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Temple Yard
Biography
Temple Yard
Whether creating heat waves at your local coffeehouse, night spot or festival; TEMPLE YARD will undoubtedly be a force to reckon with as they strive to create new and unapologetic fusions of the music they love.
Their music is about bringing together people from every generation and treating them to the flavor of the south seas while teasing them with the raw energy of rock and roll. Sometimes they'll have you shaking to the percussive rhythms of Africa, and sometimes they'll rock you the American way, but most of the time they'll have you bubbling with the sizzling heat of the Caribbean. Birthed out of a relentless love for progressive reggae music, this group storms back on to the scene with their sophomore release entitled EMANCIPATION. Clearly carving out their own niche through their frantic fusions of reggae and soca with everything from hard rock to funk.
TEMPLE YARD follows almost effortlessly in the footsteps of legendary bands such as Third World, Black Uhuru and Bad Brains while continuing on their mission to establish the sound they affectionately refer to as 'caribeat.' "The intention is to bring together the worlds that collide in our stereos at home.
We listen to quite a variety of styles because we just love 'em and because of our influences we find it relatively easy to lay them over solid reggae grooves and base lines. This has always been our vibe" comments Rage, the band's charismatic frontman.
The band was formed in 1998 and emerged on to the reggae scene, performing world wide on opening slots for artists such as Jimmy Cliff and Inner Circle in addition to being invited on to legendary reggae trio Culture's spring 2000 tour. Their 1999 self-titled first release was received with rave reviews and not only earned them the #7 slot on Billboards Reggae Chart during the first week of release but also got them critical recognition in Billboard's Spotlight Review as the band to watch along side classical great Yo-Yo Ma.
During their 1999 world tour TEMPLE YARD had the pleasure of representing the USA at the first anniversary commemoration of the US Embassy bombing in Nairobi, Kenya. They headlined and delivered an electrifying performance to a captive audience of over 10,000. Their tour also included concert performances in Jamaica, the Netherlands and ended in the winter of 2000 with an exhaustive run of 13 concerts done in 10 days through the Hawaiian Islands.
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