Umojah Nation
Category: Event Calendar
Date and Time for this Past Event
- Friday, Sep 23, 2022 8 p.m.
Location
Akron Civic Theatre
182 S Main St
Details
The Knight Stage
Too often women involved in the genre Reggae are delegated to singing back-up or otherwise providing a minor supplementary role to a dominant male front man. Few realize that quite often the best results are dependent on an equally collaborative effort. Certainly the husband and wife team of Tracey and Stefano Nguma would concur. Together they lead Northeast Ohio's most inspired and original reggae band, Umojah Nation. Fleshed out by a sturdy seven-piece cast of expert musicians and a heaven-sent chorus of back-up singers, Umojah Nation has made a mark on the Cleveland-Akron-Kent music scene since 2007 including opening for international acts such as Beres Hammond, Mighty Diamonds, The Itals, Culture, Collie Buddz, Midnite, Dub Is a Weapon, and Morgan Heritage. Umojah Nation live performances are exceedingly vibrant and the band is capable of entertaining a most diverse crowd of any age or demographic--which makes perfect sense; after all, Umojah is unity.
