Reggae Radio and Concert Photos by Reggae MAX

Rootz Underground played the Soul Rebellion 2009 charity concert on March 24 at The Jungle in Negril Jamaica to benefit schools in Westmoreland Parish as part of the Soul Rebellion Buy A Brick program for school construction.

Soul Rebellion is gaining some respect after three solid years of successful charity reggae concerts and this year BET was there to record the event as part of a special they are doing to showcase the great work done by this charity group of primarily foreign citizens.

The evening concert was held after a day of celebrations and fund raising on the beach. The Tuesday Night concert was a success and Rootz Underground put on a spirited and energetic performance with over an hour of high grade reggae and roots inspired music.

Rootz Underground is originally from Kingston Jamaica but they spend lots of time in America these days. It was a bit of a homecoming for the band since their performance at Reggae Sumfest 2008 and hard through the entire performance.

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Tarrus Riley is having a great year as the Top Reggae Artist of 2008 and this show was a great way to end it. Tarrus performed for the Sunset Show at Negril Escape in front of a small crowd of mostly friends and local neighbors from Negril and the West End and guests of the all inclusive seaside resort.

Tarrus has had great success with his new album "Parables" and the crowd was excited to get a sampling of his top hits including "Lions Paw" and of course "She's Royal". The show got a late start but things picked up once Tarrus and his Gumption Band hit the stage after midnight. The long set change was worth the wait when you hear Tarrus with his own backing band and the many talents of his stage manager and saxophone great Dean Fraser.

Riley and Fraser had a lot of fun with the band and the crowd and they entertained us with a musical showdown where Fraser would copy Rileys vocals with his saxophone. Tarrus had a lot of fun and was a most gracious entertainer. He took time to meet and greet with most of the crowd and shook hands with just about everyone. He posed for at least a dozen photographs and everyone was glad to have met him and the rest of the Gumption Band.