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Watch Exclusive Live Video From Kiwi Reggae Allstars Featuring Charlie Gillett
by Tom Pryor
This summer Wellington, New Zealand reggae sensation Fat Freddy's Drop are returning to the U.S. for a two-month tour of California and Hawaii in support of their most recent release Dr. Boondigga & the Big BW (see full tour dates below).
To promote the tour the Kiwi septet have offered Nat Geo Music this exclusive video of Fat Freddy's Drop performing their track "The Raft" live at the BBC Maida Vale Studio in London.
Best of all, this Dec. 3, 2009 recording was made in a session with our old friend, veteran broadcaster Charlie Gillett, before his untimely passing in March of this year.
It was one of the last studio sessions in Charlie's storied career, and, frankly, we got a little choked up seeing the master at work one more time...
Fat Freddy's Drop 2010 Tour Dates:
06/19/2010 Sierra Nevada World Music Festival, Boonville, CA
06/20/2010 Summer Solstice Reggae Festival, Avila Beach, CA
06/22/2010 The Independent, San Francisco, CA
06/23/2010 4th & B, San Diego, CA
06/24/2010 Henry Fonda Music Box Theatre, Los Angeles, CA
06/25/2010 The Independent, San Francisco, CA
06/26/2010 The Independent, San Francisco, CA
07/01/2010 Pipeline Cafe, Honolulu, HI
07/02/2010 Lahaina Civic Center, Lahaina, Maui, HI
07/03/2010 Kona Bowl, Kailua-Kona, HI
06/02/10 >> go there