The Meditations w/ Boom Draw + DJ Spleece NEW DATE

Name: The Meditations w/ Boom Draw + DJ Spleece *NEW DATE*
Start: 2025-02-07T21:00:00-08:00
Location: Moe's Alley, Santa Cruz

Schedule

Fri, 07 Feb, 2025 at 09:00 pm

UTC-08:00

Location

Moe's Alley, Santa Cruz | Capitola, CA

Unfortunately, The Meditations have to reschedule their show at Moe's originally scheduled for Friday, September 27th. The good news is we were able to schedule a new date for Friday, February 7, 2025 and it will be a special Bob Marley Birthday Celebration!
Tickets purchased for the original date are valid for the new date. If you cannot attend the new date, check your email for refund instructions.
Moe's Alley presents the return of Jamaican legends The Meditations with special guests BOOM DRAW plus DJ Spleece!
Friday, February 7th
Doors: 8pm / Show: 9pm
$25 in advance / $30 day of the show
21+
THE MEDITATIONS
Ansel Cridland, Danny Clarke and Winston Watson collectively known as The Meditations, recorded their first hit single Woman is Like a Shadow in 1974 at Channel One Recording Studio. The group made it’s mark and sealed their place as reggae legends withthe release of the first two albums Message From The Meditations and Wake up produced by Dobby Dobson. Soon after came the third album Guidance produced by Ansel Cridland.
Known the world over as Jamaica’s legendary harmony trio, The Meditations captured the hearts of reggae fans around the world. This led to collaborations with Lee Scratch Perry. Scratch, who produced for Bob Marley and the Wailers, asked them to do back up vocals for Punky Reggae Party, featuring Bob on led vocals. Bob Marley was so pleased with their harmony that he went in search for the group to do more back up vocals for him. It is said by many that “The Meditation is Bob Marley’s favorite group,” which led to Bob requesting harmony and background vocals on songs like Rastaman Live Up and Blackman Redemption. The Meditations harmonic vocals can be heard on some of your favorite track such as, Bongo Man Youths Them A Cry by Jimmy Cliffs, Mr. Cop by Gregory Isaacs, to name a few.
In 1983 Linval Thompson produced The Meditations fourth album No More Friends. On this album all the lead vocals were sung by Ansel Cridland. Meanwhile Danny Clarke and Winston Watson later released For The Good Of Man. After some time separated Ansel begin to put the group back together with the release of Return Of The Meditations produced by Ansel in 1993 on Heartbeat record label.
Ansel followed up producing and releasing Ghetto Knowledge on the Easy Star label in 1999, then Stand In Love on his own label Meditations Music in 2004. As of late he as gone on to collaborate with yet another great Philip Smart for his latest album Dangerous Society, which was released jointly by Meditations Music and Philip Smart in 2011. Ansel is a dedicated musician writing, producing and releasing albums, and still touring with the addition of DaddyLion Chandell and Toussaint Webb on harmony.
BOOM DRAW
Santa Cruz's own BOOM DRAW specializes in the sweet soulful sounds of foundation-era rocksteady, the musical link that brought Jamaican music out of ska and into reggae, highlighting the best qualities of both. BOOM DRAW features an all-star multi-generational lineup known for backing many Jamaican reggae artists on tour and in the studio. Its mission: to rock dancefloors with classic tunes from reggae's formative years, when good vibes were crucial, rhythm was king and gorgeous vocal harmonies were a must.