Press Contact: Eva Dilmanian 55 West 47 Street Suite 1120 New York, New York 10036 Tel: 800-654-9889 Fax: 212-302-1943 E-mail: eva@buzzwordpr.com
(AlphaPocket Records / Jatta Entertainment ; Tuesday, August 16, 2005)
New York, NY - July 11, 2004 - Reggae recording artist Taj Weekes and Adowa will release its debut album, hopes and doubts, on AlphaPocket Records on Tuesday, August 16, 2005 . Produced by Weekes, designed by Joe Blaney (Lauren Hill, The Clash, Prince) and mastered by Alan Silverman (Norah Jones, The Kinks Chaka Khan), Hope and Doubt is an album of finely developed roots reggae classic with something that say.
With hopes and doubts, based in New York Weekes takes listeners back to the Caribbean from his childhood and here, against an island-beat backdrop, he tells his autobiographical tales, both tragic and hopeful. The MPLA ", " Weekes offers a poignant goodbye to his older brother activist, nicknamed MPLA for being famous and vocal about the liberation movement in Angola, who was mysteriously killed after he discovered Rastafari. However, the album does not disintegrate into a mere chronicle of the hard knock life. The big horns on the optimistic " Sad " declare war on apathy, offering a brighter " " song instead of " another day another shrug / down in the ghetto ". The danceable " Scream Out Mellow " is a passive resistance anthem in disguise, while " mysterious " is a song of faith and hope.
Weekes songs of struggle combine with his pop craftsmanship bring reggae back to its roots: music on the people and for the people. Hope and doubt is grabbing the attention debut from an artist who is sure to offer people hope for years to come.
For More Information Contact Eva Dilmanian @ eva@buzzwordpr.com or visit the website Adowa and Taj http://www.tajandadowa.com
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