Friday, November 21st, 2008 at 8PM

Tickets: $45.00 Full Price / $34.00 IMAC Members

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On Friday, November 21st, 2008 at 8PM, the Inter-Media Art Center (also known as “IMAC”) in Huntington, Long Island will present an evening with reggae legends The Original Wailers.

Bob Marley and the Wailers have sold more than 250 million albums over the past 40 years and it has been his band that has helped create this international success.  Now many of Marley’s legendary musicians have now re-formed under the title of The Original Wailers.  It was these celebrated musicians who gave Marley the platform for his explosive brand of roots rock reggae, and audiences will be delighted to learn that the magic and commitment’s still there all these years later.

Keyboard play Earl “Wyra” Lindo first joined the Wailers with Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer in 1973, at the time when the Wailers’ debut album for Island Records, Catch A Fire, was released.  “Wya” has played on classic records by Bob, Peter and Bunny, as well as the Abyssinians, Dennis Brown and others, including Taj Mahal.  Guitarist Al Anderson joined the Wailers a year later, just prior to Natty Dread becoming Marley and the Wailers’ breakthrough album in the US.  It was Al’s playing on hits like “No Woman No Cry” that first alerted rock fans to the Wailers’ music, and lent Marley’s songs their international appeal during his career.  Bob Marley enrolled singer/ guitarist Junior Marvin in the Wailers during sessions for the Exodus and Kaya albums.  A former rock artist, his solos on tracks like “Waiting In Vain”, “The Heathen” and “Jammin” have proven unforgettable, confirming him as one of reggae’s premier instrumentalists.

Junior, Al and “Way” toured and recorded with Marley until his death in 1981.  This places them among the rare few- the only true torchbearers of his legacy- which they memorably helped to create.  Now The Original Wailers, with Junior handling all lead vocals, promise to recreate musical history as they continue to spread the message of “One Love”.

 Tickets for this performance are $45.00 ($34.00 for IMAC Members).  For tickets or further information on this performance, or on other IMAC programs, call IMAC's 24-hour Arts-Line at (631) 549-ARTS.   Tickets can also be purchased at the theater from noon to 6PM, Tuesday through Friday, 2PM to 6PM on Saturdays and after 2PM on the day of the performances or online at www.imactheater.org.   For further information, call IMAC's business office at (631) 549-9666.

The Inter-Media Art Center, Inc. is a non-profit Media and Performing Arts Center whose programs and services are supported in part by public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts (a state agency), Suffolk County Office of Cultural Affairs, the Town of Huntington, by a grant from The Harmon Foundation, as well as by the Members of IMAC. IMAC also gratefully acknowledges support from Korg USA, The Emily T. Allen & Linda P. Allen and F. Towne Allen Charitable Gift Fund at The Boston Foundation, The D’Addario Foundation for the Performing Arts, JBL Pro, The Lowerre Family Trust, Branch Financial Services and Olivia and Harlan Fischer.