On one of the coldest nights of the year a near-capacity crowd showed up at Washington DC’s 930 Club to witness Jesse Royal‘s debut live performance in the US. The “Small Axe” performed a blistering set of singles from his popular mixtapes backed by the incredibly adept and well-rehearsed King Suns band.

Royal was in town to play the Bob Marley Birthday Bash on Friday, February 6, 2015 – the 70th anniversary of the birth of Bob Marley (February 6, 1945).  Also on the bill were legendary “reggae ambassadors” Third World, who lost their beloved lead singer William “Bunny Rugs” Clarke last February. Virginia’s own Dub Architect served up the crowd with a heavy set of live dub mixes, including his own dub mixes of several of Bob Marley’s most beloved tunes.

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