Band's Bio
- The Big Ship Alliance is a unique, authentic "reggae" band of eight experienced and professional musicians. Ebony and Asha were the co-founders of the band in 2019.
- We performed our first gig on January 4, 2020, at The Heartlands Banqueting Suite, Birmingham. We are of diverse ages and backgrounds, with a plethora of reggae experience.
- The Quality and experience of our musicians: The band members consist of musicians who have toured many parts of the world, including playing in the Sydney Opera House (Australia) with Pato Banton & The Reggae Revolution Band - touring with Apache Indian, Ranking Roger & The Beat, Musical Youth, Sting, Peter Gabriel, Steel Pulse, The Marley Family, Morgan Heritage, Aswad, Maxi Priest, Shaggy and many more.
- We have performed at the following festivals and venues in the last year:
- Simmer Down Festival, Birmingham
- The MAC (Outdoor event) - Birmingham
- The Jam House, Birmingham
- The Robin2, Bilston
- The Hare & Hounds, Kings Heath, Bham
- The Lounge Boldmere, Sutton Coldfield,
- Hockley Social Club, Birmingham
- Fletcher's Bar, Kings Heath, Bham
- Dulcie's Bar, Cannock
- Babar Cafe, Hereford
- Tickles Music Hall, Bradford
- The Button Factory, Birmingham
- The Night Owl, Birmingham
- The Bear Tavern, Bearwood Smethwick
- The Pavilions Social Club, Kingshurst, Birmingham
- Collaborations: We team up with other reggae bands(Johnny2bad) and musicians(Stones, Robbie Levi and Marley)from the reggae fraternity in the community to work on joint projects. These included producing a music video and releasing a cover version of "All In This Thing Together" (originally done by the O'Jays), which had over 15k views on FaceBook. These experiences add to the band's ability to create good reggae vibes for our audience and fans.
- We are an energetic band with a charismatic frontman. We emanate a spirit of positivity, joy and well-being in our show, which touches the audience.
- We take pride in performing authentic reggae music. Besides, we work hard to ensure we give our best, thus creating that wow factor for our audience. We also perform original songs.
Our website is https://www.bigshipalliance.com.
Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/Bigshipalliance
YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRTUB99nWMGQqBtEQIuA9BA