From: The Compound Grill Taj Weekes & Adowa play Phoenix’s premiere venue for live music, The Compound Grill on Wednesday, June 22 at 8:00 pm. Founded by the producers of the McDowell Mountain Music Festival, The Compound exists to provide the same result—participation in the areas of community, culture and charity. It’s a public venue where culturally informed, like-minded […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

From: KMUW 89.1 KMUW presents the Global Village Top 30 for May 2011. From classic recordings to the latest new releases, from right around the corner to halfway around the world, host Chris Heim presents a wide range of world music, along with jazz, rock, folk and other styles, artists and songs with world and roots influences. The first Friday of every […]