Ghetto Youths International announce new U.S. tour dates that span across the East Coast throughout Labor Day weekend. The shows will feature performances by rising Ghetto Youths Crew members Wayne Marshall, Jo Mersa, Black-Am-I and Christopher Ellis along with reggae heavyweights Damian “Jr Gong” Marley, Julian Marley and Stephen “Ragga” Marley.
Ghetto Youths International is the family-owned record label incorporated in 2002 by Bob Marley’s sons Julian, Stephen and Damian. The entity allows the brothers to work closely with each other on musical collaborations and release a catalogue of works featuring a new crop of artists as well as their own material.
These tour dates will support their recent compilation Ghetto Youths International Presents Set Up Shop Vol. 1, released in February on the Ghetto Youths imprint. The 14-track compilation features the talented Ghetto Youths International artists including Jo Mersa, Wayne Marshall, Black-Am-I, Christopher Ellis, Stephen “Ragga” Marley, Julian Marley and Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley and many more. The album peaked at #1 on the U.S. Billboard Reggae Album chart and the U.S. and Japan iTunes Reggae Album chart. Set Up Shop Vol 1. also landed the # 2 spot on iTunes Reggae Album chart in the United Kingdom.
The Ghetto Youths movement will also continue this summer and fall with solo projects from the crew’s next generation of Jamaican reggae stars. The multi-faceted dancehall artist and songwriter Wayne Marshall is set to release his GYI debut album TRU Colors in early September. The dancehall star recently unveiled his brand new video, directed by Jay Will, for the album’s explosive single “I Know” (produced by Damian Marley and Sean “Young Pow” Diedrick).
U.S. TOUR DATES
AUG 29 @ House Of Blues in Boston, MA
AUG 30 @ Hammerstein Ballroom (Hot 97’s On Da Reggae Tip) in New York, NY
AUG 31@ Champlain Valley Expo in Essex Junction, VT
SEPT 1 @ Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY
SEPT 2 @ Eastern Parkway West Indian Day Parade in Brooklyn, NY
SEPT 2 @ SOBs in New York, NY *