Let me tell you something about me…
Okay you might already know this… If you know me just a bit you’ll know.
And if you really know me you’ll know just how much…
I LOVE reggae music.
LOVE.
Its MUCH MUCH more than the music to me.

It’s about faith… it’s about Peace. it’s about God..
It’s about looking inside…
It brings me to tears… listening to these wonderful beats..
Wonderful words for JAH…

JAH is the Rastafarian word for God … short for Jehovah .

I love all types of Reggae music… Roots, Dancehall , Dub… even Ska (Although I don’t listen to this type much)

I don’t know.. it MOVES ME.
The beats, the instruments… the soothing rocking rhythm.
Makes me visualize myself on a beach and that alone makes me feel peaceful.
It moves my soul.
I can’t help but move around, smile and instantly shift my frame of mind in that moment.

I give thanks most days for my beloved friend Wayne who introduced me to Reggae back in high school…(Big Wayne – I don’t even think you’ll ever understand how you changed my life – You will always be connected to my love for this blessed music) Also to my cousin Enrico who really exposed me to Jazz. He would take me to Jazz clubs in NYC when I was 14 yrs old… and I would watch him be moved by this music… Music (no matter what kind) is a direct connection to our soul. Watching him be deeply moved opened the door to me to what music does.. it moves us.

(okay true. lots of dance hall isn’t about God necessarily in it’s lyrics.. but its rhythm and balance creates the same inside – it inspires me, makes me happy and want to dance and in there is where God is. Most of the time I don’t even understand all the words…but truly -  it’s about something MORE)

Most people only know Bob Marley. Roots. He is the father of the worldwide awareness of what sparked Reggae music to the mainstream. We are graciously indebted to him for inspiring others to carry on his purpose.

Okay so long (long – I can go on all day about this) story short if you haven’t already figured out.. yea, I love Reggae music.

Okay I truly don’t think I knew what was going to happen to me when I went with my girl Kim to see my first SOJA (Soldiers of Jah Army) concert at the State Theater yesterday. I’ve heard their stuff – but not REALLY listened.. So when they took the stage after the first 2 opening acts. I was HOOKED. It moved me.. the beats.. the energy in the whole place picked up – you could feel it. Then the instruments.. the Sax.. the trumpet… the drums… the BASS…. (like liquid gold to my ears) and the two lead singers… voices like pizza deliverymen carrying  a peaceful message to my door.  (ha… my visual makes me laugh)

And you want to know the most interesting thing?

They’re from the Northern Virginia Area.
So yea… I left feeling like something changed… a reconnection.

So I figured I’d share them with you.
I don’t want to wait by SOJA

You and Me by SOJA

And two more songs that I just absolutely cannot get enough of… (just listen – nothing to watch)

Love Is by Jah Cure

Why be afraid by Tony Rebel

I hope, at the least – it makes you smile.. like it did the entire time they were on stage yesterday afternoon.
xoxo

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