Eighteen months after it was forced to close due to the pandemic, Brooklyn Bowl reopened its doors to a ticketed crowd on Wednesday for a concert from The Wailers
The WailersSeptember 9, 2021
The Jamaica Observer's Entertainment Desk presents the 25th in a series titled Bob Marley — The Last 40 Days to commemorate the 40th anniversary of his passing. WHAT would Elvis Presley's sound be without guitarist Scotty Moore, or James Brown's funk grooves minus Fred Wesley's trumpet? It's hard to think of Bob Marley with no Aston “Family Man” Barrett. The legendary bassist…
The WailersMay 15, 2021
Aston Barrett Jr's father and uncle recorded several classic albums and songs with Bunny Wailer. Yet, the drummer/bass player only met the legendary singer/songwriter once.
The WailersMarch 20, 2021
The offspring of legends Bob Marley and Aston Barrett, these two princely inheritors of reggae - power duo Julian Marley and Aston Barrett Jr. - join forces to return reggae to its acoustic roots. The sound is a culmination of a life-long friendship and musical collaboration between the two. Aston Barrett Jr. started working with the renowned Julian at the…
The WailersJanuary 14, 2021
One World, the album that marks the Wailers' return to the recording studios, has just been nominated for a Grammy® Award in the Best Reggae Album category. This is the band's first album in more than 25 years, which was produced by 19 Grammy® Award winner Emilio Estefan and co-written by Emilio Estefan with Aston Barrett Jr. and The Wailers It is made up of…
The WailersNovember 24, 2020
On June 7 1980, Bob Marley & The Wailers played what was to be their last, and said to their biggest, London concert at Crystal Palace Bowl. And it was also the first time London fans, some of whom were making their way home from the open air concert in the south London borough of Bromley, heard Bob Marley performing the unaccompanied…
The WailersOctober 19, 2020
(August 21, 2020) Today, iconic and legendary band, The Wailers, return with their new album, One World, via Sony Music Latin. Get it here! The first album from the band in over 25 years includes 14 dazzling songs which take listeners on a roller coaster of emotions. One World includes The Wailers’ most recent single “One World, One Prayer”, Produced by 19x Grammy Award winner, Emilio Estefan,…
The WailersAugust 21, 2020
(May 22nd, 2020) The iconic and legendary band The Wailers just released their new song “One World, One Prayer” today, a powerful piece focused on unity, love and inclusion beyond cultural differences. The track, which puts every music lover on the lookout, demands the union of "one world" through "a prayer" in the current global situation, in collaboration with the international titan Farruko, the…
The WailersMay 22, 2020
Originally Posted @ Bass Magazine on May 23rd 2020 We're checking in with bass players all over the globe to see how they're staying busy and hanging in during the current lockdown JON D'AURIA UPDATED: MAY 23, 2020 ORIGINAL: MAY 22, 2020 As the world continues to recover from the Coronavirus, we're all finding ourselves in unfamiliar territory given the…
The WailersMay 21, 2020
