On Sunday, May 24th, join KALX at Sweetwater Music Hall for a night with Jamaican dancehall reggae pioneer; King Yellowman. Additional event information can be found at the venues website here.
Yellowman was born Winston Foster in Negril, Jamaica, in 1959 (some accounts say 1956). An early target for abuse because of his albinism, he grew up in an institution in Kingston, with little to keep him company besides music. Influenced by early toasting DJs like U-Roy, he practiced rhyming and got a job with the Gemini Sound System as a substitute DJ, christening himself Yellowman and dressing in a bright yellow suit. In 1979, he won a landslide victory at the well-known Tastee Talent Contest, and within months he had become one of Jamaica’s top concert draws.
In 2019, 16 years after his last album, he returned with No More War. The LP was the inaugural release on Yellow Baby Records, a label launched by Yellowman’s daughter K’reema, with whom he also collaborates.
Sweetwater Music Hall is located at 19 Corte Madera Avenue, Mill Valley, CA
The show is all ages (6+) & the venue is wheelchair accessible.
Doors: 7:00pm Show: 8:00pm
Photo by Marlon James
