Reggae Night at Club Aura, Seoul (3.18.06)

Reggae Band #2 - If you closed your eyes, you could be listening to Johnny Holt in a Jamaican dancehall! 

Back in February, my main man, Corey called to tell me he heard about a reggae night happening somewhere in Seoul. Up until that point, many people heard me groaning about being dumbfounded that after 3 months I still hadn’t found a reggae venue in Korea. I didn’t even really need live music. I just knew there had to be SOME PLACE in Seoul where people danced to reggae, and I was frustrated that I hadn’t found it yet!

I must admit that I didn’t have high hopes, but I was pleasantly surprised by what we found. Funkafric Booster was playing when we got there. We couldn’t see the band as we descended the stairs into the club, but I remember thinking to myself, That drummer is playing a real dancehall beat!


Funkafric Booster - The drummer is a BEAST! (translation: she's awesome!) 

Both bands blew me away! As did my man, Francois, the dreadlocked Frenchman spinning everything from dub, Jacob Miller and Dennis Brown to Morgan Heritage, Capleton and I-Wayne.


Ryong & Francois, Club Aura, Seoul 

Unfortunately, I still haven’t found a place that consistently plays reggae every weekend, but any time Francois hips me to a reggae night somewhere, I am there. These are photos from the March 18th Irie Reggae Vibes night at Club Aura in Seoul. Attendance was light, but the music and vibes were indeed Irie.


Myung Mee & Ana 


Julia, Ana & Angela - we had the dance floor to ourselves between sets 


Julia, Corey & Eva - Corey's my main man here 


Rose, Julia & Ana, some of my favorite people