BirthPlace&Date: Venice (Italy) 2001.
Moa Anbessa is a collective of producers, musicians, djs and singers. "Moa Anbessa Italy" is our roots reggae and dubwise vinyl label. All music is created, played, recorded, edited and mixed by Moa Anbessa stable's musicians, singers and dubmaster.
All of Moa Anbessa’s components were playing and recording for many years with roots reggae bands and had hundreds of live band gigs around Italy. Venice is said to be the motherland of roots reggae in Italy, because of the incredible number of roots reggae bands in the town in the past till nowadays. Haile Selassie had been in Venice twice. Venice' symbol is S. Marc’s Lion. History sign!
After hundreds of roots and dub session around Italy and a lot of studio work, “Moa Anbessa Italy” released its first vinyl on Jan. 2006 (Command 12’’) with 4 vocal cuts, one instrumental and one dub version. This Ep was mixed by Dj Neil Perch at Zion Train Studio in Cologne, Germany. Following the same direction, a second production had been released on Feb.2007 (Forward 12’’). It solded out in three months and had been (and still is) regularly played at many roots dances aroud Europe, thanx to an excellent distribution work by Dubwise Prod. (London - Uk) , these two releases allowed Moa Anbessa to get a good outernational response.
On Jan. 2008 Moa Anbessa released HOLY FIRE 12''. This production is receiving heavy rotation on all biggest european sound system as Jah Shaka, Aba Shanti I, Mighty Tabot and many more.
On April 2008 Moa Anbessa had been included inside Universal Egg's "Lead with the Bass 3" with one vocal and one dub version alongside great international dub artists artists such as Vibronics, Love Grocer, Zion Train....
In the meantime, the crew had started to play around Europe with some gig in Germany on 2007 and six shows in France on April 2008.
These experiences are for us the confirmation that our musical works can reach and uplift people of all countries. This had always been Moa Anbessa aim. Music making has no geographical and mental barriers, this is what Moa Anbessa always fighted for. To bring italian roots and dub music to an higher level at the world's eyes..
On sound system/dj set version Moa Anbessa's aim is to spread good vibrations and cultural upliftment through exclusives selections by Dr. Buriman, Moa Anbessa Studio dubplates selections and dubplate mixes from roots studios all around the globe. From foundation roots reggae music, passing through uk roots and stepper productions, to the new electronic-digital dubwise era; powerful and conscious speeches on the mic (Well Jahdgment) and four singers (Prince David, Sister40, Dan-I and Well Jahdgment) each one with his own original style and flow. The last member of the crew (Mr. 40) keeps the control of voices, effects and sirens, building a growing and shaky sensation for the roots and dub massive!
Roots Reggae and Dubwise are in our humble opinion the highest and
purest expressions of reggae music, our aim is to spread it all over
and bring the message around.
---"MOA ANBESSA Italy" discography---
- "COMMAND" 12inch (2006)
- "FORWARD" 12inch (2007)
- "HOLY FIRE"12inch (2008)
- "I KNOW"10inch (2009)
---COMPILATIONS featuring MOA ANBESSA---
- "Italian Dub Community Showcase vol.1" - Aquietbump, 2008
- "Step 4 I Part four" - Ondubground, 2008
- "Lead with the Bass vol. 3" - Universal Egg, 2008
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