Friday, August 5, 2011

NATTI LOVE JOYS - Eclectic Reggae

Based in the mountains of East Tennessee, the Natti Love Joys perform classic reggae as well as their own hybrid form of modern, eclectic Reggae. The band can deliver the great, crowd-pleasing standards of the late 1970s and 1980s, the music of Bob Marley and Jimmy Cliff. The Natti Love Joys also maintain a solid foundation in lovers rock and positive dancehall styles of reggae.  The Natti Love Joys are fronted by an electric husband and wife duo, Jati and Marla Allen. Vocalist and bassist, Jati, comes straight from Kingston Jamaica, where reggae music originated.

Being no strangers to the musical arena, the Natti Love Joys have shared the stage and bill with music greats like Joan Jett, The B-52s, Richie Havens, Three Dog Night, Jimmy Buffet, the Ramones, Jimmy Cliff, The Clash, The Psychedelic Furs, Arrested Development, The Band, The Inner Circle , Burning Spear, Steel Pulse, Horace Andy, Ken Booth, The Congos, The Meditations, Sister Carol, Alton Ellis, Barrington Levi, Beres Hammond, Nadine Southerland, Marcia Griffiths , Super Cat, Lee Scratch Perry, DJ Logic and many more. (as compiled on the bands website)
http://www.myspace.com/nattilovejoys