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PAPA U-Gee
1985 Formed an all-high school student roots reggae band “ASB” and starts performing in local clubs at Shizuoka
1988 Starts to perform in YOKOHAMA and at the same time joins the SOUNDSYSTEM “BANANA SIZE”.
1991 Moves to New York to take short trips to Jamaica and began studying reggae with Ackee & Saltfish.
1992 Releases his first vinyl record “WICKED JAPANESE” from VIP label.
1993 Makes a long stay at cockburnpen in kingston Jamaica and performed in shows with local DJs around the ghetto. Goes on tour with the SOUND SYSTEM “KILLAMANJARO” in Japan. Won at the commercial contest of Shizuoka for making a promotion song for Shizuoka tourism.
1997 Performs at Jubilee Jam, Thailand.
1999 Performs at Bob Marley Day Festival, San Diego USA.
2000 Performs with ZION HIGH PLAYAZ at the ceremony “The Day Out of Time” of Native Indian from Mexico and also at Jubilee Jam 2000.
2001 Starts a new record label “ZION HIGH”.
2005 Starts another label “KITEKI MUZIK” in July.  Goes on tour in Taiwan and opens up his path to Asia.
2006 Performs at Yokohama Reggae Festival in August, where they had thirty thousand visitors at Yokohama Stadium.
2007 Releases album “I Land I” on June 21st.  In September, goes on tour in Taiwan and gets invited to perform at the ethnic festa “EAST COAST SEASIDE MUSIC FESTIVAL” in Taitung.

PAPA U-Gee

 

PAPA U-Gee has performed at many big Reggae Festivals and has been active in various scenes such as being appointed as the town planning goodwill ambassador of Yaizu.  After experiencing the Taiwan tour of 2007, he plans to perform more in Asia.  He is the most respected Reggae Artist of Japan, no doubts about it.