Rastaboyz.com features Ginjah. He began recording in 2000. And by 2001, he was on a tour opening for Beres Hammond several shows stretching across the major Caribbean cities, leaving behind a trail of satisfied patrons begging for more.

The members of this dynamic and loveable group are a true example of how worlds can merge together with a common dream. These experienced musicians’ come from all parts of the globe; their mandate is to create accessible music with a message of a unity, freedom, acceptance, and love. Their ability to connect to the audience and create synergy in the room is the reason The Unified already has amazingly strong local support.

Vancouver Based Band The Brass Action

The Brass Action is a Vancouver based, high-energy, horn-driven, ska band!  With two loud horns, we’ve been making noise in Vancouver for the past 3 years.  We’re a 6-piece band that mashes jazz, reggae, ska, and punk into one big ball of flaming music and spits it out at anybody within earshot. Be prepared to dance, skank, mosh, sweat, and find out why we’re called The Brass Action.  We are an independent band and we just released our first EP after many long hard years …

You have seen the beautiful rays of the Jamaican sunshine, now welcome the rain… JAHreign

Vancouver-based rock-reggae group Redeye Empire released their 4th album “Last Chance For Sunshine” on July 1st, 2011. To celebrate the release of their new album, Redeye Empire hit the road for a series of Album Release shows in BC and the USA.

The Stone Pines are a five person band based out of Vancouver B.C. Josh Larsson (Lead Singer), Ryan Krumins (Lead Guitar), and Corey Fenton (Rhythm Guitar)

My music is conscious, soulful, and uplifting Roots Rock Reggae with a healthy dose of Blues and even a bit of Jazz influence.

On Saturday, March 19th, The Green performs at Shark Club.Their self-titled debut album was named iTunes Best Reggae Album of 2010.

If you think the reggae community is not very abundant in Vancouver… Think again. I went to the Reef restaurant today and talk to a couple of people from the Vancouver Reggae industry and they gave me the scoop. Mr.Metro, a music producer and a former Juno Award Winner and Much Music Award winner, told me the scene is about to explode, they are recording a lot of local artists in their studio off Commercial Dr. so you can be sure that a lot of music is about to erupt from these guys. But in the meantime we also talked to Maxine Burrell who is one of the founders and president of the West Coast Reggae Caribbean Music Awards, an organization that is going to recognize and unite not only the reggae and the hip hop community, but all the Afro Caribbean music in BC.

Current Swell plays the Performance Works, part of Winteruption!
Current Swell was created 5 years ago in Alberta‚ Canada with three friends Scott Stanton‚ Davers Lang and Louis Sadava. The band relocated to Victoria BC in summer 2006 recognizing that their roots rock reggae sound echoed the spirit of the West Coast surf rock roots community. Three critically acclaimed albums “So I Say”‚ “Trust Us Now” and “Protect Your Own” supported Current Swell’s inclusion as opening act for artists such as Xavier Rudd‚ The Beautiful Girls‚ Ash Grunwald‚ Bedouin Soundclash‚ The Beach Boys and Daniel Wesley. Festival presenters and promoters took notice with Current Swell appearing at diverse national festivals such as Mt.Tremblant Blues Festival‚ Rifflandia‚ Ottawa Bluesfest‚ Open Sky festival‚ 2010 Olympics and Whistler WS2.

This post of the BEST indie bands in Vancouver will be divided in two, in this first one we are going to explore the indie of the indie, bands that are emerging, new, fresh, experimental, not so well known, not established, they play in clubs and pubs but that we and our readers like and see and even befriend some of them. Some are not that new either but all of them have achieved success and buzz this last year so we include them here in our humble lists of our favourites. May this list serve as a recommendation for our overseas readers, may it serve as a reference, but also as an aid for these struggling artists. At the end, the ultimate objective is to entertain our visitors, the music fans of Vancouver and the world

a soul rebel Rastafari, reggae artist and musician. His story is anything but conventional.

Pigeon Park is a Vancouver based rock n roll band with strokes of blues, funk, and reggae painted into their sound. For the past three years they band has been putting their heart and soul into making a name for themselves in the downtown music scene. This summer, the band continued their journey recording and expanding their music across the country on their “Ridin’ To The Sun Tour”. The bands powerfully captivating sound promises to remind you of music from a different time.

Who is Freeflow? For anyone who’s seen the band perform, the answer is simple: they’re an energetic band that brings people out of their seats with a compelling combination of songs with great hooks and strong vocal harmonies. A much greater challenge, however, is describing Freeflow’s sound, which features everything from hip-hop and funk to reggae and rock They have often been compared to bands like The Roots, Sublime and the Red Hot Chili Peppers, yet have nurtured a sound distinctively their own.

What does music sound like? If you ask Watasun, they will play you a melting pot of rhythm and melody. Watasun, founded by two members, have been known to create an energy that most standard size bands aim for. Critics describe Watasun as a very fun, upbeat band that interacts well with the audience.

Reid Hendry is the multi-talented percussionist who performs on the Cajon, often accompanied by his steel pan and tambourine. He sets the tone so Ronii Wata can flow on the acoustic guitar and sing the songs