From: Downstairs Taj Weekes & Adowa perform at Downstairs in Park City, UT on Thursday, June 23 at 8:00 pm. DJ Danny Boy and Roots Rawka open the show put on by Danny Boy Entertainment. Tickets available through TicketCake. Downstairs brings something refreshingly new to Park City’s historic main street with a contemporary and comfortable atmosphere that offers a wide array […]
Music Hot Picks: Taj Weekes & Adowa at Downstairs, Park City
From: City Weekly Music Hot Picks Reggae man Taj Weekes and his band Adowa lace their island rhythms with subtle hints of saxophone, harmonica and acoustic guitars, with the combined effect being a more rootsy sound than many bass-bombing modern-reggae cats. His latest album, A Waterlogged Soul Kitchen, is an homage to the survivors of Hurricane Katrina via a […]
Taj Weekes & Adowa Play the Mount Helena Music Festival
From: 12th Annual Mount Helena Music Festival Grammy nominated international reggae recording artist Taj Weekes & Adowa from the Caribbean Island of St. Lucia brings his melodic vocals and vibrant rhythms of original music. Weekes is highly regarded as a visionary musician, songwriter, poet and humanitarian of the reggae music world. When: June 24-25, 2011 Time: 6:00 p.m. Where: Downtown Helena, […]
Around the Town : Taj Weekes & Adowa at the Mt. Helena Music Festival
From: Helenair.com & Independent Record MUSIC Taj Weekes, a St. Lucian singer-songwriter, opens the Mount Helena Music Festival Friday night, June 24. Although long hailed by reggae fans, Weekes defies simple genre formulas. His intuitive, intense songwriting ties together the many threads of his Caribbean heritage and honors his unflagging engagement with the world as a musician, philanthropist […]
Get down with Ketchum’s free live music scene
From: Idaho Mountain Express and Guide By Sabina Dana Plasse The start of the Ketch ’Em Alive free live music series is a welcome sign that summer has arrived in the Wood River Valley. Founded and organized by valley artist and resident Will Caldwell, the series celebrates 12 years. “You have to make every summer night count because […]
Festival in France
WEBSITE: www.tajweekes.com/ FACEBOOK: Taj Weekes Taj Weekes est une énigme. D’un côté, un homme profondément sérieux et intensément passionné par ses visions du monde et d’un autre côté un homme humble et avenant au sourire facile. Weekes a un talent de «caméléon» pour se fondre dans l’environnement dans lequel il est puisqu’il observe en permanence le […]
Taj Weekes @ The Compound Grill
From: Phoenix New Times By Jason P. Woodbury Taj Weekes doesn’t possess a typical “reggae” voice, but that’s okay, because he doesn’t make “typical” reggae. Weekes’ voice is reedy, almost androgynous, and on A Waterlogged Soul Kitchen, his latest release, he puts his unique timbre on display over classic reggae sounds augmented by nods to calypso, folk, blues, and […]
Taj Weekes & Adowa: A Review of “A Waterlogged Soul Kitchen”
From: Massive Respect By Joe McLaren A light warm breeze, on a beautiful moon filled night… in paradise. That’s what comes to mind when I hear the intriguing voice and original sound of Taj Weekes & Adowa.Their latest album A Waterlogged Soul Kitchen is a soul moving work of conscious art. Containing elements of Reggae, Acoustic Rock, Lounge, Afro-Folk, […]
Step to the Island Grooves of Taj Weekes at Downstairs
From: Park Record By Scott Iwasaki Musician and humanitarian will bring reggae review to Park City Acoustic roots reggae and Afro-folk artist Taj Weekes started down his personal musical road singing to his parents while growing up on the Caribbean island of Saint Lucia. Weekes, the youngest of 10 children, spent whole days trying to figure out songs […]
Peg Egan Performing Arts Center Presents 2011 Door County Summer Sunset Concert Series
Egg Harbor’s Peg Egan Performing Arts Center set to deliver another phenomenal lineup of nationally acclaimed musical performing artists in the 2011 free Summer Sunset Concert Series. Performing on the center’s open-air stage, this summer’s artists include: BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet, the Saline Fiddlers, Taj Weekes & Adowa, Five by Design, 100% Natural, Harry Manx, Shout […]