User:Greengo72/The Ark Band

The Ark Band is a Columbus,Ohio based reggae band from Saint Lucia founded in 1987 by Terry (drums) and Eustace (Bass-Steel drum) Bobb, (The St. Lucian Riddim Twins). The Ark Band's style of music is comprised of roots reggae, calypso, zouk and soca.

Early Days--The bands beginnings are in Castries, Saint Lucia when the Saint Lucian brothers Eustace and Terry Bobb began playing as youths. This time in the Caribbean was marked by a period of social change that started with the release of songs like Bob Marley's "I shot the Sheriff." These songs resonance and political meaning echoed through out the Caribbean with reggae's messages of One Love and black empowerment. As youngsters, the Saint Lucian Riddim twins along with countless others in Saint Lucia began to grow dreadlocks and promote a Rastafarian lifestyle. In those times, the police and other conservatives in the islands did not understand the movement. Terry Bobb and many of his friends fell on the wrong side of conservatives on the Island. Not because they were breaking the law, but rather the conservatives saw them as a threat to the exisiting structure on the island. He was once put in jail and his mother determined it was best for Terry and his younger brother Eustace to move with her parents to Brooklyn, New York where they had already immigrated. They followed their other brother Deighton Charlemagne to Columbus,Ohio and played in his band Identity which was signed to a 3 record deal with Chris Blackwell's Island Records Label in Jamaica. They eventually left the band to form their own roots reggae group, and The Ark Band was born.

Touring---The Ark Band has been on the road since 1987 and have played in each of the lower 48 states and Jamaica and Canada. They have shared the stage with numerous other reggae artists including: Abyssinians, Beres Hammond,Burning Spear,Eek-A-Mouse,Freddie McGregor,Inner Circle,The Itals,Lucky Dube,Mikey Dread, Yellowman

Releases---The Ark Band has 3 record recorded. The first Na Give Up 1995, Love is What We Need 2000 and All things Considered 2006. [http://myspace.com/thhearkbandcolumbus