Even under heavy rain, reggae shows its strength at "Bob Marley Day" in Salvador! Check it out!

Not even the storms that the capital of Bahia has suffered in the last ten days were able to scare or keep the public away from the Jamaican rhythm of enjoying the Bob Marley Day on the Bahia. On the grid, two international attractions – The Original Wailers and Dezarie, prominent names on the national scene – Edson Gomes, Mato Seco and Tribo de Jah and the newcomer Kayman, a local band that has been standing out. Despite the delays resulting mainly from the heavy rain that fell incessantly throughout the week that preceded it and also on the day of the show, Bob Marley Day created a very special atmosphere, where more than 10,000 people showed up to enjoy and pay homage to the king of reggae – Bob Marley. During the afternoon, the deluge that Salvador suffered made it impossible for the bands to carry out the sound check, which meant that the intervals between one attraction and another were long, obviously beyond the control of the production team and the bands present.

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The opening of the event was Kayman, who took to the stage to entertain the large audience that was already at Wet’n Wild in Salvador. The group's first CD, which is very good, is available for download on the band's official website www.kayman.com.br. Caravans from other states and also from several cities in the interior of Bahia went to attend the event, which then received Edson Gomes, one of the pioneers of national reggae who showed hits such as “Malandrinha”, “Árvore” and “Barrados”. Highly respected, Edson left the stage to much applause, which reaffirms his strength on the local scene. Mato Seco, a band from São Paulo that played for the second time in Salvador, was welcomed with open arms by the thousands of people present. Playing songs from the first CD “Mato Seco”, the upcoming “Seco mas não morto” and very well performed covers in honor of Bob Marley, the group performed what many said was the best show of the night. In a special moment, to the sound of “Redemption Song”, from Bob Marley, all the lights were turned off and hundreds of lighters were lit, lighting up the night and bringing a special shine to the party. Dezarie, the first international attraction of the night to perform, marked what was also his debut in Salvador. With the musical direction of Ron Benjamin (bass) – original member of Midnite, Dezarie's show started very well, but was a little hampered by sound problems on stage during the performance. Even though it was short and there was heavy rain during it, the show was very good and Dezarie took a tour of his first three albums “Fya”, “Gracious Mama Africa” and “Eaze the pain”, also playing first-hand songs from “Got to defend the right”, which should be released in June or July. Tribo de Jah then showed why it is one of the most respected Brazilian Reggae bands in the country and abroad. “Babilônia em Chamas”, “Garota Dreadlock” and the beautiful cover of “Brother Music”, by Clinton Fearon in the voice of Zé Orlando, were the highlight of the show. The already very late time was not enough for people to go home, and a crowd was still waiting for the “Original” Wailers show.

THE "ORIGINAL" WAILERS

Opening the show with “Natty Dread”, the group led by Junior Marvin and Al Anderson performed a short show, lasting just 48 minutes, due to delays and also their flight to Brasília, which was just after 9 am. People were already visibly tired and the band also had a very low vibration, probably for the same reason they only played Bob Marley hits like “Jamming”, “Get up stand up” and “We and Dem”. Junior Marvin, who once lived in Brasil, showed all his Portuguese with phrases like “Your city, my house” and said goodbye to the Bahian audience after 8 songs. This was Bob Marley Day, an event that is expected to join the annual calendar of major reggae shows in the capital of Bahia, and that next time it will not be so punished by rain, which undoubtedly caused a lot of disruption. But the music, the message and the spirit of Reggae once again reigned on a brilliant night, and that's what matters.

IMAGENS OF THE EVENT

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