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Working the Room with Irie Vibrations

June 1, 1994 by: Keith Spera

They're Gonna Make You Sweat -- Whether You Want To Or Not

 

Bob Marley, Jamaican music’s late great high priest, once said that reggae is not entertainment. Marley meant that the music has a higher purpose, one of education and enlightenment and enrichment.

But the faces on hand at Club Whispers on wet Monday night in May for Irie Vibrations’ weekly gig seem intent on conveying to the band a more literal interpretation of Marley’s sentiment: specifically, “your...

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