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Royalty Band

Royalty Band was formed in Irvington, New Jersey where they retain their home base. The founders and original band members – Rigel “Bolo” John, Kenrick “Boogie” Boston, Flodi “Worm” Challenger, and Gregory “Kapales” Andrews – four friends from the island of Dominica, established Royalty Band in their bedrooms and basements as an attempt to continue the musical traditions of their nature isle while having fun and entertaining friends and family. As demands for their performances grew beyond their immediate circle, Royalty increased the quality of their sound, which quickly transformed them into a local musical phenomenon. Today the band includes seven members who all hail from the island of Dominica, continuing the culture of their musically diverse country that introduced the musical genres of Cadence and Bouyon to the world. Although Royalty Band’s music is heavily inspired by their Dominican heritage and demand from Dominican audiences, musical influences from Antigua, Trinidad, St. Kitts and Jamaica reverberate in their pulsating rhythms.

For three consecutive years, Royalty Band performed at the Jersey City Carnival and the NY Creole Expo. They livened up the after party scene during the East Orange Carnival in New Jersey and Labor Day Carnival in Brooklyn, New York. In 2005, they performed at Wet Fete in Dominica as well as Dominica’s Carnival. They traveled to Tortola and St. Thomas to deliver stunning performances, while maintaining their US presence on stages in Boston, Connecticut and Washington D.C. Amidst their growing popularity, the band struggled through countless challenges, losing and gaining members throughout the years. Yet their endurance led them to their two greatest accomplishments yet - playing on the opening night of Dominica’s World Creole Music Festival, opening for acts such as T-Vice, W.C.K. Band and Shaggy and releasing their debut album in the same year.

With the release of their long awaited 2006 debut album– Music Cyan Stop – Royalty Band solidified their presence on the Caribbean-American music scene. By combining a cornucopia of island beats from Soca and Zouk to Bouyon and Compa, Royalty Band burst onto the dancehalls of New York City, Toronto and the Caribbean five years ago giving audiences a unique musical blend unmatched by other local bands.  Royalty’s creative island style took them from gigs at local clubs to sharing the stage with musical heavyweights Tabou Combo, Wyclef Jean and Shaggy. 

Tracks such as "Wine on me", "Music cyan stop", "Saudering", or Sewo on the Music Cyan Stop album makes it apparent why Royalty Band is quickly becoming a household name. One only has to hear one of Royalty’s many hits such as: "So the massive like it", "Pound Iron", or "Celebrate", to realize that this powerful band is on the way to higher heights.  Royalty Band is currently working on their second album and continue to play at venues in the US and Caribbean.

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Royalty Band's Musical Resume

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