New Album For Alborosie

Italian reggae star Alborosie’s debut album on Greensleeves Records “Escape From Babylon”, will hit stores soon! It looks like he has the same cover designer as Sizzla.

On the new album, Alborosie pays respect to his heroes from reggae’s golden age (Black Uhuru, Burning Spear, Steel Pulse and Bob Marley), infusing this timeless music style with a touch of modern roots and dancehall. The lead single “Mama She Don’t Like You” is a humorous ska-flavored track with enough feel good elements for a great crossover summer hit. On the thought-provoking “America”, Alborosie sings about power, globalization and war set on an upbeat rockers riddim. “One Sound”, a collaboration with Gramps from Morgan’s Heritage, offers a powerful yet simple message – ‘One Love, One Heart, One Sound, One Destiny’. On the closing “Likkle Africa”, a beautiful melodic song is stripped down to a Nyabinghi drum pattern. Alborosie gives an impassioned chant – “Only Jah can set my Africa free”. We assume that the ‘Escape From Babylon’ is still his final goal.

Alborosie has hit the road for a summer tour in support of “Escape From Babylon”, with an extensive 45-date tour (June – August 2009). Having already taken Sweden by storm, Alborosie is scheduled to appear at Italy’s Rototom Festival and there are also dates at major festivals in Germany, France, Scandinavia, Holland, Spain and London. We’ve featured his extensive tour date schedule below.

04.06 Festival – Bergen Reggae Festival – (Norway)
05.06 Club – Rockerfeller / Oslo (Norway)
06.06 Club – Tyrol, Grona Lund / Stockholm (Sweden)
07.06 Club – Parksnackan / Uppsala (Sweden)
09.06 Club – KB , Kulturbolaget / Malmo (Sweden)
10.06 Club – Musikens Hus / Gotheburg (Sweden)
11.06 Club – Konrad / Vasteras (Sweden)
12.06 Festival – 100 Contests / Cergy (France)
13.06 Festival – Festival Skabazac / Rodez (France)
14.06 Festival – Festival Camino / Tournefeuille (France)
17.06 Club – EXO7 / Rouen (France)
18.06 Club – Kammgarn – Schaffhausen (Swiss)
19.06 Club – Trezzo – Milano (Italy) TBC
20.06 Festival – Sherwood Festival / Padova (Italy)
21.06 Festival – Mundial Festival / Tillburg (Holland)
23.06 Club – Stadtgarten / Koln (Germany)
24.06 Club – Backstage / Munich (Germany)
25.06 Festival – Stabilimento Ausonia – Trieste (Italy)
26.06 Festival – Metarock / Pisa (Italy)
27.06 Festival – Chicobum Festival – Borgaro Torinese (Italy)
28.06 Festival – Solidays / Paris (France)
02.07 Festival – Rototom Sunsplash / Osoppo (Italy)
03.07 Festival – Rock in Umbria / Umbertide (Italy)
04.07 Festival – Falconara ( Italy) TBC
08.07 Club – Kafe Antzokia / Bilbao / ( Spain)
09.07 Club – Durango Club / Valencia (Spain)
10.07 Club – Heineken Club / Madrid ( Spain)
11.07 Festival – Nova Reggae Festival / Vilanova I la Geltru (Spain)
12.07 Festival – Festival Destination Soleil / Marseillan (France)
15.07 Festival – Villa Serra / Genova ( Italy) TBC
16.07 Festival – Théatre Antique / Vienne (France)
17.07 Festival – Artsonic / Briouze (France)
18.07 Festival – Dour (Belgium)
19.07 Festival – Vieilles Charrues / Carhaix (France)
22.07 Festival – Villa Arconati / Milano (Italy) TBC
23.07 Festival – Paleo Festival / Nyon ( Swiss)
24.07 Italy or Portugal TBC
25.07 Festival – Reggae Sunsplash / Olbia (Sardinia)
26.07 Festival – Reggae Sunsplash / Cagliari (Sardinia)
27.07 Club – Villa Ada / Roma (Italy) TBC
28.07 Tunis TBC
30.07 UK TBC
31. 07 Birmingham – UK TBC
01. 08 London – UK TBC
02.08 Festival – Esperanzah / Namur (Belgium

Via [DM]

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