Newtown Rocksteady is a dance band that simply makes you move. Cool covers, righteous melodies, and hot original songs, rocksteady is more than a band, its a moment in life when you just have to be there!
A group of Wellington musos are combining their creative talents to create and recreate the Rocksteady reggae sound. The eight-piece, Jamaican Rocksteady / Soul / Funk big band featuring members of Hikoikoi, IRoots, Roy G and the Bivonators, Safari, Zirigidum, and The Resole Project, play stonkin grooves to get people moving their bodies.
Their sounds and styles are inspired by the late 60s crazes of rocksteady and ska dancehalls in Jamaica and England. And the result? An inspired sound, with an infectious combination of mellow rhythms and upbeat dance tunes to get the whole family grooving!
Setlist
- STEVE MILLAR - Abracababra
- ORIGINAL - Blacksmith
- SISTER NANCY - Bam Bam
- TABBY CAT KELLY - Dont Call Us Immigrants
- THE UPSETTERS - Drugs and Poison
- ORIGINAL - Edge of the Ocean
- THE CONGOS - Fisherman
- NEGRO SPIRITUAL - Go Down Moses
- LEE SCRATCH PERRY - Jungle Lion
- LEE PERRY - Iron Claw
- THE CONGOS - La La Bam Bam
- THE WAILING SOULS - Mr Fire Coleman
- CARLTON AND THE SHOES - Never Give Your Heart Away
- THE UPSETTERS - Night Doctor
- THE ETHIOPIANS - Owe Me No Pay Me
- RICO & THE TORPEDOS - One Eyed Giant
- ORIGINAL - Quarantine
- ORIGINAL - Police Alert
- JUNIOR MURVIN - Police & Theives
- TOOTS AND THE MAYTALS - Pressure Drop
- RICO & THE TORPEDOS - Ricos Torpedo
- TENOR SAW - Ring The Alarm
- COUNT OSSIE - Run One Mile
- THE UPSETTERS - Touch of Fire
- Take Your Time
- Bob Marley at request