on the earlier
works adding his melodious far eastern sound and now on the latest album
Rely On Him Addis Pablo, Augustus Pablo's son, is
featured on melodica. The early mixing was done in Jamaica with top
engineers including Sylvan Morris, David Rowe, Soljie,
Dr. Marshall and Hugh Palmer. Scientist mixed the next four albums in Los
Angeles and in the San Francisco Bay Area. The latest albums - Balance, A Heart With Love, Make Blessings, Prophetic Mission, Turn on
the Light, The Way and Rely On Him - were mixed at the Lion and Fox recording studios,
in Washington DC by Jim
Fox.
Their latest two
albums The Way and Rely On Him feature Sly and
Robbie and the Taxi Gang. These albums are both double CD's that include
dub CD's - Fox Dubs the Taxi Gang. The Reggae Angels currently do most of
their recording in their own studio in Oakland, CA called the Workshop.
Fans of reggae know
the Reggae Angels deliver high-energy performances with a happy, uplifting
sound and a God conscious message. The message is universal
and the musicians are world class. The lyrics contain spiritual insights
and teachings. All different ages and kinds of people love and appreciate
the Reggae Angels, especially the spiritually inclined. Their focus is on
clarifying the message of the prophets – prophetic knowledge - sincere
advice and prayers towards knowing the creator and living in balance, love
and harmony with the people and the world around us. Their music is
spiritual upliftment and reminders for the people..
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