Formed in 1992 after the breakup of Dallol (the band that toured with Ziggy Marley) and Moja Nya (New York), Gizzae soon became a favorite of lovers of the reggae scene in Chicago and the Midwest . A performance on Sunday night at the Wild Hare, fans began to hear this new reggae band. Building a local basis with constant visits to the Midwest in places like The Wild Hare (Chicago), The Red Sea (St. Louis and Minneapolis), First Ave (Minneapolis), Reggae festivals in many colleges, Gizzae placed on the map reggae forever. If you enjoy live performances and guitar solos, come dance the night away with Gizzae. The best Ethiopian-Caribbean band is back with the album expected for a long time, Roots Like A Lion. With members proevenientes the beautiful island of Dominica in the Caribbean, the Holy Lands of Ethiopia, and south side of Chicago, playing the music of award winning reggae.Os Gizzae Band members: Brian 'Rocket' Rock (vocal main, bass), Ruphael W. Mariam (drums, keyboards, vocals, ex Dallol) Clem Julien (guitar, vocals), Asrat Selassie (drums, percussion, vocals, ex Dallol), Evans Atta-Fynn (drums, keyboards, vocals) and Ralph Mote (keyboards, vocals ) have more than 100 years of musical experience collectively and four Grammy awards playing music professionally with such artists as: The Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen, Ziggy Marley, Third World, Culture, Toots and Maytals, Burning Spear, Carly Simon, The Talking Heads, Rita Marley, Judy Mowatt and many more. Work and play with as wide an array of musical styles and talent allowed the Gizzae create unique sounds reggae. Combining traditional Jamaican roots reggae with the exotic beats and rhythmic sounds of soca, Creole, calypso, cumpa, jazz, rock and blues, bringing a taste Gizzae dynamic and progressive roots ... -----------------
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Roots Like A Lion.
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http://www.gizzae.com/
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