CHICAGO – A fan of Barrington Levy since his youth in Northern California, Brandon Rootz pinched himself. This occurred when the legendary reggae singer requested him to be the opening act on his present United States tour.
Brandon Rootz has warmed-up crowds for a lot of the 60-show tour which opened on June 1 in Tucson, Arizona. It’s scheduled to shut on September 14 in Chicago.
“It’s a dream come true to see all my onerous work repay from the previous 10 years, grinding onerous in Jamaica working with among the greatest Jamaican producers and artists akin to King Jammy, Buju Banton, Luciano, and Sizzla,” he mentioned. “Being on my first USA coast to coast tour with a legend like Barrington Levy has been the break I’ve been working so onerous to see. It’s lastly right here.”
Levy is one in every of reggae’s most influential singers. His traditional songs embody Below me Sensi, Wanting my Love, Right here I Come, Black Roses and Dwelling Dangerously (with Bounty Killer).
His ‘A Fi Yuh Tour’ has performed a number of main venues. These embody Howard Theater in Washington DC, The Catalyst in Santa Cruz, California, Home of Blues in New Orleans, and Sony Music Corridor in New York Metropolis. Performing in these places has launched Brandon Rootz to numerous audiences and music trade figures.
“This tour has already opened many doorways for my profession. There are a lot of alternatives for future excursions and bookings coming my approach from this tour. The sky is the restrict,” he mentioned.
Brandon Rootz has spent a lot of the previous 10 years in Jamaica collaborating with artists akin to Luciano, King Jammy, guitarist Earl “Chinna” Smith and saxophonist Dean Fraser. He has recorded plenty of songs on the Marley-owned Tuff Gong recording studio in Kingston which will probably be on his first album.
He labored with Luciano on the music, With out The Greed. You’re Like an Angel, his digital collaboration with Gregory Isaacs (who died in 2010), was produced by King Jammy. King Jammy is one in every of Jamaica’s most profitable producers.
