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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2016

CONCERT PREVIEW

The Wailers keep

Bob Marleys songs
alive in New Hope

The Wailers, Barnetts son,

Aston Jr., plays organ; Anthony Benbow Creary
drums; the guitarists are
Audley Chizzy Chisholm,
Joshua David and Melvin
By Brian Bingaman
Ras Mel Glover; Chaka
bbingaman@21st-centurymeTaylor plays keyboards; and
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Cegeee Victory is one of the
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singers.
Dwayne Danglin Anerhaps the most popular reggae band of glin, one of the bands lead
all time is Bob Mar- singers, took a few minutes
to chat on the phone before
ley and the Wailers.
Iconic reggae bassist As- boarding a plane. He said
ton Family Man Barrett, that its important for The
a member of The Wailers Wailers to continue to perever since being recruited form Marleys messages of
by Marley, Bunny Wailer peace, love and equality in
and Peter Tosh in 1969, a time when theres a lot
said in a press release that of confusion politically and
sharing this music with so culturally in America. Anmany people around the glin said The Wailers are
world was my last promise out to bring clarity to the
situation and put aside
to Bob, and here we are.
Tosh and Wailer de- cultural differences of color
parted the band for solo and race with sets that incareers in 1973, Marley clude songs from Bob Marpassed away due to cancer ley and the Wailers 1977
complications in 1981, and and 1978 albums Exodus
Barretts brother, Wailers and Kaya, plus, in Andrummer Carlton Carlie glins words, what the people demand and what they
Barrett, died in 1987.
Dedicated to keeping want to hear.
Besides their work with
Marleys legacy alive, in
2014 The Wailers celebrated Marley, over the years The
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Hope. This concert comes so Im very familiar and
shortly after a series of tour very aware of performing in front of a Philadeldates in South America.
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I look forward
to coming to
Pennsylvania;
its always a
treat. I grew up
in Jersey, so Im
very familiar
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of performing
in front of a
Philadelphia
crowd.

Celebrate the music

Dwayne Anglin

so rich in talent, that you

cant be mediocre in your
performance. Its a great
challenge. Any great artist should want to perform
where people demand perfection.
Gather together and celebrate the music, Anglin
said, offering an invitation
to enjoy some sun-splashed, The Wailers, featuring original Wailers bassist Aston Barrett, who will be at
Havana Feb. 13.
Jamaican-born sounds.

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