Starting on April 7th and until June 16th, beginning at 6:30pm at Green Valley Park.
Free admission and free parking.
Food and drink will be available for sale during concerts
Seating will be on the lawn and spectators are encouraged to bring blankets and lawn chairs.
Don’t Mess with Texas Music CDs will be sold at the concerts in support of the Texas Music Project, a statewide initiative with a mission of restoring and strengthening music education in Texas schools. Proceeds from TMP music sales during the concert series will benefit the Birdville ISD music program.
Friday, April 7 – Watusi opening for Brave Combo
Friday, April 21 – Drop Trio opening for Fingerprints
Friday, May 5 – Grupo Amistad opening for Zayra Alvarez
Friday, May 19 – meridianwest opening for Radiant*
Friday, June 2 – Fishing for Comets opening for South Austin Jug Band
Friday, June 16 – Blake and Fallon opening for The Django Walker Band
April 7th - Watusi
opening for Brave Combo
Watusi is the hot, tropical "World Beat / Reggae" band from Texas. A seed from Jamaica, planted in Dallas in 1982, has thrived and spread this band and their music across America, from the Caribbean to Hawaii to Africa, Asia, and around the world. Charter members of Reggae
Ambassadors Worldwide (R.A.W.) and one of the premier and most established Reggae bands in America, they are world musicians coming from the Caribbean, U.S.A. and Africa. They join cultures, life and music together in a spirit of international unity, with a "One World" message and rhythm mix and rhythm-Word Beat.
2005 celebrated 23 years of Watusi and the release of their latest CD, "Cool Runner", on World Beatnik Records, has taken the band and their music worldwide. The CD is the 5th release by Watusi and shows a true diversity of styles: Reggae-Roots to Dancehall, Soca, Zouk, African JuJu, Highlife, Soukous, salsa, jazz & Hawaiian, all mixed in World Beatnik style and rid dim, with a "One Love" vibe.
"Cool Runner" was chosen as one of the "Top Ten Reggae CD's of 1998" and has gained airplay worldwide in over 100 countries so far. The reviews and response have been outstanding. After touring with the Bob Marley Festival Tour & other top Reggae Festivals, WATUSI made a special Spring Break tour through the Caribbean promoting the new CD to a great, international response.
Watusi are winners of numerous Dallas Music Awards for Reggae and are the first call "island" band in Texas. They have opened for virtually every major reggae act, including: Ziggy Marley, Steel Pulse, Black Uhuru, Burning Spear, Third World, Kymani Marley, Itals, Meditations, King Sunny Ade, Neville Brothers, Inner Circle, Big Mountain and UB40.
Watusi has been featured on national and international tours, festivals, TV, satellite, cable, radio and in the top Reggae/ World Beat publications around the world. The "Skankin Horns" and steel pans puts the total number of players at 10 and it's a world class jam.
See more of Watusi at their official website: www.tropikalproductions.com/watusi
