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Undercover Rasta is a Tampa based band with a wildly entertaining and energetic show blending Funk, Rock, Pop and Soul that is mostly rooted in Reggae to get your heart pumping and your feet moving.

Contact Information

Bookings, Press or General Info:
pyoungfat@hotmail.com 
or (727) 482-4457

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Band members

Paul Young - Lead Vocals, guitar

Brett Sharbaugh - Bass

Eric Layana - Drums

Doug Hassel - Harmonica

Kevin Barrow - Lead Guitar

History

Undercover Rasta was formed in 2016 by Paul Young and is based out of Palm Harbor, Florida. Initially, the band was a trio made up of Paul, Marc "Rum cake" Welling and Ismael Delgado. But it quickly grew to a 9-piece when Paul recruited Doug and his twin sons (James and Will), Howard Ingram and Juan Herrara. Taino later joined in 2017. The first two years saw many changes but the band stabilized and found its sound when Brett joined in 2018. Ric also joined the band in late 2018. The band released its first album in early 2021with 13 tracks. Since then the band has written enough material for three more albums are working on the 2nd album currently. Paul has served as the band leader since inception and initially was the only songwriter. Eventually, Howard and Brett started contributing and the trio have now formed a powerful songwriting and arrangement team.

The core members of the band is made up of primarily "islanders". Paul is from Jamaica. Brett is from the US Virgin Islands. Doug is from Michigan (but recognizes Jamaica as his other home). The newest members: Eric Layana and Kevin Barrow are both from Palm Harbor.

Undercover Rasta composes and performs a rich mixture of soul, funk, pop and rock that is mostly rooted in Reggae that sometimes have the sensibility of Lovers Rock; the edgy rawness of Punk; the smooth feel of Latin Jazz; the joy and happiness of Funk; and the thoughtfulness of Roots & Culture.

Videos

Compilation Promo Video

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