Ras Ites

Created in London, England in 1995, the Ras Ites includes Cyrus Richards (b. 15 November 1981, London, Britain; keyboards), Kashta Menelix Tafari (b. 22 Apr 1981, London, Britain; acoustic guitar/vocals), Otis Cox Rodney (b. 11 March 1985, London, Britain; drums), and Jah Mel Ellison (b. 1 June 1982, London, Britain; bass/vocals). While we were young in north-east London the quartet went to nyahbinghi classes and were influenced to perform collectively. Then they perfected their art inside a musical workshop and inserted a skill competition in London’s Hackney Empire. These were the only real live band engaging and their efficiency of ‘Africa’ led to the group getting likened to the first 80s audio of Musical Youngsters and Morgan Traditions. Ras Ites earned your competition and the chance to execute in Jamaica on the Reggae Sunsplash celebration in Ocho Rios. While executing in Jamaica, Hugh Fraser asked the group for an audition on the return to the united kingdom. In 1999, they agreed upon with Jet Superstar and released some roots tracks including ‘New Globe Disorder’ and ‘Jah Like’. They truly became a feature in the Western european celebration circuit and performed to important acclaim on the 1998 Geel Celebration in Belgium. The group continuing release a conscientious music and in 2000 performed at the fundamental Celebration. They maintained a higher profile within the reggae graph with some hit singles such as for example, ‘High Quality’, ‘Bring Back again The Rub A Dub Design’ along with a version from the Naturalites’ ‘Picture IN THE Wall structure’. In 2001, they came back to the fundamental Stage and released their debut, Urban Regeneration, offering notable tracks such as for example ‘Danger INSIDE YOUR Eye’, ‘Live Consciously’ and ‘Africa’. The record was made by reggae experienced Danny Ray and Fitzroy Blake and was hailed with the mass media as demonstrating a go back to roots and lifestyle.