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HISTORY
Jah Lion, also known some years ago with the name of "Lion of Judah Sound", was born in the 1997 for the wish of a collector from the countryside of Sondrio (small italian alpine city), with a strong passion for Rocksteady, Ska and Early Reggae vinyl recordings, to transmit his own musical acquaintances and the message contained in his records to the people who encircle him. The project, born illicit in a sunny afternoon on a beach of Como Lake, and proposed to the holidayers like alternative to the naturalistic attractions of the place, has demonstrated since its first hours of life a good consent of public. This unexpected surprise has pushed Luca Pelizzatti, the founder, to continue to invest always greater resources in this work in the attempt to transmit, more and more to the people around Italy, his big passion for the roots of reggae music.
Along the time, following the natural route of reggae music and the spiritual route of Rastafari, his selections have discostate from the exclusive revival "first age 60s style" exploring to 360 degrees the Roots and dub productions ages 70s and 80s. Nowadays Jah Lion Sound proposes good conscious reggae music of all ages, leaving from the origins of Roots rocker reggae, arriving until the most recent & xperimental Roots and dub stepper UK style productions.
Jah Lion crew is composed by Luca, Roby, Alessandro Namless A, Alessandro FO, Ras Mighty.
Baro at Mike is the regular mc for the sound. He is a very special guest coming from Quickly Burning Sound System outta Bergamo.
They are our heartical friends since the beginning of our public experience during the 90s.
Jah Lion vibes have been spreaded in may yards during the years. The best memories go to the following places: Social Center PergolaTribe (MI), Rototom Sunsplash Festival (UD), Social Center Leoncavallo (MI), Rainbow Club (MI), Acqua Potabile (MI), Social Center Murazzi (TO), Torre dell'Orso cilff - Salento- (LE), Social Center Pacì Paciana (BG), Fly (GE), Castello Reggae Festival (FR), Fiornensound Fiorenzuola (PC), Social Center AQ16 (Reggio Emilia), Balerna (Switzerland), Social Center Dordoni (CR), Social Center La Fornace (MI), Roots Club Corner 25 Geneve (Switzerland), Agraria Feast (MI), Black Lion Dub Club San Vito in Tagliamento (PN) and obviously “La Vespa” Hostel in Domaso (CO) from where all that had begun. Jah Lion has had the pleasure and the honor to play side by side with big artists like Steve Vibronics, Parvez Dub Factory, Zulu 99Posse, King David Warriors Sound System, Prince Alla, Asher Selecta, Nucleus Roots, Ras Hyha, Oxman (Dubvendor Allstars), Aba Shanti I, Murry Man, Jah Observer Sound System, Brother Culture and many more.
The name of the sound represents an "heavy weight" because it incarnates itself a universal and absolute icon, but in the mean time, it represents the only right flag to the music that Jah Lion proposes. The research of the best mystic energy carryed by the low frequences of reggae music has pushed Jah Lion to search the deepest experimentations, proposing today a large selection of unreleased dubplates from the best UK and European producers and specials of big roots artists like Max Romeo, Rankin Joe, Prince Alla, Sugar Minott, Brother Culture, Justin Hinds, Everton Blender and many more.
The sound system supplied by Jah Lion has been gained from the readaptation of the old Jah Trinity UK scoop bins hand made by Milton and Terry Gad.
Mid and Treble - strictly horn boxes - were self manifactured in the 80s by an italian craftsman and provided with new powerful drivers ciare. The music coming from a shure stylus, grafted on a technics 1200 deck, is preamplified by Jah Tubbys Preamp and amplified by crest power amps. The equipment is provided with two self manifactured sirens, a boss de200 delay and a Line 6 Rack delay.
2006 have moreover seen the birth of a radio space lead from Jah Lion and Roots Doctor on the frequencies of "Radio Onda D'Urto" in FM for the north of Italy, via streaming and via saltellite for the rest world. This weekly radio program is named "Rasta Reggae Radio" and beyond pushing the new dub selections, it opens a channel for all the italian Roots reggae Sounds and producers. The transmission also features interviews to the best artists passing by Italy and live session recordings.
Jah Lion want to thank JAH for inspiration, KDW for help and support, Ale Son of Nature, Fausto and Baro QBSS, Fede BTeam, Jacopo Roots Doctor, Marianna Roots Collective PN, Jacopo (Jacob) CN, Mikey and Kayleb Channel One UK, Terry and Milton Jah Trinity. Your vibes are vital power for us. Nuff Blessings.