Uken

Bio:

ARTIST NAME: UKEN / Uken & The Reggaedelics MUSICAL STYLE: Reggae HOME CITY: Sheffield INSTRUMENTS PLAYED: Lead Vocals, Background Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Lead Guitar, Keyboards ARTIST PROFILE: UKEN, and the conceptual Uken & The Reggaedelics are virtually one in the same. The Reggaedelics being a musical umbrella that encompasses the brand of easy going, soulful and insightful reggae, - with a smattering of sweet soul music, pop and rock thrown in - I grew up listening to in my youth, and am now giving a fresh new interpretation to in the covers and original songs I write, record and perform. MUSICAL INFLUENCES: My musical influences are producers such as…Leslie Kong, Clancy Eccles, Duke Reid, King Tubby, Joe Gibbs, Bunnie Lee, Sonia Pottinger, Lee Perry, Derrick Harriott to name a few, and artists like… Justin Hinds & The Dominoes, Bob Marley & the Wailers, The Mighty Diamonds, Marcia Griffiths, Susan Cadogen, Janet Kay, Gregory Isaacs, Owen Gray, Alton Ellis, Slim Smith, Delroy Wilson, Dennis Brown, Freddie McGregor, John Holt, Ken Boothe, Max Romeo, Big Youth, U-Roy, I-Roy, Dennis Alcapone, Prince Buster, Jimmy Cliff, Desmond Decker, Laurel Aitken, Burning Spear, Isaac Hayes, Curtis Mayfield, AWB, Earth Wind & Fire, Otis Redding, James Brown, Stevie Wonder, Al Green, Smokey Robinson, British reggae stalwarts like Aswad, Steel Pulse, UB40, Dennis Bovell, also, The Beat, The Specials, plus many, many more. CURRENT PLANS: Right now I am writing and recording new material, showcasing my demo. Also, looking for events and gigs to perform.

Member Since:

April 21, 2010

Influences:

Further influences are...Hopeton Lewis, The Heptones, Peter Tosh, Bunny Wailer, Sugar Minott, Maxi Priest, Barrington Levy, B.B. Seaton, The Skatalites, Johnny Nash, Ernest Ranglin, Dean Fraser, Toots & The Maytals, Lloyd Parkes, Lloyd Charmers, Winston Groovy, Prince Jazzbo, Jah Whoosh, Jah Wobble, Linton Kwesi Johnson, Sly & Robbie, Easy Star All Stars, plus much, much more on the reggae side...In terms of other musical genres, artists like... George Benson, Jimi Hendrix, Robert Cray, Santana, Courtney Pine, Solomon Burke, Aretha Franklin, Janis Joplin, Gil Scott Heron, Luther Vandross, Soul II Soul, Van Morrison, Randy Newman, Paul Weller, Lou Reed, The Doobie Brothers, The Eagles, Lou Rawls, Isley Brothers, Sam Cooke, Marvin Gaye, Bill Withers, Al Jareau, Bobby Womack, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holliday, Dinah Washington, Nina Simone, Etta James, Sade Adu, Erikah Badu, Bjork, Nat King Cole, Muddy Waters, Screaming Jay Hawkins, Rufus Thomas, The Staples Singers, Prince, Cameo, Sly & the Family Stone, The Fugees, Black Eyed Peas, and many, many, many more...