Ariwa: 45 Years of Dub
Saturday, 16th August @ 8:00 pm
£20.00 – £26.50
Ariwa: 45 Years of Dub FEATURING Mad Professor, Aisha, Abakush plus more names
ARIWA Posse – Originally started in 1982 as the Backing band for the renown Reggae label Ariwa Sounds with acts like Mad Professor, Sgt Pepper, Tony Benjamin, Aisha & Sister Audrey. They relaunched in 2023 with the Next Generation of ARIWA artists, led by frontman Joe Ariwa including vocalists Abel Miller, I Jah & Amarra.
Including The Robotiks Band: Carl Benjamin, Ashanti Selah, Ryan Windross & Gyasi!
A fusion of the reggae veterans & the next generation.
Recent releases include:
Give a Little Love – Aisha
Survivor / Rise & Shine – Askala Selassie
Sunshine Rise / Marga Dawg / Tuff Like Iron – I Jah
You & Only You / They Can’t Stop Us – Abel Miller
Dub You Mind – Kyla
Mad Professor—the pioneering British dub producer, engineer, and remixer—is revered for bringing futuristic innovation to roots reggae. Known for his collaborations with icons like Lee “Scratch” Perry, Sly and Robbie, and Horace Andy, he’s also pushed dub beyond genre boundaries, remixing the likes of Massive Attack, Sade, Grace Jones, and The Orb.
Aisha’s father ran a sound system, and she began singing at the age of eight, building up a strong local following before beginning her recording career. Mad Professor produced her debut album, High Priestess (1988) followed by Daughters of Zion in 1993, with further albums in the years that followed. She notably performed at the 2003 Meltdown festival (curated by Lee “Scratch” Perry) at London’s Royal Festival Hall, which saw The Daily Telegraph describe her as “the closest we have to a female Bob Marley”.