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The Meditations, Music4Life
November 11, 2016 @ 9:00 pm - 2:00 am
$12The Meditations – Ansel Cridland, Danny Clarke and Winston Watson collectively known as “The Meditations”, recorded their first hit single “Woman is Like a Shadow” in 1974 at Channel One Recording Studio; followed by “Tricked”, “Babylon Trap Them”, “Woman Piaba” and “Running from Jamaica” which were included on their first album Message from The Meditations produced by Dobby Dobson. Among other albums were Wake Up, Guidance, No More Friend, For the Good of Man, Reggae Crazy, The Return of The Meditations and Ghetto Knowledge.
The groups’ vocal and harmony style captured the hearts of reggae fans around the world and led to the collaboration of work with Lee Scratch Perry. Scratch, who produced for Bob Marley and the Wailers, asked them to do back up vocals for “Funky Reggae Party”, featuring Bob on lead vocals. Bob Marley was so pleased with their harmony that he went in search for the group to do more back up vocals for him. He found Danny Clarke, one of the groups members, and put him in a taxicab and said, “Me nuh wan you come back til you find the other two members.” The taxi driver drove Danny to all the studios in Kingston and could not find the other members, until they drove to Idlers Rest, a street where all musicians and singers mostly hang out. When Danny saw Ansel and gave him the news that Bob Marley wanted the group to do back up vocals for him, Ansel thought it was a joke. Still, he and Winston joined Danny in the taxi, which took them to the studio where they added their vocals to “Rastaman Live Up” and “Blackman Redemption”.
They have subsequently toured the United States and Europe. In 2015 they released the album Jah Always Find a Way, which featured Sly Dunbar (drums), Lloyd Parks (bass), Ansel Collins and Sidney Mills (keyboards), Dwight Pinkney and Willie Lindo (guitars), and Derrick Barnett (bass). As of 2016 the group comprises Cridland, Laury Webb, and Drayton Chandell.
Doors open at 9 p.m. Local reggae outfit Music4Life opens the show. Music4Life features some of Austin’s most beloved reggae musicians, including Dj RJ, Phillipedon White (of Liberation/Raggamassive fame), Alan Moe Monsarrat (Mau Mau Chaplains), Jeremy Carlson, Dane Foltin and James Campbell (all of Lion Heights). Winston’s Kitchen will be on hand with delicious Caribbean fare.
After online ticket sales end, tickets will be available at 9 p.m. at the door.