BAND MEMBERS:
Gene Gong - Gene Caballes - Vocals
WajahRhymes - Ryan Yu - Vocals
CoolieDread - James D'Lonsod - Vocals, percs, dj, samples
GENRE: Dancehall Reggae
INFLUENCES: Marley Family, Ghetto Youths International, Seeed, Gentlemen, Soullution, Cocoa Tea, Ini Kamoze, The Lone Ranger, Sizzla, Chuck Fender, Manu Chao, Aphrodite, Asian Dub Foundation, Oshen, Three Plus, Typical Hawaiians, Herbs, Milagros Dancehall Collective
BAND WEBSITE:
http://www.myspace.com/cdmc |
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ABOUT THE BAND:
REGGAE has throughout the years influenced different cultures through its universal messages about love, peace, unity. This musical genre has also transcended time and innovation, thus giving birth to some of its modern and artistic variety. Dancehall Reggae is one of the newest style of reggae to hit international music markets, a mixture of reggae, hip-hop raping or toasting in Jamaican terms, topped with soulful chants and rhymes. It creates heart-pumping, dynamic and lively music. Taking its roots from Jamaica in the late 70s, it continues to evolve and transform rhythm and blues into a distinctive style.
Finally, James “CoolieDread” D’Lonsod, drummer, producer / sound engineer of the down to earth roots reggae band HERBS and Gregory “Microphone Commander” Polo of Bambu Spliff, alongside Ryan “Wajahrymes” Yu of Iron Youth, from Cebu City, Philippines, have committed themselves to creating dancehall in a new level and produced an energetic sound system crew called CoolieDread and the Microphone Commander.
Due to unfortunate events, Greggy aka Microphone Commander, had to quit the band and focus on his priorities. But blessed with Cebu’s top musicians, CDMC did not stop from performing and making wonderful music. Paul Cañada, a renowned sound engineer of Zzubu Recording Studio, and one of the supreme rock guitarists in Cebu, gave CoolieDread enough courage to continue what the group has started. While, Gene “Gene Gong” Caballes, vocalist of HERBS, opted to give his melodic toasting, singing and full support, brought the CDMC sound to a soul lifting aura. Such instrumentalists from Iron Youth also came to the picture knowing this band didn’t perform for a while. Mark Villanueva (Bassist) and The Yrigan Brothers, Eric (Drummer) and Dang (Guitarist), completed the new line-up of which they call now: COOLIEDREAD AND THE MICROPHONE COMMANDERS. With the lovely additive of Yani Sagun, keyboardist of Pasakanin, a visayan reggae band in Cebu, finally completed the line-up. CDMCS giving ya’all powerfull tunes that would definitely make your body move.
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