Taken from Kreol Magazine Taj Weekes A portrait of Taj Weekes could begin in any of a hundred ways. Musician, songwriter, poet, humanitarian, Rastaman, businessman, parent – all are important roles for him, all are related, and all are instructive about who he really is. But let’s begin in the island of his birth. Yes, St. Lucia can truthfully […]
BUZZZ CARRIBBEAN LIFESTYLE MAGAZINE: Pariah in Transit Review
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TAJ WEEKES on THE JOINT
Taken from Sirius’s Satellite Radio’s THE JOINT Thurs 8/15 7:00 pm ETReggae has always rep’d aspirations of building a world community, speaking for the less fortunate, and love songs. Let’s get to know beautiful St. Lucia’s most progressive and well-known musician, Taj Weekes, who is also an accomplished poet, committed humanitarian, and much more! He founded […]
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Taj Weekes, TOCO
A man of great musical talents, Taj Weekes is also a man of great character. His work bringing aid to children in the Caribbean is one of the many ways that he gives back to the world. As an internationally renowned performer Taj takes the stage as a brilliant musician and also as a […]
GET UP AND DANCE WITH TAJ WEEKES
Taken from Rocky Mountain Outlook Canmore, Alberta Canada by Drew Hoshkiw While the Communitea Cafe may not ordinarily be a dancehall, that may change when Taj Weekes comes to town. The Canmore venue hosts Weekes and his reggae-folk band Adowa on Friday (June 21) for a concert of Caribbean music. Doors open at 8 p.m. and […]
Exclusive Pre-review of Taj Weekes and Adowa’s Pariah In Transit
Taken from United Reggae by Angus Taylor “For some years live reggae music from Jamaica has been celebrated. This should be too.” When the best roots reggae music made on islands outside Jamaica is mentioned, most people’s attention falls on the Virgin Islands: the didactic seminars of Midnite, the broken toned roots-pop of Pressure, the quavering […]
Taj Weekes Delivers live and on Album
Taken from Reggaemani Ever been to a concert where the horns are played on keyboard and the arrangements and harmonies are nothing like that record you love so much. Well, I have. It’s very disappointing. But I don’t think a concert with St Lucian Taj Weekes and his U.S. backing band Adowa would disappoint me. Not if you […]
Taj Weekes Art Is His Social Conscience: Interview
Taken from Jamaicans.com SS: You have singing since the age of five, by age eleven, you were composing you own calypso songs how and why did you make the transition to reggae? TW: Calypso is the dominant genre in St. Lucia now and was when I was a child so I naturally followed what was being played […]
Taj Weekes’s Anthems of Hope
Taj Weekes’s Anthems of Hope 2013 is going to be a big year for St. Lucia’s Taj Weekes. In February he was honored with the St. Lucia House Foundation’s Humanitarian Award, and on April 9 he and his band Adowa will release a new live album, Pariah in Transit, advances of which have already produced a […]