Jah Mex & Translators bass player, Mikey B, having a Tunnel Session at Salt Creek Beach in Dana Point.
Jah Mex playing keyboards with Lesterfari & Kings Music featuring Lesterfari on lead vocals & guitar, Steel Pulse's orginal bass man, Ronnie Stepper, Shakaman on drums, Incient Rootsman on vocals and bhingi drum, AKB Horns, Lady Dread on harmony vocals, Jay Jay on Bhingi, and Mex on keyboards.
Jah Mex playing keyboards with reggae legend, Marcia Griffiths, at Reggae Rising.
Respect to the musical creators of the earth (just to name a few off the top of my head)...Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, Dennis Brown, Jacob Miller, Willie Williams, Cal Tjader, Roy Ayers, Stevie Wonder, Freddie McGregor, Soul Syndicate Band (Fully Fullwood, Santa Davis, Tony Chin, Earl "China" Smith), Miles Davis, Ernest Ranglin, Carlton Barret, Austin Barret, Marcia Griffiths, Coxone Dodd, Jackie Mittoo, Sly & Robbie, Roots Radics, Leroy "Horse Mouth" Wallace, the Skatalites, the Doors, Sergio Mendez, Dr. Dre, Tupac, Sting, Pancho Sanchez, Johnny Osborne, Linval Thompson, Johnny Clark, Byron Lee, Big Youth, U-Roy, Trinity, Dillinger, Third World, Aswad, Mikey Dread, Sugar Minott, Michigan & Smiley...so many more!
Conscious lyrics and soulful reggae rhythms are key elements that singer/songwriter, Jah Mex, uses to keep listeners inspired. He discovered reggae music through the surf culture in his home town, Dana Point, located in Southern California. Influenced by his Grandfather, who played Gospel music by ear on the piano, Jah Mex also learned to play piano by ear.
His debut album was recently produced by world renowned reggae bassist, Fully Fullwood. The 12 song album, named Firm Soundation, was written and arranged by Jah Mex. It grooves from track to track with original bass lines from Fully Fullwood. Firm Soundation’s mindful theme begins with roots reggae track, “Conscious Revolution”; a request from Jah Mex to “open up your mind, eyes, ears, and heart”. The signature guitar sound from reggae veteran, Tony Chin, is featured in songs including “You Got My Eye”, “Lamb’s Bread”, and “Vision of Blind”. The album will be released in June, 2009 on independent record label, Family Vybz Records.
He is supported on stage by a group of top ranking reggae musicians known as the Translators. Together Jah Mex and the Translators have been both the supporting and headlining act at major concert venues in California including Vault 350, Malibu Inn, OC Tavern, and Mozambique.
Earlier in his career Jah Mex played keyboards on tour in 2003 for international reggae singer, Eek A Mouse. He credits traveling with Eek A Mouse to Europe, Puerto Rico, and throughout the U.S, for inspiring him to journey with his own music. In 2006 Jah Mex launched online reggae radio station, www.Shockout.com, which has become internationally known as a place to hear the latest conscious reggae artists. The name, Jah Mex, comes from a dream to have a restaurant that blends Mexican and Jamaican food called "Jah Mex".
Jah Mex has also played keyboards with international and local reggae artists including Junior Reid, Mighty Diamonds, The Melodians, Tippa Irie, Abijah, Four 20 Band, Fresh Roots, Boomshaka, Upstream, Lesterfari & Kings Music, Lions Den, Smoothie Jones, Local Culture, Chapter 11, Skarcha, Higher Lion, World Anthem, Rebel Rockers, and Crucial.
Hail King and Queen, Hope All Is Well and flex up deh!!!. Hold Strong, You Dun Know Aready, A Babylon We Deh. Holding De Thoughts ,Medations Innah I And I Hearts Of De Ways Of De Most High Is De Salvation Fe I & I, So Wa !!Jah Continious Blessings Be With De Eye, Zeen. PJ.
Happy Thanksgiving! Time to be thankful for what we have, for whom we have in our lives and for what we can give to others to make their lives easier. I wish you health & happiness! Lori
