Wailers Bring Back Marley's Spirit
The Cape Cod Times' Mick Carlon wrote a stellar review of The Wailers concert under the new Payomet Tent on June 9th. We picked up most of the chairs to create a giant dancefloor and had folks dancing almost everywhere! -
Posted Jun 10,
For one evening at least, North Truro became the center of the reggae universe.
NORTH TRURO – Under a starry sky – and the Payomet Performing Arts Center’s sparkling new tent – the Wailers played a deep-track, danceable show to a Sunday evening sold-out crowd. For one evening at least, North Truro became the center of the reggae universe.
The current edition of the Wailers – Bob Marley’s former band – features founding member Aston “Family Man” Barrett on bass; his son Aston Jr. on drums; Andres Lopez on keyboards; Junior Jazz on lead guitar; and the charismatic Josh Barrett on rhythm guitar and lead vocals, plus two superb female back-up singers whose names this reviewer could not catch.
The Wailers’ first set was a track-by-track re-creation of 1979′s “Survival” album.
“This is a special treat,” Josh Barrett said. “The 40th anniversary of one of Bob Marley’s greatest albums.”
This statement was not hyperbole. Song after song – “So Much Trouble,” “Zimbabwe,” “Africa Unite,” and “Wake Up and Live,” among them – flowed with rhythmic ease, resulting in a dance floor that was packed and moving the entire show.
