– Reggae grouping makes its most extensive tour of our country.
By Your Side, It is the title of the latest album Chala, reggae band led by Benjamin Cerda, a Chilean who lives in Hawaii makes it 20 years. To promote the album, toured Chile for the first time takes him away from Santiago, south of the country and the fifth region.
Within hours of his presentation tonight at Club Underground has, Chalice Reggae spoke with the voice of Reggae Chala, who told us about their history in reggae, the new record and experience on this visit to Chile.
"When I had 11 years I listened to Bob Marley for the first time on the radio. I fell in love with reggae to throw. At that time he wanted to know everything from Reggae and found several groups like Steel Pulse, UB40, Dennis Brown, Gregory Isaacs”, Benjamin recounts and recalls that it was in the year 1993 which he changed to live in California, U.S, a Maui, Hawaii. "When you get to Maui I could not believe that the main island music was Reggae, and there I started my career reggae music ".
Keep going: "When I returned to Chile, years ago, I heard Gondwana and loved to throw. After years, I returned to my first tour in Chile 2015, and I send my music to I-Locks, the leader of Gondwana, He answered and invited me to sing a song in a show of them. It was a great honor for me!”.
The tour started in Pucon Chile, then he passed through Panguipulli, in the region of Los Rios, He arrived at Valparaiso and these days has scheduled shows in Santiago.
"The experience of playing in the south was something magical. I have traveled all over the world and for me the south of Chile is one of the most beautiful places I know. Make 20 years ago my dad bought a field in Panguipulli, then the Los Lagos is like my second home. What we did in southern people loved ", Benjamin account.
By Your Side, the album that brings it to Chile, It was written and produced by Benjamin Cerda, co-produced by David Elicciri Jr., who is also guitarist and producer Steel Pulse. The album in Maui-mixed and mastered at Ruff Sounds, Las Vegas- It looks like one of the most important albums of reggae 2017.
"It took me a year to do so. In the beginning we recorded in my studio, Bass Yard Studios. On this album I wrote all the music, I made low, guitars and some percussion. There are two songs on this album I did in Chile: “No More Friction”, made in the study of Matias Radic and “Something”, I did in the studio of Daniel Gajardo. The rest of the album work with David Elecciri Steel Pulse (producer), Jimmy Cui Rumble Rock Recordz, and Michael Casil ", precise.
Hawaiian artist will be in Chile until 2 May and tonight is presented in Club Underground, de la mano de JAH Light Backing Band, It composed of Isaar Lee (low), Charls Leyton (keyboard), Victor Velazquez (drums), Paco Chalupa (guitar), Alejandro Bustos (saxo), Javiera Rosselot (choirs) and Gonzalo Bolton (sound and choirs), Band tremendous quality and presentation, for all lovers of reggae music.
"The group that I formed here in Chile are all top quality artists. From the first rehearsal with the band there was a single energy. My music mixed with Chilean musicians is spectacular, Besides that there is pure good vibes between us and that's the most important ", he highlighted.
from 22 hrs, Club Underground, Chala Reggae presents his new album with Jah Light Backing Band. In the previous, reggae Zulu Dread be present.
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