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Preview: Lee Scratch Perry at The Wedgewood Rooms

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Preview: Lee Scratch Perry at The Wedgewood Rooms

Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry returns to The Wedgewood Rooms on 24th March 2019. The mighty reggae pioneer last graced us around this time last year and will again provide us with his Rasta tunes and the most unpredictable dubs.

Perry holds status as one of the most enduring and original reggae producers and artists of all time.  From his early days in the 1960’s as a singer and engineer for Coxsone Dodd’s Studio One in Kingston, through his production of the seminal Wailers’ classics African Herbsman and Soul Revolution, Perry’s innovative style marks him as one of reggae’s original treasures.  His on the edge creative genius remains evident in his own solo albums of the 1970’s through his steady stream of mind-boggling releases of the 1980’s.

One of reggae’s undisputed pioneers, Lee “the Upsetter” Perry has worked with almost everyone from the Heptones to the Skatalites to the Clash.  Certainly one of his most notable contributions was the pairing of Bob Marley, to Peter Tosh, and Bunny Wailer with the Barnet Brothers (Carley and “Familyman” who had been the heart of Perry’s group, the Upsetters) and thus the forming of the Bob Marley and the Wailers.

Perry’s stream of consciousness rants have been called the babblings of the lunatic by some to the offerings of a prophet by others.  Either way, his unique dubbing style is infectious.  Often, the words are broken down into their purest elements, sound and feeling.  Perry’s groundbreaking use of sound effects, echo reverb, and rewind adds a new dimension to the folk tradition of Reggae and has influenced countless other artists.

Always one to follow the beat of his own drummers, the eccentric genius Perry continues to break new ground with the hardest rebel Rasta tunes and the most unpredictable instrumental dubs.

Be sure to grab yourself a ticket to Sunday’s gig as Lee is perhaps the only 80 + year old that can dance on one leg for 1 hour straight!


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