Underground Roots & Reggae : Dub Jazz Latin Ska African

After 3 sold out session we are BACK with another ROOTS + REGGAE dance! Enjoy a dose of live music in these trying times as Canberra’s best purveyors of ROOTS/REGGAE, DUB/JAZZ and LATIN/SKA join forces for another huge night @ Underground Roots & Reggae! Los Chavos - Latin Reggae Ska Shadow Ministers - Dub Jazz Zambezi Sounds - Roots African + DJs Paulius + Madda Irie (vinyl only) + special guests SOUL JAZZ SOUNDSYSTEM This unique night will also feature special ONE-OFF collaborations with LIVE DUBS for all bands! - so expect space echo and brass lines that float deep and heavy! FRIDAY 30th JULY FEB @ The Basement TIX @ https://bit.ly/basement_30july 7:00pm - 2:00am Strictly Limited Capacity! FEATURING all local line-up taking you from heavyweight DUB, authentic ROOTS to brass infused LATIN SKA and two of CBR's best reggae selectors spinning strictly vinyl ALL NIGHT! Los Chavos Los Chavos live experience showcases the bands signature energy coupled with complex arrangements and a variety of Afro-Latin rhythms such as cumbia, dub/reggae, merengue, but never straying too far from their ska/reggae roots - as romantic ballads were given a ska/cumbia twist and hard-hitting merengue horns are mixed with calypso-hiphop! Shadow Ministers This new quartet explores live dub styles with a roots/jazz inflection - made up of members of Agency Dub Collective & Dub Dub Goose and hosting special guests on vocals as they experiment with deep dub foundations and surreal atmospheres. New worlds collide in a space echo with original tunes and rare versions from this new dub juggernaut. Raw hot steppas and rockers beats are provided by Coolio Desgracias and Shadow Minister 3oB , while on guitar Matthew Lustri reinvents the spaceous and surreal. Out front is renowned flautist and keytar aficionado Joel Dreezer. The group aim to break new ground with a few classic manoeuvres. Zambezi Sounds Come and experience a night of Nyami Nyami mbira sound and the Zambezi river drumming - Afro and Reggae vibes to dance to. Irresistable rhythms, oodles of charm, palpable enjoyment, Zambezi Sounds is music for lovers of culture, for owners of dancing feet, for letting your hair down, for reviving your soul and reminding yourself what a beautiful world we live in. Soul Jazz Soundsystem Canberra's own hand crafted bass heavy soundsystem - custom built to power community events of the bass variety. Setting up in the second stage @ the basement and keeping us all dancing until close with roots reggae dub before heading into higher bpm's with drum n bass and UK garage. Headed up by DJHRH + crew. FRIDAY 30th JULY FEB @ The Basement TIX: https://bit.ly/basement_30july 7:00pm - 2:00am Strictly Limited Capacity!