🎶 Live Music: Black Uhuru with Nada Rasta at The Siren

Grammy-winning reggae legends Black Uhuru play The Siren with support from Nada Rasta.

Fifty-plus years into it, Black Uhuru remains one of the most recognized reggae bands Jamaica has produced, and they’re on the Main Street stage Friday, September 4 with Central Coast reggae outfit Nada Rasta opening. Rooms this size don’t usually get bands with this much history; when one comes through downtown, you go.

Black Uhuru formed in Kingston’s Waterhouse district in the late 1960s around founder Derrick “Duckie” Simpson, and the lineup that paired with Sly & Robbie in the early 80s built the classic Uhuru sound: heavy drum and bass, sharp keys, and those signature echoing harmonies. The band won the first Grammy Award ever given for reggae, for 1984’s Anthem, and Rolling Stone ranked their album Red among the greatest of the 1980s. This is living catalog, played by the people who made it.

Where: The Siren, 900 Main St, Morro Bay
When: Friday, September 4, 2026; doors and vinyl set with Blue Renegade Sound System 7:00 PM, Black Uhuru 8:00 to 9:30 PM
Good to know: Table reservations available for $100; contact monte@thesirenmorrobay.com
Cost: $30

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