The Naya Rockers are a backing band, anchored by US-based drummer Nathan Sabanayagam. This musical collaboration has been evolving for the past 20 years and they are complemented by an international pool of singers and musicians. The band is also heavily involved in music production and works in tandem with the Naya Records independent record label.
This team is dedicated to bringing the highest level of musicianship and stage show, together and individually the Naya Rockers have spent the past two decades touring and recording with the foundation of reggae including: Stephen Marley, Clinton Fearon, Kiddus I, Barrington Levy, Bushman, Earl Chinna Smith, Ernie Smith, Big Youth, Junior Reid, The Congos, Johnny Clarke, Ken Boothe, Mikey General, Tinga Stewart, The Toasters. And in addition to the foundation artist, the Rockers have also backed next generation including: Kenyatta Hill, Asadenaki Livingston, Blakkamoore, Hector Lewis, Yaadcoore, Addis Pablo, Jah’Mila Smith and Iba Mhar.
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Clinton Fearon performed in major festivals in each continents, and regularly in the United States (Sierra Nevada World Music Festival, Reggae On The River, National Folk Festival, Festival International de Louisiane, Houston International Festival, Salmonstock, Ithaca Reggae Festival, etc.), Canada (Latin Caribbean Festival, Victoria Ska Reggae Festival, World Beat Festival, etc.), Europe (WOMAD, Rototom Sunsplash, Garance Reggae Festival, Printemps de Bourges, Stimmen festival, Celtic Connectionetc.), Brazil (Virada Cultural, Republica Do Reggae, World Music Festival, Feira de Santana, etc.), Africa (Kenya and Ivory Coast), and more countries occasionally (Peru, Honduras, New Caledonia, Hong Kong, etc.).
His latest album “Breaking News” is released June 3rd 2022 and supported by tours in Europe and USA.
Bushman then moved on to work with King Jammy, who produced his next two albums – Total Commitment, which collected most of the early singles he recorded for the producer and Higher Ground. A Better Place was the fourth album from Bushman. For this album Bushman teamed up with the UK-based Stingray team.
Despite the ever-increasing recognition of his talent Bushman remains a humble, down to earth figure, who still lives in St. Thomas with his wife and children, follows a strict ital diet, and bathes in the hot water springs of St. Thomas.
Addis and Isis recently launched a new location for their Rockers International record shop in Brooklyn NYC
This location functions as a work space , studio and record shop on the weekends Thursday – Saturday
Addis has been recording and performing for over 8 years carrying his fathers works and his own compositions to the world having traversed most of the continents including Europe , Asia and North America as well as the Caribbean
Addis has recorded with many of the legends who inspired him such as Earl Chinna Smith , Lee Perry , Inner Circle to name a few as well as working with the new generation of “Reggae Revival” Artiste such as Chronixx , Protoje , Jah 9 and Lila Ike
With this track ‘Bush Master‘ aka Strong Ganja, Zuggu brings an original Ganja Anthem, Portraying himself as a Bush Master, as he is “Rolling straight from the west with a bag a Marijuana, cause anywhere we go we know we love the strong Ganja”. The track on Irie Yute’s Realist Ting Riddim will be released on May 1 and the visual for the track will be released A week later on May 8, 2020.