Wed 14th july: The legendary toots and the maytals @ o2 academy sheffield

[Guiseppe]

The Legendary Toots and the Maytals supported by Dubcentral

 

O2 Academy Sheffield

Wednesday 14th July

Door time: 7.00pm

 

Toots and The Maytals supported by Dubcentral. Undeniably one of reggae's biggest acts delight UK fans with a tour to promote their new album 'Flip & Twist'.

 

“Flip & Twist” Toots latest album features them singing, R&B, funk, gospel, blues and country in his own inimitable Jamaican style. Toots the inventor of the word “reggae” was voted by Rolling Stone Magazine one of the 100 Greatest Singers of All Time…when you hear “Flip & Twist” you will see why.

 

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TOOTS AND THE MAYTALS BIOGRAPHY

 

Toots and the Maytals, originally called simply The Maytals, are considered legends of ska and reggae music. Their sound is a unique, original combination of gospel, ska, soul, reggae and rock. Frederick “Toots” Hibbert, the leader of the group, was born in May Pen in the Parish of Clarendon, Jamaica. He was the youngest of seven children. He grew up singing gospel music in a church choir, but moved to Kingston in 1961 at the tender age of sixteen.

 

In Kingston, Hibbert met Henry “Raleigh” Gordon and Nathaniel “Jerry” McCarthy, forming a group whose early recordings were attributed to “The Flames” and “The Vikings”.

 

Having renamed the group the Maytals, the vocal trio recorded their first album, “Never Grow Old – presenting the Maytals”, for producer Clement “Coxsone” Dodd at Studio One in 1962-63. With musical backing from Dodd’s house band, the legendary Skatalites, the Maytals’ close-harmony gospel singing ensured instant success for the 1964 release, overshadowing Dodd’s other up-and-coming gospel trio, The Wailers.

 

After staying at Studio One for about two years, the group moved on to do sessions for Prince Buster (released in 1974) before recording their second album produced by Byron Lee in 1965. However, the band’s musical career was rudely interrupted in late 1966 when Hibbert was arrested and imprisoned on drugs possession charges.

 

Following Hibbert’s release from jail towards the end of 1967, the band officially changed their name to Toots and the Maytals and began working with Chinese-Jamaican producer Leslie Kong, a collaboration which produced three classic albums and a string of hits throughout the late sixties and early seventies – “Do the Reggay”, a 1968 single widely credited with coining the word reggae, “Pressure Drop”, “54-46 was my number” and “Monkey Man”, the group’s first international hit in 1970. The group was featured in one of reggae’s greatest breakthrough events – The Harder They Come, the 1972 film and soundtrack starring Jimmy Cliff, named as one of Vanity Fair’s Top 10 Best Soundtracks of all time.

 

Following Kong’s death in 1971, the group continued to record with Kong’s former sound engineer, Warwick Lyn; produced by Lyn and Chris Blackwell of Island Records, the group released three best-selling albums, and enjoyed international hits with Funky Kingston in 1973 and Reggae Got Soul in 1976.

 

Toots and the Maytals’ compositions would be given a second airing in 1978-80 during the reggae-punk and ska revival period in the UK, when The Specials included “Monkey Man” on their 1979 debut album and The Clash produced their version of “Pressure Drop”.

 

The band won the 2005 Grammy award for best reggae album True Love, an album consisting of re-recorded versions of their classics alongside popular and legendary musicians such as Bonnie Raitt, Willie Nelson, Eric Clapton, and Keith Richards, as well as popular artists today such as No Doubt, Ben Harper, The Roots, and Shaggy.

 

Toots and the Maytals remains a relevant influence on today’s global music scene with artists from Amy Winehouse to Sublime re-recording classic tracks. Toots recieved another Grammy nomination in 2008 with release “Light Your Light. In recent years Toots has toured with The Rolling Stones, Dave Matthews, Sheryl Crow and Los Lonely Boys.

 

Now in 2010 see's their fantastic new album 'Flip and Twist', get down to 02 to see the legends in action!!!

 

When: Wednesday 14th July

 

Where:

O2 Academy Sheffield,

37 - 43 Arundel Gate,

S1 2PN

 

Ticket Price: £20.00

 

Under 21s require ID to purchase alcohol.

Under 14s must be accompanied by an adult over 18 at all times.

Bars will stay open after the show for those over 18.

 

TO BUY TICKETS FOLLOW THE LINK BELOW:

http://www.o2academysheffield.co.uk/event/14250/the-legendary-toots-and-the-maytals-tickets/Details

[Nicoracle]

Just saw their Glasto set on the BBC i-player... this is not to be missed! Who's going?

[Guiseppe]

me me me!!

[Nicoracle]

Definitely going.. Also just heard Dubcentral DJ and The Banana Dubcats are supporting... wicked!

[scruf]

tonight!!!!