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The messengers -
the Reggae Angels, based in
Oakland, CA are currently
available for festivals. Their
most recent tours were
co-billing and backing Warrior
King, Junior Reid and Anthony B.
August 2008 they performed in
Europe on most of the major
festivals. On the 2008 Reggae
Rising festival, they performed
prime time Saturday night with
Sly and Robbie on bass and
drums, along with their own
drummer, Sandrum on percussion.
The Reggae Angels have toured in
North America, South America,
Europe, Canada and Hawaii.
Within the last nine years, the
Reggae Angels have completed a
50-city U.S. tour backing and
co-billing with Andrew Tosh (son
of Reggae icon Peter Tosh),
eight tours backing and
co-billing with Junior Reid, two
tours with the Abyssinians, two
tours with Sugar Minott, a
9-week North America and Canada
tour with Everton Blender, two
western U.S. tours with Warrior
King, two U.S. tours with
Anthony B, and numerous Hawaii
tours with Sugar Minott, Everton
Blender, Junior Reid and Frankie
Paul.
Previous to that, the Reggae
Angels backed and co-billed with
Don Carlos for four years on one
off shows, and tours in North
and South America and Hawaii.
The Reggae Angels have also done
numerous tours on their own.
The Reggae Angels have a
universal message of wisdom and
inspiration towards good
wholesome living. They are well
known, loved and appreciated.
Lyrically their music is a guide
toward good character, affirming
qualities such as generosity,
gratitude, hope and charity.
The Reggae Angels have one of
the most extensive discographies
of any American Reggae band.
Their tenth release - Make
Blessings - on the Explorer
Recordings Label- was an
excellent album, popular
worldwide. Their latest release,
their eleventh album - Prophetic
Mission - is also strong message
music guiding to the prophetic
ideal. Their organic recordings
are full of diverse arrangements
and musical changes, and they
have been mixed by top class
reggae engineers.
Their live show is well groomed
after years of consistent
recording, spot dates and
touring. The Reggae Angels are
striving to spread a positive
message to help make the world a
better place for all.
Currently based
in the San Francisco, Calif.
East Bay, the Reggae Angels have
been touring the last fifteen
years in the U.S., Hawaii,
Canada, Europe and South
America. They are well loved and
respected. They’ve taken the
message to many different
places. Top international
artists have had the Reggae
Angels back them, including Don
Carlos, Anthony B, Horace Andy,
Michael Rose, Big Youth, The
Abyssinians, Edi Fitzroy, Lutan
Fyah, Bernard Collins, Carlton &
The Shoes, Junior Murvin,
Clinton Fearon, Everton Blender,
Sugar Minott, Andrew Tosh,
Shinehead, Junior Reid and
Frankie Paul. The band has
consistently met the needs of
world-class artists, touring
with them to the far reaches.
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The Reggae Angels vocalists are
Fenton Wardle and Cynthia Roots.
Lead vocalist and bandleader
Fenton Wardle started playing
for the public at the age of
twelve, playing his accordion in
the streets in San Francisco. In
1982, Fenton fronted his first
band Ily, in New Hampshire,
where he attended Dartmouth
college and graduated in 1984.
In 1986 he formed a band on the
West Coast called The Chosen
Few. In 1989 the band re-grouped
as The Elevations. Fenton sang
lead and harmony vocals and
played keyboards. With the
Elevations, he produced two
albums- Jah Guide and Good
Judgment. In 1992 Fenton left
the Elevations and started the
Reggae Angels.
For his Reggae Angels unit,
Fenton has produced Guard the
Honor, Jealousy, Truth and
Conviction, Spirit, Signs and
Wonders, Which Road Will You
Choose, Live Positive, Come To
Jah, Save Our Souls, A Heart
With Love, Balance, Make
Blessings and Prophetic Mission.
Augustus Pablo is featured
playing melodica and synthesizer
on the earlier works, adding his
melodious far eastern sound. The
early mixing was done in Jamaica
with some of the top engineers
there including Sylvan Morris,
David Rowe, Soljie, Dr. Marshall
and Hugh Palmer. Scientist mixed
the next four CDs in Los Angeles
and the San Francisco Bay Area.
Balance, Make Blessings and
Prophetic Mission were mixed at
Lion and Fox recording studios,
in Alexandria, Virginia by Jim
Fox. The Reggae Angels have one
of the most prolific catalogues
of any American based reggae
band, including 11 CDs and
numerous dubs. Fans of reggae
know The Reggae Angels deliver
high-energy performances with a
happy, uplifting sound and
sincere message. Their music
speaks of God consciousness.
Their lyrics contain spiritual
insights and teachings - the
message. All different ages and
kinds of people love and
appreciate the Reggae Angels,
especially the spiritually
inclined. Their focus is on
clarifying the message of the
prophets - advice and prayers to
bring us closer to God. The
Reggae Angels have their own
recording studio in Oakland,
California called The Workshop,
where they help produce other
artists as well as their own
works. Their latest four
releases were recorded with
their own band at the Workshop.
Listen to Reggae Angels' Music
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