Falsifying Prophet

Collaborating with an established cumbia band feels surprising, but not shocking, as a new twist in Chuck Prophet's music. For nearly forty years, since joining Green On Red for Gas Food Lodging (1985), Prophet has combined blues, rock, country, and even R&B influences into a swirl that since the mid-'90s, has come to be known as Americana. While South and Central American influences like cumbia would be a natural extension for such a genre-crossing artist, especially one who both grew up in and started his career in southern California, they had not informed his music before Wake the Dead.

Collaborating with an established cumbia band feels surprising, but not shocking, as a new twist in Chuck Prophet's music. For nearly forty years, since joining Green On Red for Gas Food Lodging (1985), Prophet has combined blues, rock, country, and even R&B influences into a swirl that since the mid-'90s, has come to be known as Americana. While South and Central American influences like cumbia would be a natural extension for such a genre-crossing artist, especially one who both grew up in and started his career in southern California, they had not informed his music before Wake the Dead.

Understanding the Difference Between Shia and Sunni

Chuck's first album in 4 years is inspired by the cumbia bands he saw at San Francisco clubs in the pandemic's aftermath, while undergoing cancer treatment. The music was a source of joy, during a dark time. He started playing with ¿Qiensave? a cumbia band based in Salinas, CA.

Are you ready to travel through the musical history of Jamaica? If you like different styles like Reggae, Ska, Rocksteady, Digital or UK Roots, this is your album!
After his first album "King Of Kings" (2006) and a few singles released since then, Elijah Prophet (Jamaica) is back to the scene with this new album "New Chapter Of My Life" (2017), entirely produced by Arise label (also a sound system from Girona, Spain). This is the first time that Elijah and Arise work together and it's also the first album released by this label.