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Pentateuch Movement Is Moving Reggae Forward by Drawing from African Traditions and Foundation Reggae Music AUG 2016 #03.08 M A G A Z I N E ROOTS / ROCK / REGGAE / RESPECT IRIEMAG.COM ISSUE #03.08 / AUG 2016 “ We under pressure (pressure), Under pressure (pressure), If it don’t get better, I’m going to set it on fire!” - Pentateuch (From the song ‘Under Pressure’) Nicholas ‘Nico’ Da Silva Founder/Editor in Chief IRIEMAG.COM TABLE OF CONTENTS. ROOTS. ROCK. Pentateuch The Movement REGGAE. REWIND. Chapter XVIII SNWMF JAM ROOTS. PENTATEUCH ROOTS. PENTATEUCH Photo Credit: Ricardo ‘Himages’ Bailey aka El Puru Pentateuch: the first five books of the Old Testament: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and FOLLOW Deuteronomy. Pentateuch United by a desire to create a better reality for future generations, Pentateuch Movement is moving reggae forward by drawing from African traditions and foundation reggae music. The Pentateuch Movement was founded by lead singer/songwriter Kevor ‘Var’ Williams and drum- mer Brady ‘Jah Bradez’ Robinson—two progressive Jamaican students from the prestigious Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts in Kingston, Jamaica. “Pentateuch represents the first five books of the Bible, however this movement is a continuation of the journey of Jah people which rests on the shoulders of this generation-- the journey to preserve our roots and culture, which is Africa, the journey to Zion, as we see in Exodus, Movement of Jah people,” said Kevor. Pentateuch Movement emerged from a conversation between Kevor and Brady on the balcony of Block 3 at the Edna Manley College Hostel. They wanted to start a band that would feature Roots Music with good vibes while staying true to their beliefs. “We asked Kevin ‘Zuggu’ Patterson along with Andrade Bowen and Andrew Ayre and together, WEBSITE we started rehearsing in Room 13 of Edna Manley,” said Brady. “As time progressed, Garth Forrester pentateuchmovement.com replaced Zuggu as guitarist and we started playing at Edna Manley College and all around Kingston city. While in college, we got a lot of love and encouragement from tutors like Derrick Stewart, Ibo Cooper (former band leader and keyboard player for Third World) and Maurice Gordon. IRIEMAG.COM As young black men, Kevor and Brady knew that a cohesive voice was necessary to promote African consciousness and unity, and they chose to deliver that message as well as live it. Their collective influences include a roster of classic reggae, R&B and gospel artists: Burning Spear, Leroy “Horse- mouth” Wallace, Sly Dunbar, Shirley Caesar, the Wailers, Sam Cooke, Nina Simone and Otis Redding. Much inspiration also comes from their contemporaries: Midnite, Roots Uprising, Kendrick Lamar and Raging Fyah, Protoje, Chronixx, and Jesse Royal. FOLLOW Pentateuch In 2011, Pentateuch Movement made their mark on the music scene with their uplifting single and video “Black Face,” featuring Kevor’s soulful, melodic tenor. The song encourages people of the African Diaspora to love our skin, our hair and African features and culture. https://www.youtube. com/watch?v=j1CGXF_nW5Y) “Do you appreciate the color on your face; it seems to me you hate your skin. Black man emancipate, we are no longer slaves. Remember that black men once were kings… Ooh I love I love my self, yeah, I don’t want to be nobody else…Black woman, you are a queen, so why oh why you got a low self- esteem?” ‘Black Face’ came to me while I was sitting in the Piano Room at Edna Manley,” said Kevor. “I never wrote a line in that song; I just sang and the words came—that’s how I normally write music. I intro- duced the song to the other brothers and they loved it and created the music right away. I think it was a gift from my ancestors, so I know it will bring strength to our people throughout all generation as it is a song of truth. As long as Africa exists, this song will live and Africa as we know will live forever.” WEBSITE ‘Black Face’ is featured on Pentateuch Movement’s 2012 debut album ‘The Genesis.’ Pentateuch pentateuchmovement.com Movement’s foundation of unity translates from their daily way of life to their live shows. They have landed them performances in Europe, Rebel Salute in Jamaica, Chronixx’ ‘Capture land’ tour and the 2015 Sierra Nevada World Music Festival in Boonville, CA, a notable and critical world stage for new IRIEMAG.COM artists to prove themselves, They recently went back to the United States earlier this year in April, where they graced stages such as Austin Reggae Festival in Austin Texas and also Hopi Veteran’s Memorial Centre Kykotsmovi Arizona. With the soon to be released ‘Crime’, the first single from their new album Chapter‘ XVIII’, the Pen- tateuch Movement hope to shed light on poverty and injustice in their homeland. Drawn from the FOLLOW headlines, ‘Crime’ is a response to the British government’s proposal to provide millions of dollars Pentateuch to construct a prison complex in Jamaica. ‘Crime’ is pretty much straight forward, said Kevor. “You can’t solve crime if the poor man still can’t find a dime. Instead of building more prisons for our youths, we’d rather have more opportunities to provide basic food, clothes, and shelter. We need to focus on the issue of unemployment, instead of preparing to build a prison for our children here in Jamaica now.” Produced by the Pentateuch Movement on Pentateuch label ‘Chapter XVIII’ features stellar musi- cians such as Nambo Robinson (trombone), Dean Fraser (saxophone), Wade Johnson (keyboards), and Kevon Webster (keyboards) Kino Newby, (bass) Garth Forrester (guitar) Jason Welch (bass), Ranoy Gordon (guitar) and Adrian Henry (bass). ‘Chapter XVIII’ reflects our experiences within this time, spirituality and politically, our (personal) relationships and struggles we endure. We see it as the next part of our journey. We are a part of a generation of singers and players of instruments who have a positive vibration; a movement that includes everyone who was before us and who is soon to come. Reggae music will live for eternity.” WEBSITE pentateuchmovement.com IRIEMAG.COM JAM ROCK. THE MOVEMENT ROCK. THE MOVEMENT Having had their genesis in a shared desire as young black men to create a better reality for FOLLOW future generations, Pentateuch Movement – Pentateuch like the first five books of the Bible – hinges on a foundation that informs their journey. That foundation is one of unity and brotherhood, which translates from their daily way of life to the stage. Lead singer Kevor ‘Var’ Williams and drummer Brady ‘Jah Bradez’ Robinson know they stand on the shoulders of roots rock reggae artistes before them, so they combine their unique personalities to deliver their message of to- getherness through soulful music. Pentateuch Movement, which now has two members after starting out with five in 2008, are supported by a nucleus of friends who all met while studying music at the Edna Manley WEBSITE College of the Visual and Performing Arts. pentateuchmovement.com As young black men, they knew then that a co- hesive voice was necessary to promote African Kevor ‘Var’ Williams Pentateuch Movement consciousness and unity among people, and IRIEMAG.COM they chose to deliver that message as well as live it. Having gained respect from veterans in the music industry, both locally and internationally, they pride themselves on producing and deliv- FOLLOW ering organic music which promotes African Pentateuch consciousness among people of the world. This has landed them performances on stages in Europe, at the Sierra Nevada World Music Festival; in California, at Rebel Salute, as well as more recently at Chronixx’s Captureland Tour. Watching Pentateuch Movement perform has been likened to a spiritual experience that en- courages soul-to-soul connection. Beyond their melodious sound and rhythmical- ly soothing vibe, Pentateuch Movement man- ages to speak directly to you, forcing you to be honest with your true self. So, from their 2012 hit single ‘Black Face’ to their complete debut WEBSITE album ‘Genesis’, Pentateuch Movement’s journey pentateuchmovement.com continues. It led them to do an acoustic version of their debut album in 2015 and they are now Brady ‘Jah Bradez’ Robinson working on their second album. Pentateuch Movement IRIEMAG.COM ‘Crime’, the first single from their upcoming album ‘Chapter XVIII’. It is a message to the leaders. The message: Being poor is the biggest crime. Pentateuch Movement explores how the sys- FOLLOW tem forces some people to commit crimes in Pentateuch order to fulfil their basic needs. The reality: If some people are not strong enough, they will fall on the sword that is already set for them by the system. Kino Newby has been a part of the music in- dustry for over 10 years. Hailing from the hilly parts of Clarendon, Kino came to Kingston with a purpose. He attended the Edna manly college of the visual and performing arts for several years. During this time some very important bonds had been created which now stands as the foundation for the Pentateuch Movement. Kino, Var and Brady, have known each other for many years before the Pentateuch Movement was founded, so finding members to create WEBSITE such a dynamically cultured band was not hard. pentateuchmovement.com Kino has been a part of the Pentateuch Move- ment for over a year. They are currently work- Kino Newby ing on their second full studio album ‘Chapter Pentateuch Movement IRIEMAG.COM XVIII’. They have also been out on the road do- ing festivals in the US. Pentateuch’s aim is to be heard and educate the masses on their culture and blackness. Garth ‘Duckie’ Forester is a guitarist. He has FOLLOW been a part of this Movement since the year Pentateuch 2009.
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