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Feb 25 | SOLD OUT: Mykal Rose live at Zenbarn | 8pm

February 25, 2023 08:00 PM until February 25, 2023

One of roots-reggae’s distinct voices, Mykal Rose helped define the Waterhouse sound as lead singer of Black Uhuru. His lead vocals can be heard on Black Uhuru hits such as Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, Shine Eye Gal, Plastic Smile, What is Life and General Penitentiary. Rose sang lead on the group's Grammy-winning album Anthem (1984).

For more than forty years, Mykal Rose has been recording and performing his brand of militant, hardcore Jamaican reggae to the delight of fans around the world. Mykal Rose was the original lead vocalist of Black Uhuru with the original lineup including Sly & Robbie. At that time Black Uhuru rose to great popularity and fame worldwide coming up strong after Bob Marley and Peter Tosh. This is the time when Black Uhuru had many great hit songs that have been top reggae anthems for many years which were mostly written by Mykal. Mykal was the lead singer on Anthem, the Black Uhuru album backed by Sly and Robbie that won the first reggae Grammy. As a solo artist, with Black Uhuru, and back as a solo artist, the "Ruff" Rose has achieved consistent success throughout the years. June, July 2019 he completed a five week tour that spanned the US and headlining five festivals backed by Sly Dunbar & Lloyd Parks. Prior to that tour he headlined the Jamrock Reggae Cruise.

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