Jagga Bites

Jagga Bites was one of Baden-Wuerttemberg coming band that mainly music from the genre Reggae and Dancehall played. Since most of the members came from Stuttgart , the band saw their origins there. Most recently the band consisted of nine musicians.

Band history

The band was founded in 2004 by members Sinan Tiryaki, Markus Heinrich, Moritz Dolder and Alexander Spanic. The official date of birth is July 25th, 2004, because the band first performed under the name Kabila at the traditional Open Air Warmbronn (then still SunXplosion). However, due to the unfortunate politically chosen name Kabila , the band was renamed Jagga Bites shortly afterwards. First of all, the addition Combo (Jagga Bites Combo) was to be found in the name. In the course of time, however, the band increasingly renounced the addition and from then on only called themselves Jagga Bites.

While the band began at the beginning of their career with a classic rock line-up and only four musicians, they quickly expanded to nine musicians to date. The reggae formation Reggaeneration from Warmbronn played a major role, as some of their musicians complemented the Jagga Bites combo. So Ben "Easyman" and Oliver "OJ" joined shortly after the founding and brought many influences from the reggae generation into the band.

The band's greatest successes include winning the youngster ball contest in Stuttgart and the resulting appearance in the Newcomer TV program on hr television. Appearances at the 22nd Summerjam 2007 in Cologne and at the Chiemsee Reggae Summer 2012 as well as concerts in other European countries (Austria, Romania, Italy) followed.

In 2012, shortly after the release of their third studio album, Songs For ... , the band presented their first music video for the single Rejoice Again .

After a farewell concert on December 28, 2012, the band broke up.

occupation

Last occupation

• Achim Westedt, known as Che Achim, has been playing the keyboard and organ since it was founded in 2004 .
• Alexander Spanic, also called Alee or Alex, is one of the founding members and plays the electric guitar . In the early days of the band he was the lead singer and frontman of the band, but was later replaced by the current singers Norman "Akwesi" Wabro and Ben "Easyman" Kuhn. Most recently he supported the two singers with the background voice . In addition to Jagga Bites, he was also a backup musician for u. a. Anthony Locks & Royal Commando on stage.
• Markus Heinrich is a founding member from the very beginning and was the band's drummer . He was also responsible for the band management and booking for a long time. He was also considered one of the creative minds when it came to the composition and arrangements of the songs. As a coordinator, he was significantly involved in the production of all three studio albums. In addition to Jagga Bites, Markus also played as a drummer in various music projects, including in the Stuttgart funk pop band Fatlaces.
• Moritz Dolder, called Mo, is a founding member and was the bassist of the band.
• Sinan Tiryaki is a founding member and was one of the two guitarists in the band. As a freelance web designer and architect, he was responsible for the band's official website. In addition, he created together with Markus Heinrich for many of the band's compositions and songs.
• Max Haußer, also called Mäxn or Maximum Power, was the youngest member of the band and joined the band in 2010. Together with Fanny he occupied the brass section and played the trombone . In contrast to most of the band members, he lives and works in Tübingen .
• Fanny Rothe joined the band in 2009 to replace Phillip “Phil” Dürr as a saxophonist . In addition to other big band projects, she was also involved in the Esslingen District Youth Orchestra.
• Norman "Akwesi" Wabro, also known as Jr. Jahroty, was one of the band's two frontmen and singer. Norman got his nickname "Akwesi" from the Akan people in Ghana (also "Akwasi") on his 2011 trip through Ghana. Akwesi stands for his birthday and is synonymous with "sunday born".
• Benedikt "Ben" Kuhn, also known as Mr. Lazy Reggin or Easyman, was one of the two front men and singer alongside Norman Akwesi. Before he joined the band in 2005, he acted as one of the front men in the musician collective Reggaeneration.

Former members

• Oliver "OJ" Fiedler (2004–2010, trumpet )
• Philipp "Phil" Dürr (2006–2009, saxophone )

Extended cast

• Alexander "Bootzi" Botzenhardt (since 2011, bass )

Discography

Albums

• 2005: What's the Language (release: December 10, 2005, Label: Chaos)
• 2007: Groove Confusion (Release: May 12, 2007, Label: Mocca Music)
• 2011: Living Life (Live from the roof of the Kirchheim Bastion)
• 2011: Songs For ... (Release: October 29, 2011, Label: Mocca Music)

Sampler

• 2005: Bluebox Sampler Vol. 1 (Track: House Of the Youth )
• 2007: Riddim Heft-CD (Track: No Matter )
• 2007: Bluebox Sampler Vol. 2 (Track: No Rascism )
• 2008: SKA21 (Track: Drive Riddim )

Individual evidence

1. ↑ http://www.youngsterball.de/dates_youngster.html
2. ↑ Leonberger Kreiszeitung v. December 28, 2012, page IV
3. ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original dated August 7, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
4. ↑ http://www.bvbw-esslingen.de/kreisjugendblasorchester/wir-ueber-uns/
5. ↑ http://www.laut.de/Subconscious?category_id=4