Lee Perry in São Paulo: The living legend of world reggae enchants fans at Via Funchal!

Yeah, he did! After the hole years ago at the Dub Mamute festival, Lee "Scratch" Perry, one of the most brilliant producers of reggae, performed in Brazil. Perry, also known for his eccentricity, began a career alongside the legendary Coxsone Dodd, with whom he had some disagreements, and later with Joe Gibbs. Lee Perry, who has already had deathly hatred of Bob Marley due to a "dispute of powers" in the phonographic market between Upsetters and The Wailers, today, through this union, thrills us with the most precious classics in history. Rio de Janeiro already received Perry on the 14th with DigitalDubs staff, and now on the 17th of April, it was the turn of the capital of São Paulo. Via Funchal, which seemed not to receive a good audience when the bands on stage were The Film and Los Alamos, did not get crowded, but brought a faithful and passionate audience to honor the great Jamaican producer. The expectation was great and it was not difficult to find celebrities from the reggae scene (or not) strolling through the premises of the house. The band Planta & Root, the great Victor Rice, Supla, some global actors, finally, the event deserved such notoriety.

THE SHOW

After a few minutes of waiting, the lights go out and Perry's band takes over. Much competence in the execution of an instrumental introduction where remembering the legendary Upsetters was inevitable. Formed by Stephen Wright on guitar, Kirk Service on bass, Noel Salmon on keyboards, and Roboticks' former drummer, Sinclair Seales, was all set for the entrance of the enigmatic producer. The uproar is general when the public sees Lee Perry entering quietly covered with various necklaces, crystals, emblems and a stylish witch hat, which later gave way to his famous hat filled with silver medals, buttons and other ornaments. "Jungle Safari" is the first of many highs to come. Lee Perry live is creepy... is to understand where the whole mystique of the DUB came from, is to attend a history class where the teacher is history itself. Following, "Introducing Myself" and "I’m a Good Man". Shortly after pouring a bottle of water over his head, Lee Perry sends "Secret Laboratory" and "I Wish it Would Rain". Completely staged and dancing nonstop, the audience begins to be driven to the highest point of the show. After "Roast Fish And Cornbread", Via Funchal shuddered with "Curly Locks", a success of Junior Byles produced by Lee Perry in 1974, and "War in a Babylon", a classic that boosted the career of the great Max Romeo, leaving even Bob Marley with a "point of envy" (Learn more about this passage in the column "To scare the Devil away". The sequel was completed with "Open Door". After saying goodbye, the audience did not stop for a second until all the musicians were in their proper places for the continuation of the show. For the press, surprise. According to the setlist, "Open Door" would close the performance, but the "bis" was on account of Bob Marley's "One Drop" and a show of affection by Lee Perry who sang and autographed (all at once) objects between napkins and vinyl covers. Click here and download "Africa" by Lee Perry vs. King Tubby from the album "Vodooism".

IMAGES OF THE EVENT

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MULTIMIDIA

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more information

 Click here and learn more about Lee "Scratch" Perry. Click here and learn more about Max Romeo. Click here and read the column "To scare the Devil away."