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Article: Big Mountain does reggae
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- La Prensa de San Antonio
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- September 30, 1994
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Chito de la Torre
La Prensa de San Antonio
09-30-1994
Big Mountain does reggae.
Big Mountain does reggae with a California accent, which may explain why the group is fast becoming America's most popular homegrown reggae band. The 1992 debut album, Wake Up, and 1994 hit remake of "Baby I Love Your Way" from the soundtrack to Reality Bites set the stage. Now, with their new Giant Records album, Unity, Big Mountain stakes their claim as true reggae visionaries and beacons of social justice.
"Reggae music is dedicated to the conscious progression of mankind," declares Quino, the band's charismatic lead singer and an articulate ambassador for the art form. "What else is more meaningful than love ...