This Wednesday would have been the 67th birthday of Bob Marley, an iconic game-changer in reggae music whose popularity brought the Jamaican genre into homes around the globe, not to mention introduced Rastafarianism and a whole new culture of pot-smoking to potential practitioners of either or both. The Bay area’s own roots-and-dub-grooving Marley-influenced outfit Tribal Style – featuring Jamaica-bred Tenn brothers Muthoni (keys, vox), Tokunbö (drums, electronics) and Mugabe (bass, vox), along with guitarist Blake Yeager and DJ/percs man Blenda – pays tribute to the late great during this mid-week jam along with other members of the Gwan Massive crew.
— Leilani Polk