Chris Murray & very Special Guests: Vic Ruggiero

Das Cortina Bob ist eine Konzertlocation in der Kreuzberger Wiener Straße.
Es spielen regelmäßig kleinere unbekannte Bands, die den Laden zum kochen bringen!

Heute:
Chris Murray 'Buckle Up!' Record Release Show
with very Special Guest
Support: 8 Eimer Hühnerherzen (Nylon Folk Punk from Berlin)


Chris Murray is a unique force on today’s music scene. Born in Toronto,
he earned a strong reputation as a dynamic performer and gifted
songwriter as leader of influential Canadian ska group King Apparatus.
Upon the band’s breakup, he relocated to Los Angeles, emerging as a solo
artist with The 4-Track Adventures Of Venice Shoreline Chris, recorded
in various locations on a portable 4-track cassette recorder.


Entering LA’s ultra-purist rock steady scene armed only with an acoustic
guitar, Chris has become a leading figure in the world’s foremost
authentic Jamaican music community. As
host of Bluebeat Lounge (2003-2009), a popular weekly concert series
focusing on reggae and ska, Chris promoted more than 350 shows over
seven years at Hollywood’s Knitting Factory.

Life has led Chris
down a musical path to the very roots of reggae music. From trading
songs on acoustic guitar with boogie-ska pioneer Laurel Aitken and
singing with famed bandleader Carlos Malcom, to jamming with The
Specials in a basement club and recording with Jamaica’s original rhythm
section, Lloyd Knibb and Lloyd Brevett, Chris has served his
apprenticeship with the finest musicians associated with the genre. He
has also performed with backing groups for such legendary Jamaican
artists as Rico Rodriguez, Leonard Dillon (The Ethiopians), Eric Morris
and Prince Buster.

His album Slackness was recorded with NYC
stalwarts The Slackers. He is co-writer of the Hepcat classic, „I Can’t
Wait“. His group, Chris Murray Combo, has performed at Fuji Rock
Festival. His song, We Do The Ska, was covered by highly beloved UK
group, The King Blues. He has collaborated with countless talented
musicians from around the globe, and become a legendary artist in the
contemporary international rock steady scene.

His musical
journeys have taken him throughout the United States, Canada, and
Europe, the UK, Ireland, Japan, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Colombia,
South Korea, Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia, and Morocco.

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