PARIAH IN TRANSIT

THE 4TH CD FROM TAJ WEEKES & ADOWA

IS FINALLY HERE!

April 9, 2013 – New York, NY – After weeks of announcements and months of anticipation, roots reggae sensation Taj Weekes & Adowa release their first live CD, "Pariah in Transit". The album, available on iTunes today, has already garnered a raft of rave reviews:

"[Taj Weekes & Adowa] can deliver what’s on record on stage. For some years now live reggae music from Jamaica has been enthusiastically celebrated. This should be too." – Angus Taylor, United Reggae

"Music fans irrespective of their geographic location will embrace the wide-ranging issues and eclectic musical elements that make "Pariah In Transit" one of the year’s most important reggae releases." – Patricia Meschino, veteran music journalist

"If Taj Weekes & Adowa come into your town (or anywhere in the vicinity), do not miss them. They’re seriously that good and you’re guaranteed to be blown away. Until then, though, check out this live disc, hear for yourself and get ready." – Professor Skank, KDHX, St. Louis

"A live album documents – in an unforgiving, public kind of way – the exact point where humble art meets brash showbiz. Where intellect meets entertainment…What Taj Weekes and Adowa have given us is not the usual…Entertainment shares the stage with music, music with poetry, poetry with humanity, humanity with entertainment." – Ted Boothroyd, music journalist

The band will be promoting the album throughout the year, beginning with shows in Holland, Belgium and Germany at the end of April/May, throughout North America this summer and a return to Europe in the fall.

For additional reviews and tour dates check out www.tajweekes.com.

Proceeds from the sale of Pariah in Transit go to support Weekes' children's charity, They Often Cry Outreach (TOCO – www.theyoftencryoutreach.org).