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The band Upstream, whose members include three sons of the venerable inventor of Soca music, the late Ras Shorty I, was formed in the republic of Trinidad & Tobago in the late 1980's. Based in Southern California since the early nineties, they have made a name for themselves performing in numerous clubs, functions and festivals, throughout California, Nevada and Utah. Their energetic style of rock influenced Reggae, Techno, Funk, Hip Hop and Soca has earned them a formidable appellation in the music industry world. They have been the toast of various reputable publications. One journalist went so far as to say, "It would be a detriment to your health if you don't go to see these guys play live". (Mean Street Magazine February, 2000). They have also done opening slots for various international acts, such REM, Dave Matthews Band, The Wailers, Cherry Poppin' Daddies, Harvey Danger, Inner Circle, Wailing Souls and Jimmy Buffett to name a few. The line up is as follows: Haile Blackman (Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar), began his professional career singing and playing drums in his Fathers band The Love Circle in his early adolescence. He has also been the drummer for the band Geggy Tah on Virgin Records. Dereck Blackman (Bass, Guitar, Lead Vocals) also began playing in his Fathers band. He is one of the main songwriters in the band. John McKnight (Keyboards, Guitar, Trombone, Bass, Backing Vocals), is extremely talented and proficient as well as a multi instrumentalist. He has loaned his expertise to various famous artists such as: Etta James, Herb Alpert, English Beat and Ben Harper. John is also currently a member of Fishbone. Stokley Molineaux (Guitar, Bass, Lead Vocals, Rapper) son of the renown Jazz Pianist Othello Molineaux, is a profound poet and songwriter. He has toured the world with such acts as Pato Banton, Ras Michael, Joe Higgs, Wailing Souls, Calypso Rose and Eek-A-Mouse. Johnny Blackman (Drums) is the newest addition to the band. He played for many years with The Love Circle before moving to Malaysia in the mid nineties to perform with two of his other brothers in a band called Abstract. He toured the entire continent of Asia as well as India before joining Upstream in 2000. Upstream currently has two CD's. "Upstream", self titled was released in 1995 and "Life" was released in 2000. Upstream will release two more CD's in 2001. You may visit them on-line @ www.upstreammusic.com or contact their hotline @ (949) 553-6949. For booking information please call (626) 577-8463. Check out the artist's website: http://www.upstreammusic.com Track List: 1. The Harvest 2. Should I 3. When will it come 4. Radio 5. Fugitive 6. What happened to you 7. Dance 8. Coming from the country 9. Fading 10. Final page 11. Talk 12. Now that your gone 13. Fun 14. Life Suggested CDs:Other Genres:
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