Wailing Souls at Liverpool Sound City 2010
Oye Touring and Trading present reggae legends The Wailing Souls at The New Picket on Saturday 22nd May as a part of Liverpool Sound City and as a pre-party for this summer's Africa Oye festival.
LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND, May 15, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Oye Touring and Trading present reggae legends The Wailing Souls at The New Picket on Saturday 22nd May as a part of Liverpool Sound City and as a pre-party for this summer's Africa Oye festival.
Saturday 22nd May 2010 @ The New Picket, 61 Jordan Street (Off Jamaica Street) L1 0BW
Doors 8:00pm till late
Tickets GBP10 in advance (plus booking fee)
GBP15 on the door (GBP10 with Liverpool Sound City Wristband))
Ticket Web 08444 77 1000 or www.ticketweb.co.uk
In Person: Dr Herman's 84a Bold St, L1 / Ragga's Caribbean Takeaway, 58 Smithdown Rd, L7
The Wailing Souls pushed the musical limits of the reggae genre, blending sounds of funk, R&B, and country into their roots tradition, securing their reputations as pioneers in the genre.
The Wailing Souls are part of the small surviving group of reggae and roots originators still musically active today. Brought to you by Oye Touring and Trading and Liverpool Sound City, these true music legends will grace the stage at Liverpool's New Picket on Saturday 22nd May, one of the closing shows for the third annual Liverpool Sound City festival.
The legendary group dates back to the late 1960s, fusing the harmonies of Motown with the roots and dancehall sounds of reggae, The Wailing Souls have ridden the crest of Jamaica's music for more than four decades. In the early days the band got their start being schooled by reggae icon Joe Higgs in Jamaica's Trench Town yards and sung alongside other emerging groups at the time including Bob Marley & The Wailers. By the '70s The Wailing Souls attracted interest from preeminent reggae producer Coxson Dodd and began a fruitful recording career. Four decades later the group has amassed three Grammy nominations, has been critically lauded for albums released by Island, Tuff Gong and CBS Records and gained a widespread international following.
Tickets are on sale now and are available from www.ticketweb.co.uk
For further information please see:
www.africaoye.com/tandt/
www.liverpoolsoundcity.co.uk
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NOTES TO EDITORS
Oye Touring and Trading thank the City of Liverpool and Arts Council England for their financial support.
THE WAILING SOULS
The Wailing Souls saw large success in the early '90s featuring songs on soundtracks including the certified gold album for Disney's film Cool Runnings. Their 1992 album All Over The World also achieved a great deal of success for the group, selling over 800,000 copies.
Fusing the harmonies of Motown with the roots and dancehall sounds of reggae, The Wailing Souls persist as one of the most powerful forces in Jamaican music. To this day, the group continues to release provocative, highly regarded albums and is one of the most popular live reggae acts on the scene.
www.thewailingsouls.net/
BEATEN TRACKS
Beaten Tracks is a Liverpool-based collective of DJs and artists who champion the rare, the dusty and the forgotten areas of music. Expect funk, soul, reggae, afro-beat, Latin, blues and jazz nuggets, a mellow vibe and soulful enlightenment.
With some of the most sought after vinyl on Merseyside in tow, Beaten Tracks look to set the scene for Sound City in the way they know best. Sound tracking some of the most laid back nights to be found across Liverpool, the Beaten Tracks DJs are fast becoming renowned for framing some of the most interesting and diverse live acts from the city and beyond.
OYÉ TOURING AND TRADING
For the best part of 17 years Africa Oye has brought to Liverpool the best artists from all over Africa, The Caribbean, and The Americas to play at its now legendary festival.
In 2009 thanks to funding from the Arts Council of England and as part of a new touring initiative called 'Black Routes' Oye will also tour this great live music around the UK. The emphasis as always will be on quality and the aim is to promote African and Caribbean artists/music and to give everyone across the UK a chance to access this fantastic music.
www.africaoye.com/tandt/
LIVERPOOL SOUND CITY
With over 1000 registered delegates and 40 panellists for last year's event, the Liverpool Sound City international music business conference caters for everyone; from the young on the cusp of a career in the music industry to the more established entrepreneur looking to grow their business.
By night, Liverpool Sound City turns the attention towards live music - hundreds of acts ranging from the up and coming, the current leading lights and true legends performing in a range of venues across the city.
www.liverpoolsoundcity.co.uk
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