Beres Hammond & Marcia Griffiths to Perform at NJPAC, 7/9

The New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) presents reggae superstar Beres Hammond with special guest Marcia Griffiths who will perform together on Saturday, July 9th at 8pm.

Beres Hammond is a two-time Grammy nominee who has maintained success consistently on the Billboard Music Charts. During Hammond's four-decade-long career, he has lent his signature, smoky-sweet style (often compared to Otis Redding or Teddy Pendergrass) to every kind of riddim track - from the funked-up reggae jams of 1970s fusion performed with his then-band, Zap Pow, to the lush instrumentation of his classic Soul Reggae LP, to the spare digital beats of his dancehall breakthrough, What One Dance Can Do, and its follow-up, "A Love Affair" recorded in collaboration with Buju Banton. Joining Beres Hammond for this evening of reggae and more, it is the legendary Marcia Griffiths known as the longest, hardest, and most consistently working artist in the history of the Jamaican Music Industry who will perform her infectious dance anthem, "Electric Slide"- a song that is often performed at every family celebration worldwide.

Do not miss legendary performers Beres Hammond and Marcia Griffiths who are both credited with expanding the global reach of reggae perform live Saturday, July 9th of reggae and so much more. Be sure to reserve tickets on Friday, April 1, 2016 at 10am at NJPAC.org or 888.GO.NJPAC (888.466.5722).

An evening of romantic, soulful reggae with long-reigning singer-songwriter Beres Hammond, Jamaica's undisputed king of "lovers rock." Beres Hammond is a two-time Grammy-Award nominee who has secured numerous Billboard Chart topping singles. Hammond was nominated for two Grammys for his albums "Music Is Life" and "One Love, One Life." Hammond is an artist whose music manages the remarkable feat of being cool and hot in equal measure. "It's the most perfect mix of reggae and soul we've ever heard," says Reggae Reviews. During his four-decade-long career, Hammond has lent his signature, smoky-sweet style (often compared to Otis Redding or Teddy Pendergrass) to every kind of riddim track - from the funked-up reggae jams of 1970s fusion (performed with his then-band, Zap Pow), to the lush instrumentation of his classic Soul Reggae LP, to the spare digital beats of his dancehall breakthrough, What One Dance Can Do, and its follow-up, A Love Affair (recorded in collaboration with Buju Banton). In recent years, Hammond has continued to blaze a trail of contemporary world music hits, including the strugglers' anthem "Putting Up Resistance," the lovers' laments "Come Back Home" and "Double Trouble," and the irresistible groovy hit single, "They Gonna Talk." Hammond's 2012 CD, One Love, One Life, is a laidback collection of lovers' serenades that reached the top of the Billboard Reggae charts.

The longest, hardest, and most consistently working artist in the history of the Jamaican Music Industry is the Empress of Reggae music, the most Honorable Marcia Griffiths, first Lady of Songs, Female Vocalist Supreme.

In a career spanning 40 years to date and still going strong, she hits high points internationally as a soloist and as a duo with Bob Andy, as Bob and Marcia. She has toured the world as a member of the I-threes with Bob Marley and the Wailers. Subsequently as a soloist she hit the Billboard chart with "Electric Boogie Song" and created a world-class dance sensation, the Electric Slide, making it the most successful single by a woman from Jamaica. This super star has been recording and performing for decades and recently received the Jamaican Oder of Distinction, a special honor for Outstanding and important services to Jamaica.

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