Rise Up Reggae Band

Rise Up is an established 5-piece Reggae band hailing from various areas of the Bay Area/Northern California. Gaining a reputation for their energetic and Rootsy live performances, their sound is aptly described as “a smoky blend of roots reggae with California attitude for a style that falls closer to Bob Marley than Sublime. In other words, Genuine Reggae.” (Matt Weir, Good Times Santa Cruz)

After originally forming just to fill a spot for a local benefit show, Rise Up has gone on to release two studio EPs with renowned producer and musician EN Young (formerly of Tribal Seeds) on Roots Musician Records. Lion Roar in 2019 featured the song “Rebel Souljahs” which has gone on to reach more than 55,000 plays on the popular Reggae YouTube Channel Stereo High Love, as well as making the rotation on Cali Roots Radio selected by Rebelution Lead Singer Eric Rachmany. More recently, the band released The Pursuit in 2021 which garnered overwhelming positive buzz leading to feature articles in Irie Magazine, Top Shelf Music Magazine, Top Rankin’ Music Magazine, etc. The band also released 2 singles and a Dub Album independently in 2020 and 2021, respectively.

Rise Up has earned the opportunity to share stages in the past with some of the Jamaican Legends of Reggae music including The Meditations, Winston Jarrett, Half Pint, The Wailing Souls, etc.; as well as modern heavyweights of the genre such as Arise Roots, The Expendables, Josh Heinrichs & Skillinjah, etc.

Rise Up is poised to push forward and bring their unique brand of Roots Rock Reggae music to the masses in 2022 and beyond.