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Black Slate
United Kingdom, London
Black Slate
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Black Slate

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About Black Slate

A Peaceful Demonstration……..

The core members of this magnificent Band of Reggae Scientists Black Slate strike again; after forty years in the business
This time they are leaving their monument set in stone with
A Peaceful Demonstration……
Anthony-PureSilk-Brightly (key Boards), Chris-Musichouse-Hanson (Lead/Rhythm Guitar) and Desmond-Drummy-Mahoney (Drums/Congo);
They have earned the right the stand amongst the greats in the world of reggae music, because like the female energy that tends and nurtures life, they have developed and nurtured their sound from a vibe with a unique audio ID, which has taken well over forty odd years of research and cultivation with the help respectfully of previous band members, new members and session musicians who all have played a part in assisting this great seed of musical wealth.
Anthony-PureSilk-Brightly (key Boards); backed by a father’s love for music from jazz to sound systems, groups to recording/producing; the young key board player got the DNA explosion to ignite his passion for reggae music from home and it found
Black Slate
Chris-Musichouse-Hanson (Lead/Rhythm Guitar); the mature wisdom of the band was a hard working electrician. A young man who’s passion for reggae cause him to move in musical circles until the magic touched him, eventually joining forces with other great reggae orientated minds, then the ultimate
Black Slate
which was named from his then trade.
Desmond-Drummy-Mahoney (Drums/Congo); an engineer with light feet, excellent tradesman in his field, but he was an even greater dancer on the reggae youth scene and to top that a Drummer extraordinaire with boundless limitation aimed at reggae music. This skill he brought to the table with pure love which found
Black Slate

These three in depth core members dedicated to reggae music with such a passion, that even with the split of the first and very successful Black Slate they never gave up.
They stuck it out respectfully:
Anthony opened several successful reggae night clubs, recording, producing many different artist plus labels, also joint entrepreneurial ventures with Chris his life-long-friend
Chris’s electrical skill’s kept in the music business when he created Music House which amassed its own instant fame from cutting dup plates and masters for every genre that required it in the music industry.
Desman taut and keep reggae alive in community workshops around the country, developing his skills constantly to greater heights, plus recording, producing and promotions/showcasing of new talent.
These three core members financed their endeavours throughout these forty odd years with the true essence of Black Slate energy vibes, which could only be tapped into by love True Love.
The love that these three reggae scientist omitted when they researched individually occasionally crossing paths, but ultimately never forgetting their collective purpose in life
Black Slate
which they have proven without a doubt with
A Peaceful Demonstration…..
Not forgetting
Black Slate’s most recent gems that the core have added to this
Reggae Force Black Slate:
Colin-Steam-Fish-McNiesh (Bass) with many years of playing experience under his belt which he has shared heartically with
Black Slate
Jessie-Energy-Brade (vocals) Stage Name (expired link). expressing his vocal skills by powering-up the musical spine of
Black Slate, he is an industrial power-house of energy stepping rhythmically in the same direction
Black Slate
Gaven Magic Voice Creary (Lead Vocals) Stage Name (expired link). the newest member of the band who is only just getting started, youth vocals at its best and willing to share his versatility with the great reggae force

Black Slate
All in all with past members, the newest editions, forty odd years in the business, this tidal wave of reggae force is heading towards the hearts, minds and souls
and whoever else that gets converted along the way by
BLACK SLATE
As they deliver
A Peaceful Demonstration…………

Black Slate is the roots rock Reggae band that helped put the British Reggae sound on the charts in the 70s and 80s. Formed in London in 1974 by musicians from England, Jamaica, and Anguilla, Black Slate was recognized as a band that was able to blend reggae into their own unique sound. Their first charting hit was “Sticksman,” released in 1976, followed by “Mind Your Motion” (TCD, 1979); “Amigo” (Ensign, 1980) broke into the Top Ten Singles Charts and, to this day, this song remains a rallying call for the Rastafarian way of life.


Following a tour in Europe in 1978, and backing Reggae stars Delroy Wilson and Ken Boothe, Black Slate signed with Ensign Records and released “Boom Boom,” a single, and the Sirens In The City album. More albums followed – Rasta Festival (Alligator, 1981), Ogima (Hit and Run, 1981), Six Plus One (Top Ranking, 1982), Black Slate (Sierra, 1985), and Get Up And Dance (FairWood Music, 1995).

After a sold-out tour of New Zealand, band members made the decision to stop touring in the mid 1980s and, in 2011, decided to begin the process of regrouping and planning Black Slate’s return to recording and performing again. In 2013, Black Slate released a full album, Midnight (TCD), and the single, “World Citizenship,” (Unit 8 Records).

Remaining close friends over the years, original band members Anthony Brightly (keyboards and vocals), Chris Hanson (guitar), and Desmond Mahoney (drums) agreed to reunite and revitalize Black Slate. Adding Colin McNeish on bass guitar, F Junior and Jesse Brade on vocals, and Horace Burke on keyboards, the reunited Black Slate debuted at the prestigious Miami Reggae Festival in November 2013.

Black Slate’s latest album, World Citizen (Unit 8 Records), was released on April 15, 2014. Veteran Reggae journalist Robert “Higherman” Heilman reviewed the album for (expired link), and stated that, “From Roots to Lovers Rock, every track is a winner that is expertly mixed and presented.” ((expired link).) World Citizen will be supported by the band’s upcoming concerts in Europe, South America, the (expired link)., and the United States.

Black Slate: a well respected band of talented and creative men who are again ready to bring their special brand of Reggae music to the world.

“We play music because we love playing music. We are ready for the road again,” Anthony Brightly said recently. “A venue of 100, or a stadium of 10,000, we will be on the road, to carry our message to every person who want to hear Reggae music. I see it as a continuation of our journey…”

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