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Rasta Reuben Kwabena and
Selassie iPower Muzik
As a child in Jamaica, The Selassie iPower Band Lead Singer/Songwriter Rasta Reuben Kwabena wrote poetry and listened to music from his father's record collection. After moving to Canada, he joined the Toronto scene as a skilled bass player and vocalist with King Selah and The House of David Gang, Imagine Rainbow Warriors, Ultra Flex, Ras Ivan, and Revelation with whom he performed in the 1990 Toronto Caribana Parade.
In 1991 Rasta Reuben Kwabena started The Selassie iPower Sound System playing every Friday and Saturday at The legendary House of David as The Roots and Culture Orthrodox Selector.
In 1992 to celebrate the 100 year anniversary of the birth of His Imperial Majesty Emperor Haile Selassie I Rasta Reuben formed Selassie iPower Band, the prescient roots rock reggae powerhouse that was to include two of his brothers, Fredlocks Asher on keyboards and UncleDropsi on bass. Rasta Reuben took centre stage with the new band, singing his words in the compelling voice of a reggae prophet to the vocal accompaniment of Sister Julie, Marcia Lyn and Yolisa Dahlamba. In 1997, the band put out their debut CD album King of Kings and captured a Canadian Urban Music Award for Best Reggae Album in 1998. That same year they began to tour across Canada, ultimately crossing the country from the East Cost of St John's New Foundland to The West Coast of Vancouver and Victoria BC and opening for Burning Spear, Beenie Man and other respected reggae artists along the way in Toronto and in Vancouver. Selassie I Power went back into the studio in 2003 to record a new album of Rasta songs, Reggae Planet, to be followed by The Reggae Planet World Tour.
Livicated to the concept of Edu-tainment, Rasta Reuben's lyrics express modern concerns and positive vibrations to conquer babylon with the timeless powers of equal rights and justice, repatriation, love, freedom and redemption. Those who have seen Rasta Reuben Kwabena in concert are overwhelmed by the total experience of Jah Rastafari Culture within Selassie iPower Muzik of pure inspiration carried on a roots rock reggae soundwave that grooves the body, moves the heart, improves the mind and uplifts the soul and the spirit of I and I.
Rasta Reuben on the radio! Catch The
Reggae Planet Radio Showcase and
The Dancehall Extravaganza on SAT and SUN at 11am-4pmEST|8am-1pmPST or repeat at 11pm-4amEST|8pm-1amPST at CiVL.CA
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