VAIL – In the Patois of Jamaica’s Rastafarians, the word “ital” means pure, natural and unprocessed – words which also describe the sound and message of the Itals, one of reggae’s premier vocal groups ...

The Wailing Souls are part of the small surviving group of reggae and roots originators still musically active today. The legendary group dates back to the late 1960s. The Wailing Souls members got ...

”The Itals stand for everything pure, natural, unpolluted, straight to the source, and dominant in a good way,” says Keith Porter, describing his band’s name. Those characteristics have caused the ...

Roots reggae singer-songwriter, Ronnie Davis backed by the Pocket Band will perform Saturday, Dec. 1 at Sawtooth Ridge Café in Tahoe City. Davis is best known as one of the singers in the reggae band ...

The Itals are still in full bloom, vital and bearing ripe fruit. Out of Savana La Mar, Jamaica, for many years Keith Porter and the Itals have been one of the hardest working reggae acts out there - ...

Long before the Itals were a spark in their producerÂ’s eye, Keith Porter recorded his first hit single, Hitey Titey, with the Westmorelites on the Studio One label in 1967. Keith became lead singer, ...

The Itals\' music can best be described as groove-heavy roots reggae, songs stretched out to their maximum length to allow Porter and his compatriots maximum space to utilize their best assets — their ...

With buoyant three-part harmonies and a classic bent, the Itals are well-appointed keepers of classic Jamaican roots flame. Since its earliest singles –fuming Rastafarian devotionals like “Time Will ...