The Village Sunset Music Series has been conceived to be the background sounds to your outdoor dining experience, in our #pedestrianfriendly Maplewood downtown. The Saturday music series will feature the talent of locally-grown musicians. Maplewood Division of Arts & Culture in collaboration with Maplewood Village Alliance, are injecting much needed energy and rhtythm to the streets of our artsy town.
Come eat and stroll, while enjoying the masks on-socially distanced performance this week!!
El Husey and Dan Dulin, upon leaving the Ska band Skinnerbox NYC, formed a new band dedicated to Reggae and Ska with Dancehall vocal styling’s. The Rudie Crew began rehearsing at Ludlow Street Studios in NYC. They knew right from the start that a new and exciting sound had been hatched. The Rudie Crew soon released their debut album “Invasion” and followed up with “Ride” the title track was used on the TV series “Burn Notice". Then came “This is Skragga” which is their newest release. Since the band formed they have played the East coast, and beyond continuously, including The Warp tour, The Montreal Ska festival, and numerous other Venues, opening for The Wailers, The English Beat, Bad Manners, The Selector, and The Toasters.
The Rudie Crew are currently preparing to record their fourth full-length Album. With a new fire burning “The Rudie Crew” rejuvenated and ready to bring the world Skragga a combination of Reggae, Ska, and Dancehall. On horns El Husey, Tenor and, Soprano Saxophone, Dan Dulin Trumpet, and Pablo Rodriguez Trombone, spicing up the music with their intoxicating sound. Anthony Juggla Minervino AKA (Juggwise) twisting up fast style firing lyrics with his unique combination of Mc style, toasting chatts, in a Jamaican, UK , US style... Engelbert Ramos, spicing it up with his sweet melodic vocals. This all comes together with the very gifted Ciro Medina on rhythm and lead guitar, Robert Mansfield on Keyboards, so melodic and animated, the ever so talented Steve Capecci on bass, with his heavy intoxicating bass lines, Ramsey Norman drummer extraordinary, holding down the groovy pumping rhythms, to create this amazing sound.