Event Listing - Music

Mon Jun 30

Prezident Brown & The Solid Foundation Band

Location	Date and Time
The Independent 628 Divisadero St. San Francisco, CA 94117 map cross street: Grove district: Western Addition/Alamo Square	Mon Jun 30 (Doors at 8:30pm, Show at 9pm)

Description

Prezident Brown was born in the hills of Clarendon, Jamaica. His mother called him Junior Ranking because he would grab the microphone and chant at schoolyard and country dances. He was first known as Slim Brown because of his resemblance to and similar DJ style to his mentor, U Brown.

The most formative influence on Prezident Brown was producer and sound system operator Jack Ruby. Ruby saw something special in young Slim Brown; he took Slim Brown under his wing, re-named him Prezident Brown and appointed him resident M.C. of his Hi-Power Sound System.

In 1989 Prezident Brown began recording with Grove Music and Roof International but it was Barry O'Hare's label, X-Rated, that provided a home base for Prezident Brown and helped launch his career in Europe. X-Rated took off just as a massive roots revival swept across Jamaica, washing gun and slackness lyrics out of the dance halls, paving the way for conscious reggae music.