Hebron Gate
Encyclopedia
Hebron Gate is the third release by American
reggae
band Groundation
. The album received a nomination for Germany
's coveted World Music Award. For this release, reggae artists Cedric Myton
of The Congos
and Don Carlos
of Black Uhuru
were united for the first time in reggae history to collaborate with Groundation.
The album's nine tracks tell the story of a Dragon War coming upon the nations. The story unfolds over a twenty-four hour timespan; with the sun rising in the beginning, setting in the middle, and finally rising again at the end. For the final two tracks Groundation calls upon their elders and reggae legends Don Carlos and The Congos
to take up the fight.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
reggae
Reggae
Reggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. While sometimes used in a broader sense to refer to most types of Jamaican music, the term reggae more properly denotes a particular music style that originated following on the development of ska and rocksteady.Reggae is based...
band Groundation
Groundation
Groundation is an American roots reggae band with jazz and dub influences from Sonoma County in Northern California.-History:Formed in the fall of 1998 by Harrison Stafford, Marcus Urani, and Ryan Newman, Groundation began on the campus of Sonoma State University's Jazz Program...
. The album received a nomination for Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
's coveted World Music Award. For this release, reggae artists Cedric Myton
Cedric Myton
Cedric Myton born in Jamaica is a Reggae musician and Rastafarian. Myton played with Prince Lincoln Thompson in The Tartans in the early 1970s until they apparently fell out. Cedric Myton claims he was one of the backing harmony vocals on Prince Lincoln's Humanity album recorded in 1975, but he is...
of The Congos
The Congos
The Congos are a reggae vocal group from Jamaica active on and off from the mid-1970s until the present day. They are best known for their Heart of the Congos album, recorded with Lee "Scratch" Perry.-History:...
and Don Carlos
Don Carlos
Don Carlos is a five-act grand opera composed by Giuseppe Verdi to a French language libretto by Camille du Locle and Joseph Méry, based on the dramatic play Don Carlos, Infant von Spanien by Friedrich Schiller...
of Black Uhuru
Black Uhuru
Black Uhuru are a Jamaican reggae group formed in 1972, initially as Uhuru . The group has undergone several line-up changes over the years, with Duckie Simpson always maintaining group control and ownership...
were united for the first time in reggae history to collaborate with Groundation.
The album's nine tracks tell the story of a Dragon War coming upon the nations. The story unfolds over a twenty-four hour timespan; with the sun rising in the beginning, setting in the middle, and finally rising again at the end. For the final two tracks Groundation calls upon their elders and reggae legends Don Carlos and The Congos
The Congos
The Congos are a reggae vocal group from Jamaica active on and off from the mid-1970s until the present day. They are best known for their Heart of the Congos album, recorded with Lee "Scratch" Perry.-History:...
to take up the fight.