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VICTORIA BC SKA & REGGAE SOCIETY
XL THE BAND, SIRREAL w/ BLUE SATELLITE, MO MOSHIRI PROMETHEUS BROWN & KHINGZ, Judah Roots - Garden City Grooves 10th Anniversary Closing Night
Sat, 17 Feb, 7:30 PM PST
White Eagle Polish Hall
90 Dock Street , Victoria, BC V8V 2A1
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Description
TThe closing night of Garden City Grooves 10th Anniversarty is a celebration of the rich legacy of west coast hip-hop. We are so excited to present this show as a chance to celebrate the deep, rich legacy of the incredible rap that our little part of the globe has birthed.
Headlining this night of hip-hop celebration will be XL the Band - featuring west coast icons Prevail and Rob The Viking, from the 4-time JUNO Award winning hip hop group Swollen Members, who have performed and toured internationally with household names like Avril Lavigne, Rihanna, and the Black Eyed Peas. Musically, they have collaborated with well established artists such as Nelly Furtado, Everlast, and Wondagurl. XL the Band also includes Liesa Norman who holds a doctorate in music performance and composition and is also a part time model and actress. Liesa has also composed for film and TV internationally, including the world-renowned BBC. Neph - from Western Canadian Music Award nominated rap group Alpha Omega - has years of touring and performance under his belt. His debut solo EP The Blackbox garnered him attention in the Canadian rap scene, and his musical contribution to XL has helped sculpt the band’s sound.
XL the Band will be joined by one of Vancouver Island’s greatest rap ambassadors, the mighty Sirreal. Sirreal has worked tirelessly honing his craft, delving deep into the personal to create some of the most powerful, hard-hitting rap to come out of the Canadian west coast. His immense talents have seen him share stages with some of hip-hops most legendary names – Redman, Tech N9ne, Ghostface Killah and Nelly, to name but a few. Flanked by his live band, Blue Satellite, Sirreal puts on one of the tightest, most engaging live rap sets you’re likely to see any time soon. Also joining the bill is another pillar of the west coast rap community, Mo Moshiri. Moshiri is a longtime veteran of the scene, including being a founding member of the legendary Sweatshop Union. His thoughtful, passionate lyrics touch on the most human parts of us, while the beats he uses get dance floors moving and headphones thumping.
Seattle's veternan hip hop heavyweights, Prometheus Brown aka Geologic of The Blue Scholars and Khingz from Abyssinian Creole will round out this bill. Prometheus Brown and Khingz have been deeply involved both individually and through their own projects. They both are inspired by social justice and their passion is evident in the conscious rhymes that they sling.
This show will feature the best in contemporary reggae and Caribbean sounds in before, in between and after each set courtesy of Judah Roots who also runs a bi-monthly Reggae Food Drive in Victoria!
Event Information
Age Limit
All Ages
Jazz-Rap
XL THE BAND
XL THE BAND
Jazz-Rap
XL The Band is a Western Canadian Music Award nominated hip-hop/ jazz/ alternative fusion band with a deep and rich history in the music industry. XL is an artistic project launched by some of Canada’s leading musicians and the body of work they’ve created runs the gamut of musical genres.
Prevail and Rob The Viking, from the 4-time JUNO Award winning hip hop group Swollen Members, have performed and toured internationally with household names like Avril Lavigne, Rihanna,
and the Black Eyed Peas. Musically, they have collaborated with well established artists such as Nelly Furtado, Everlast, and Wondagurl. Liesa Norman holds a doctorate in music performance and composition and is also a part time model and actress. She started her musical career as a flautist playing with major shows such as Beauty and The Beast, Miss Saigon, has played in several orchestras in Toronto, and in BC with the Vancouver Symphony. Liesa has toured internationally with her chamber music group Forbidden Flutes, and she’s been featured regularly on major North American radio and television networks. Liesa has also
composed for film and TV internationally, including the world renowned BBC. Neph - from Western Canadian Music Award nominated rap group Alpha Omega - has years of touring and performance under his
belt. His debut solo EP The Blackbox garnered him attention in the Canadian rap scene, and his musical contribution to XL has helped sculpt the band’s sound.
XL The Band also regularly features world class artists like Miguelito Valdes, who performed with the Buena Vista Social Club for a decade, David Spidel, Peter Bernstein, Nick La Rivière, Aidan Miller, Nicholas Bracewell, and Samuel Cartwright, all of whom are incredible musicians that lend their chops to the jazz fusion
element of XL’s music. Also making appearances are Grammy Award winning artists Daniel Adair and Ben Mink. This calibre of musicians has invoked creativity in its highest form.
XL The Band has had their songs and music videos streamed over 3,000,000 times, have been featured on key Spotify playlists including Hip Hop Central, Outliers, All New Jazz, Orbit, Modern
Jazz Mix, and Northern Bars, have been selected to perform at multiple prominent festivals, and have toured North America and Europe in support their debut album Opus No. 1.
Hip-Hop/Rap
Promethelus Brown
Promethelus Brown
Hip-Hop/Rap
Prometheus Brown aka Geo fka Geologic has been an integral part of Seattle's hip hop community for the past 20 years. He is best known for being the MC for the seminal Seattle hip-hop duo Blue Scholars with DJ/producer Sabzi, releasing 3 full-length albums and touring extensively throughout the US, Canada and other parts of the world.
Hip-Hop/Rap
Khingz
Khingz
Hip-Hop/Rap
Khingz is a hip-hop MC from Seattle, Washington. He was named Best MC Of The Year by Seattle Weekly readers in 2009 after the Juneteenth release of his most recent full-length album, From Slaveships To Spaceships; critics at The Stranger, SoundNW Magazine, and Seattle Weekly described the album "royally awesome," "deeply revelatory, transformative," and "one of the boldest and most soul-baring albums [of 2009]." The emcee, now known for his socially conscious and politically liberal lyrics, was heavily involved in a gang between the ages of 10 and 20; he told Seattle Weekly that period of his life "shaped who he is now" and that "certain tell-all scars from those days linger."Khingz gained a reputation as a skilled battle emcee in the early 2000s. From 2001 to 2008, the emcee performed and released music as part of hip-hop group Abyssinian Creole with Gabriel Teodros. Khingz is also a member of Seattle-based hip-hop supergroup Good Medicine (with Geologic of Blue Scholars, Gabriel Teodros, and Macklemore), the trio Hi-Life Soundsystem (with B-Flat and Crispy of Godspeed), and The Livin Yard (with Gabriel Teodros and Nam). His first solo album, Mi Vida Negra, was released under the name Khalil Crisis in 2001; Khingz also released an album entitled Daze Like This with Maroon Colony in 1999, under the emcee name Krisys.Khingz maintains an active blog on Blogspot called Flying Dragon Punch.
Contemporary Reggae
Judah Roots
Judah Roots
Contemporary Reggae
Judah Roots spins the best in reggae, dancehall and conscious contemporary roots.