From: HoldMyTicket.com
at Top Hat Lounge
134 West Front Street, Missoula MT 59802
(406) 728-9865
Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2011 – Show: 9:00 pm, Doors: 9:00pm
21+ Ages, $5
Taj Weekes & Adowa unite a vibrant diversity of sounds with thoughtful, lush arrangements and a finely honed penchant for telling poetic tales of hardship and hope. “I don’t sit down and write socially conscious songs. I write songs about where I place my focus,” Weekes explains. “I grew up listening to the power of the music, the lyrical content. That’s what matters to me.” Though 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, and lecturer.