Steel Pulse
Roseland Theatre
April 20
with Chronicle & Madgesdiq
All Ages
Tickets
One of Bob Marley's favorite bands, Steel Pulse became one of reggae's most successful groups in the late '70s and early '80s. After releasing their debut album, Handsworth Revolution (1978, Mango), and its successors, Tribute to the Martyrs and True Democracy (both for Elektra) in the early '80s, critics and fans alike hailed them as Marley's successors citing their innovative blend of straight-ahead reggae, flamenco and Euro-pop containing potent pleas for social reform.
The Steel Pulse message of hope, education and activism has struck a chord with music lovers worldwide. Their international success has resulted in a Grammy award for their 1986 classic "Babylon the Bandit," and nominations for subsequent albums Victims (1991) and Rastafari Cennial (1992). In 1989, the groupcontributed "Can't Stand The Heat" to the soundtrack of Spike Lee's film "Do The Right Thing."
With the 90's & 00's came more instant-classic album releases and even greater international success. Steel Pulse reguarly headlines the biggest cross-genre festivals in the world, from Paraguay to Poland, and the Iberian to Israel. Now three years since their last Portland concert, Steel Pulse returns in grand form with a huge 4/20 show as a headliner of the inaugural Soul'd Out Music Festival.