The Wailers to play ultra-smooth gig at The Irish Village

Global Reggae Movement icons The Wailers will be flying into The Irish Village Garhoud for a memorable gig in November.

The band famed for jamming with Bob Marley himself are returning to Dubai for the first time since 2015 – and it’s set to be a hot ticket.

Bob Marley and the Wailers have 12 million monthly listeners on Spotify, and demand for tickets will be high, so don’t waste any time in snapping yours up.

Beverley Kelso, Constantine ‘Dream’ Walker and Aston ‘Family Man’ Barrett are the only surviving members of the group’s original line-up, but that doesn’t mean any of the star quality has diminished.

Aston Barrett Jr delivers echoes of his uncle’s (Carlton ‘Carly’ Barrett) one drop drumming sound.

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In 2017, he received a Grammy certificate as co-producer with Damian Marley for the track The Struggle Discontinues, featured in the Album “Stony Hill” which won the Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album.

Guitarist Donald Kinsey is joined by Wendel ‘Junior Jazz’ Ferraro, shaping a classic sonic identity that is instantly recognisable.

Owen ‘Dreadie’ Reid (Julian Marley’s Uprising Band and a former student of ‘Familyman’) and Andres Lopez (Albrosie, Lutan Fyah) add yet more quality to the equation alongside the youngest of the earliest formation of the Wailers, Tyrone Downie, saxophone player Glen Dacosta and Dennis Thompson, the engineer who has been there since day dot.

Also on the mic are Anne-Marie Thompson (a gospel singer of stunning ability) and Tamara Barnes, who has been in the music industry for over 20 years, providing backing vocals in studio and on stage for I-Threes, Jimmy Cliff, Ky-Mani Marley, Beres Hammond and Freddie McGregor among many others.

Together they bring the smoothest backing vocals, contributing to this unique melting pot, both classic and excitingly fresh at the same time.

We can’t wait.

From Dhs95. Fri Nov 19 9pm, The Irish Village Garhoud, Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium 800tickets.com/dubai/concerts/1586-the-wailers-live-in-dubai (04 282 4750).