The Wailers live in Colombo
Popular Jamaican reggae band ‘The Wailers’ will come alive in Sri Lanka as a part of Asia leg of their global tour. The old reggae boys will be in action at the Paradise Beach of the Mount Lavinia Hotel on 19 May from 7.00pm. The Wailers kicked off their global tour of 2015 in February opening with a set of sold-out shows in the U.S. The Wailers will be filling venues across the world throughout the year as they celebrate Bob Marley’s 70th birthday and the 30th anniversary of the multi platinum album ‘Legend’.
The band will be coming to Sri Lanka after their mega performance in Singapore at the Tanjong Beach Club on 16 May. After Mount Lavinia Concert, ‘The Wailers’ will be proceeding to ‘Irish Village’ in Dubai for their concert on 21 May and followed by Doha on 22 May. The Wailers is a Jamaican reggae and ‘ska’ band created by Bob Marley, Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer. The band formed when self-taught musician Hubert Winston McIntosh (Peter Tosh) met Neville Livingston (Bunny Wailer) and Robert Nesta Marley (Bob Marley) in 1963. By late 1963 Junior Braithwaite, Beverley Kelso, and Cherry Smith had joined the Wailers. After Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer left the band in 1974, Bob Marley began touring with new band members.
His new backing band included brothers Carlton Barrett and Aston ‘Family Man’ Barrett on drums and bass respectively, Junior and Al Anderson on lead guitar, Tyrone Downie and Earl ‘Way’ Lindo on keyboards, and Alvin ‘Seeco’ Patterson on percussion. The ‘I Threes’, consisting of Judy Mowatt, Marcia Griffiths, and Marley’s wife, Rita, provided backing vocals.
Today, Aston leads the band as it continues its worldwide campaign to promote peace, love and equality through the message of reggae and Rastafari.
The Wailers Concert in Sri Lanka is a presentation of Mainstage Events and the Global Art of Mixing, the newest event producers in the scene. The Wailers have consistently toured for the past 40 years, and in doing so, have been keeping the legacy of Bob Marley alive. They are one of the most successful reggae groups in history, having sold over 250 million albums worldwide and played to an estimated 25 million people around the world.
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