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