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Join us this April 20th for a Dub & Reggae Dance showcasing some of the top female talent in the south west!
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Sasha Steppa
The Sasha Steppa Sound System experience lives and breaths theteachings of roots music through sound system, expression,andengagement with our community. We are not just a sound system, we area united crew and our mission is to unite, empower, inspire and liberateour brothers and sisters to live the life that they love, to peruse theirpassions, dreams and to teach the importance of love and unity. We createa sanctuary that welcomes all tribes, that brings joy & happiness, a spacewhere brothers and sisters can leave all troubles, inhibitions, trials andtribulations at the door, to emancipate themselves from mental slavery,to enjoy the music, to dance and to share good vibes & energy withlikeminded people.
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Sasha Steppa hails from Bristol and heralds the new wave of sound systemselectas. From a young emerging, vital vinyl collector of strictly Roots,Reggae and Dub she has grown her presence in the UK & Europe over thepast 10 years. Sasha has been a vital pillar of the Bristol music scene forsome time and is now the first female in Bristol to launch a Roots and Duborientated soundsystem, built by the legendary QSS. Having performedat festivals such as Glastonbury, Boomtown, Love Saves the Day andRototom Sunsplash, one of Europe’s biggest reggae festivals, it’s safe tosay that Sasha is playing her part in putting Roots and Dub Music on themap.Sasha’s mission is to spread the message of the music, that messagebeing peace, love and unity as well as inspiring her audience to embracewho they are throughout her performances. “Love and Unity is the key toset us free.”
Rafeelya
Born in Boston, Massachusetts to a Jamaican father and American mother, Rafeelya has appreciated the music of her parents’ homelands from an early age. As she approached adulthood, however, the singer began leaning towards reggae.
Rafeelya has lived in the United Kingdom for the past 16 years. She has recorded a number of rootsy songs including her latest, ‘The Early Warm’, which is done on the ‘riddim’ of the same name.
It is one of eight songs on ‘Early Warm Vol. 2’, a compilation album scheduled for release on January 14 by ZigeDub Productions, a company based in London.
“The first time I worked with ZigeDub was five years ago when we worked on the ‘You Should Have Known riddim’. I did a tune with Shamir so when I heard that he had done this riddim and he issued a first release with other artists I liked the riddim, and I felt good when he contacted me,” she said.
Weaned on the music of dancehall giants Beenie Man and Bounty Killer, Rafeelya is aware of how far-reaching a hit riddim can be. That makes working on a project like the ‘Early Warm’ even more exciting. “The biggest benefit to recording on riddims is, people can watch your journey and you can test your versatility because the riddim can be anything; your style and how you want to deliver on a riddim is usually your choice,” she said.
Rafeelya has been recording since the mid-1990s. Over the years, she has done songs in her native Boston as well as for Stingray Records, a leading reggae label in the UK. Some of the other songs on the Early Warm beat are Jamelody’s ‘Moving it On’, Tenna Star with ‘Heaven’, ‘My Room’ by Jah Lil and ‘Always There For You’ by Ray Darwin.
Shaybae
1/3 of Valley Steppas, Shaybae is a reggae selector from the Cotswolds who has been promoting the scene in the South West since 2018. You can expect to hear plenty of roots reggae and steppas from Shaybae's vinyl selections, varying from Jamaican artists and producers, to artists across the UK who she has worked alongside with during her time as a promoter.
