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Leroy
Shakespeare and Ship of Vibes asked to headline the
2007 Bricktown Reggaefest, July 28th in Oklahoma
City
For more
than a decade from 1988 to 2001, Leroy Shakespeare and
Ship of Vibes was one of the most popular & successful
touring Reggae Bands in the U.S. The combination of
Leroy’s charismatic and original vocal / rapping
talents, laid on top of Dave Burris and Arthur Riddles
traditional and psychedelic guitar/keyboard blend, and
powered by a Roots & Dancehall Rhythm section proved to
be an award-winning and headlining act at over 2000
shows and 200,000 miles.
Highlights for the band during the ‘90s were playing at
many SXSW showcases, the New Music Seminar @ The
Wetlands in NYC, for the entire Navajo Nation in
Arizona, and headlining many outdoor festivals like
World Musicfest , Spring Break Padre, Bricktown
Reggaefest, Fry St. Fair, and the world famous Kerrville
Folk Festival. Over the years, Leroy and band released 5
CDs, a cassette EP and a 12” 45. In 2005, the band
played their 1st shows together in over 5 years, and the
2500 fans at Reggaefest let them know they had been
missed by calling them back for 5 encores!
Those shows at Irie Connection, Old Crow (and the ’05
Reggaefest) were such a blast, and although Leroy now
splits his time between Dallas and L.A. and we all have
other projects, busy lives and families, when we were
invited back to headline this years festival , we had to
say yes. This is more “Family” reunion than band
reunion, and definitely time to celebrate 20 years of
riding on the “Ship of Vibes” from Kool Vibes and the
Prophet Bar, Taos to Telluride, and all the at friends
we met along the way. Even after all these years, our
songs (old and new) still have a ‘mystical’ energy and I
get that same ‘trippy’ feeling (no, that was then – this
is now) when we’re onstage.” THANKS TO THESE AMAZING
VENUES, Here is:
Leroy Shakespeare & Ship of Vibes “Summer Blast 2007”
FRI., JULY 27 CLUB DADA (W/KULCHA FARI & HARD DAYS
NIGHT)
SAT., JULY 28 BRICKTOWN REGGAEFEST (OKC)
MON., JULY 30 PEARL (@ COMMERCE) “RED DREAD’S” BIRTHDAY
SHOW!
WEDS.,AUG. 1 FLAMINGO CANTINA (AUSTIN)
THURS.,AUG.2 GEZELLIG (2010-C LOWER GREENVILLE)
SAT., AUG. 4 – TBA*
Leroy and Ship of Vibes “Summer Blast” will feature ALL
original members, Ian Ellis on bass, Brandon Aly
(Austin) AND Kumba (DFW/OKC) holding down the drums,
along with original “Rebels”, David “Red Dread” Burris
and me on keys. It’s Reggae Time!
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