São Caetano hosts the country's best reggae bands at the Bob Marley in Memoriam event! See it on Surforeggae!

On March 18, the major event "Bob Marley in Memoriam" was held in celebration of the 60th anniversary of the king of reggae. The venue was Victória Hall, a spacious and quite appropriate place for this type of event, located in São Caetano. With a lineup of top-tier bands, promotion would naturally be handled by the reggae artists themselves. Tribo de Jah, Nengo Vieira, Dagô & Radical Roots, Reggae Style, Leões de Israel and, bringing back memories to São Paulo, reggaeman Edson Gomes. After a brief soundcheck, Reggae Style takes the stage with a reasonable crowd. Right away, the sequence of hits began with "Em meio ao Caos", "Corra Atrás" and "Estamos em Guerra". Reggae Style was performing in São Caetano for the first time, and the reception was immediate. Carlos Dread drives the crowd wild with "Consciência" and right after, the Bob Marley classic, "So Much Trouble", and by then the venue was practically packed. During the break, Dj Zambol was setting the heartbeat of the crowd, playing the best of world reggae music, just as he does on his program on Jah Fm (91,5). The stage is now taken by Radical Roots and its leader Dagô Miranda. Experienced in reggae, Dagô easily takes the crowd with him in his great compositions. "Ser Feliz", "Principal", "Dreadlock", in short, an entire body of work from his latest album, "Dreadlock". "Ana e a Lua" and "Orai e Vigiai" are also sung with great energy by the crowd. Already in the 3rd performance of the night, people kept entering Victória, which by this point already had a crowd worthy of the event and the ideal focus envisioned. Nengo Vieira and his Tribo d'Abraão prepare to set the place on fire even more. This Bahian artist arrives with full force, making attitude reggae, captivating the crowd with his charisma and his messages of love for God and neighbor. "A Vida" was one of the songs that made Victória become one voice: "Dance Reggae Music Now... Dance Reggae Music Now...". Another highlight in Nengo's performance was the beautiful "Roda Pião", the reggae of the worker. Victória Hall was already in ecstasy when Zambol announces the entrance of those considered one of the main bands of the style in Brazil, Tribo de Jah. The response was immediate, and Tribo makes the roots invade the place. "Babilônia em Chamas" begins the great performance, which had the crowd as its main character, singing the songs from beginning to end. Tribo classics like "Ruínas da Babilônia", "Morena Raiz" and "Não Basta ser Rasta" are just a few examples of how Fauzi Beudoun "& Cia" know how to carry a show for hours with extreme energy. Another high point of the show was the hit "Equal Rights" by star Peter Tosh, sung by Zé Orlando. With a special appearance by the vocalist of band Raiz Tribal, "Regueiros Guerreiros" gets the crowd off the floor, but "some" overly excited person throws a glass of cachaça toward Fauzi. He continues the song to the end, but leaves his message for the "ill-mannered one on duty". Already with time running out, the band pleases the crowd closing with "Neguinho Babaçu". Now it is reggaeman Edson Gomes 's turn to have his share of the total lack of control of Victória's crowd. With more than enough time without doing shows in São Paulo, the performance would have to be one of "killing the longing"... and it really was! "Tema de Karoba", "Viu", "Malandrinha", and many other hits anticipate the unmatched quality of the rest of the show. "Árvore", "Traumas" and "Samarina" are followed word for word by the faithful reggae fans of São Caetano. Edson Gomes already has more dates booked for São Paulo, so don't miss the chance to see this icon of Brazilian reggae up close! To close the performances of this first "Bob Marley in Memoriam", band Leões de Israel takes the stage at 5:45 in the morning. Naturally some people had left the venue, but Victória Hall mostly had a crowd resistant to any fatigue, and willing to see yet another true reggae show... and so they did. As if the extravagance of the costumes weren't enough, the band also makes an entrance that lifts even the sleepiest of mortals. Fox, wearing his already traditional lion mask, enters on a throne carried by 4 people, and after his introduction, Edu Satta Jah and the brass section warn: "Put on your helmets"! After the imposing instrumental introduction, the song "Povo" is performed. Even with the schedule beyond what was planned, "Me Gwan", "Jah Jah Children", "Filhos Rebeldes", and many others justify the marathon of excellent bands, and every cent invested in it.

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