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March 19, 2010
Tarrus Riley shines on tour; grabs RMAA nomination
Reggae singer and songwriter Tarrus Riley ended his 2009-2010 Europe and North America ‘Contagious’ tour on a high note closing with a sensational set at the 17th annual Bob Marley Movements Caribbean Festival in Miami, Florida.
After a successful leg in US and Canada late last year, the artiste resumed his album title tour this January through March making waves in some thirty cities across France, Belgium, London, Sweden, Spain, Holland, Italy, Switzerland, Czech Republic and Germany as well as completing stints in California and Florida.His first extended set in Europe, while the cold whistled and howled outside, Riley warmed patrons up with some sweet music.
The set list had a great mix of material - hits from the previous albums including ‘She’s Royal’, and ‘Lion Paw’ as well as current material from the Contagious album including ‘Start Anew’, ‘Love’s Contagious’, ‘Human Nature’, ‘Living The Life of A Gun’ among others.
Performing to sold out stops each night across Europe including Ghent in Belgium, the Sapphire Club and the Brixton Academy in London, Stockholm in Sweden and the U- Club in Wuppertal, Germany, Riley was joined by rising Reggae stars I-Octane, Duane Stephenson and the Blak Soil band led by saxophonist extraordinaire Dean Fraser.
And while Riley was covering significant ground on tour, he was also doing well at local awards presentations as well as receiving international nods and securing top spots on international music charts.
At the Excellence in Music and Entertainment (EME) he copped the Cultural Artiste of the Year and he won the Best Cultural Artiste category at the local Youth View Awards.Riley has also picked up a nomination for “International Reggae Artist” at RMAA (Reggae Music Achievement Awards) which will be held in Toronto, Canada on June 12.