Reggae extravaganza weekend

Fri.3 rd , Sat. Feb 4 th & Sun. 5 th 2012

Come celebrate the birth of the prophet Bob Marley Featuring

RANKIN SCROO & GINGER , I RAE DIVINE, ALISHA STRINGS, Crucial Youth Band, Fyah Squad with King Hopeton, DJ IRIE DOLE plus special guest. Fun, Food, Refreshments, Hot music, word sound & power all weekend.

Fri. 3 rd Great & Meet   @ SweetFingers 464 E 14 th Street San Leandro Ca. 94577 Ph: 510 553 9869 www.Sweetfingerrestarent.com 510 553 9865

Sat. FEB 4 th @ Pier 23  San Francisco, CA 94111 (415) 362-5125 www.pier23cafe.com/

Sun. FEB 5 th @ TOWN HOUSE 1517 21st St Sacramento, CA 95814 Neighborhood: Midtown (916) 613-7194 www.townhouselounge.com

 

RANKIN SCROO contact info www.rankinscroo.com

Denise Gore JMG Booking/Management Tel: (916) 339-7214jmginc.denisegore@gmail.com

Label: Crucial Youth ProductionsMusic productions & artist developmentCEO Harold Johnson or Lydia Sur Tel: (510) 532-8215 www.crucialyouth.com

Studio: Crucial Youth Studios Oakland. California Tel: (510) 532-8222 booking@crucialyouth.com

don't forget to watch for the new cd "LOVE ZONE" coming 2011

linkup with RANKIN SCROO at Twitter, facebook, reverbnation, myspace

 

For official use only: goto www.sonicbids.com/rankinscroo

The Urban Reggae Artist

Born and raised in Jamaica, Rankin' Scroo has always had music as a central part of his life. From his earliest days singing in church to his teenage years as a reggae rapper, Rankin' has now achieved recognition world-wide as a talented singer, producer, song-writer and innovative performer.

New York City became Rankin's first home abroad where he performed with numerous sound systems and live bands. His vitality and intensity of expression carried his artistry from the Atlantic to the Pacific, pioneering reggae music in the Hawaiian Islands where he formed the Crucial Youth Production recording studio and band. In Hawaii, Rankin' met Ginger and the two began to write music and perform together. Their unique blend of musical backgrounds and vocals created the highly acclaimed reggae duo "Rankin' Scroo and Ginger" and pioneered a new sound now recognized worldwide as Jawaiian music. For the past fifteen years, their releases and live performances have astounded crowds worldwide from Jamaica to Europe and all over North America. Rankin' Scroo and Ginger have won numerous awards and honors for their works and are highly regarded as veteran performers in the San Francisco Bay Area. Their songs still enjoy regular rotation on the Jamaican, Hawaiian, and San Francisco airwaves.

Rankin' settled in the Bay Area and brought Crucial Youth Productions with him. He is a highly sought after musical composer whose creative arrangements have enhanced the words and melodies of many major label artists including Black Uhuru, Frankie Paul, Lutan Fyah, Too Short, Keak da Sneak, E-40, Messy Marv, and Tyquan. Rankin's musical versatility has given birth to reggae rhythms and vocal styles that transcend the urban reggae music category. Rankin's cutting edge style, masterfully blended Reggae Dancehall, Hip-Hop, and R&B into a sound that has mass cross over appeal and has been emulated worldwide by Spanish speaking Reggaeton artists. Rankin' was the pioneer of the urban reggae sound in California in the late 1990Õs. Godfada, released in 2001 showcased this new genre. This album served not only as an introduction to Urban Reggae but also to Rankin' Scroo as a solo artist. Since the album's release, Rankin's status as a premier artist and producer among Bay Area Hip-Hop and R&B artists has been confirmed with numerous collaborations, soundtracks, and roles in films including his latest piece, "Cop and a Badman".

Rankin"s latest offering "SOLID", is a shining example of Rankin's musical genius, and is poised to capture the market in Jamaica and subsequently the United States, European, Canadian, and Japanese markets, etc. Rankin' consistently delivers the knowledge and a spiritually uplifting message that has made him a house hold name in the reggae community. From the first note to the last echo, this album flows lyrically and musically through a tapestry of style and emotion that makes SOLID a must have, must hear CD.