March 17th, Sante Fe Brewing Co. NM 27 Fire Place, Santa Fe NM 87508 $15 Door...9pm-1am Ph 505 424-9637

March 19th, Fly Me To the Moon Saloon, 132 east Colo. Ave, Telluride CO 81435 $10 Door...9pm-1am

March 20th, Derailed Saloon (Durango CO) No cover...9pm-1am Ph 847 852-0920

March 25th, Boulder Draft House (Boulder CO) $5...9pm-1am Ph 303 440-5858

March 26th, Lucky Monkey, 137 W Cedar Trinidad CO 81082 $15 Door...9pm-1am Ph 719 859-3000

March 28th, Sand Bar, 2161 N. Frontage Rd, Vail CO 81657 $10...9pm-1am

March 30th and 31st, Little Bear Saloon 28075 HWY 74 Main St, Evergreen CO 80439 $5...8pm-11pm Ph 303 674-5355

April 1st, George's Union Station, 2419 N. Union Blvd, Colo. Springs CO 80909 9pm-1am Ph 719 227-7168

April 2nd, Ullr's Tavern, 2027 13th St, Winter Park CO 80302 9pm-1am Ph 720 884-6846

April 6th, Mystic River (Monroe Utah) No cover...8pm-11pm Ph 435 527-3286

April 7th, The Star Bar, 268 Main St. Park City UT 84060 $10...9pm-1am Ph 435 615-7588

April 10th, Zebra Bar & Grill, 321 E. Main St, Bozeman MT 59715 $15...9pm-1am Ph 406 585-8851

April 11th, Top Hat Casino (Missoula Montana) 5, 134 W. Front St, MT 59802 $15...9pm-1am Ph 406 728-986

April 12th, John's Alley (Moscow Idaho), 114 E. 1st St, Moscow ID 83843 $15...9pm-1am Ph 208 883-7662

April 14th, Rock It Room, 406 Clement St, San Francisco CA 94118 $15...9pm-1am Ph 415 387-6343

May 21 Cafe Cocomo 650 Indiana Street San Fransisco CA 94107 $15....8pm-1am Ph 415 824 6910

July 1st with Busta Rhymes @ DNA Lounge 375 11th Street San Fransisco CA 94103 $40...7pm-1:30am Ph 415 626 2532

July 3rd Reggae By The Bay @ Pair 23 The Embarcadaro San Fransisco Ca 94111 $20 @brownpaperticket.com 2pm-1:30am Ph 415 362 5125

July 31st the 15th annual Monterey Bay Reggae Fest. with Marcia Griffiths, Juddy Mowatt @ Monterey Bay fairground CA Ph 831 394 6534

The Urban Reggae Artist

Born and raised in Jamaica, Rankin' Scroo has always had music as a central part of his life. From his earliest days singing in church to his teenage years as a reggae rapper, Rankin' has now achieved recognition world-wide as a talented singer, producer, song-writer and innovative performer.

New York City became Rankin's first home abroad where he performed with numerous sound systems and live bands. His vitality and intensity of expression carried his artistry from the Atlantic to the Pacific, pioneering reggae music in the Hawaiian Islands where he formed the Crucial Youth Production recording studio and band. In Hawaii, Rankin' met Ginger and the two began to write music and perform together. Their unique blend of musical backgrounds and vocals created the highly acclaimed reggae duo "Rankin' Scroo and Ginger" and pioneered a new sound now recognized worldwide as Jawaiian music. For the past fifteen years, their releases and live performances have astounded crowds worldwide from Jamaica to Europe and all over North America. Rankin' Scroo and Ginger have won numerous awards and honors for their works and are highly regarded as veteran performers in the San Francisco Bay Area. Their songs still enjoy regular rotation on the Jamaican, Hawaiian, and San Francisco airwaves.

Rankin' settled in the Bay Area and brought Crucial Youth Productions with him. He is a highly sought after musical composer whose creative arrangements have enhanced the words and melodies of many major label artists including Black Uhuru, Frankie Paul, Lutan Fyah, Too Short, Keak da Sneak, E-40, Messy Marv, and Tyquan. Rankin's musical versatility has given birth to reggae rhythms and vocal styles that transcend the urban reggae music category. Rankin's cutting edge style, masterfully blended Reggae Dancehall, Hip-Hop, and R&B into a sound that has mass cross over appeal and has been emulated worldwide by Spanish speaking Reggaeton artists. Rankin' was the pioneer of the urban reggae sound in California in the late 1990Õs. Godfada, released in 2001 showcased this new genre. This album served not only as an introduction to Urban Reggae but also to Rankin' Scroo as a solo artist. Since the album's release, Rankin's status as a premier artist and producer among Bay Area Hip-Hop and R&B artists has been confirmed with numerous collaborations, soundtracks, and roles in films including his latest piece, "Cop and a Badman".

Rankin"s latest offering "SOLID", is a shining example of Rankin's musical genius, and is poised to capture the market in Jamaica and subsequently the United States, European, Canadian, and Japanese markets, etc. Rankin' consistently delivers the knowledge and a spiritually uplifting message that has made him a house hold name in the reggae community. From the first note to the last echo, this album flows lyrically and musically through a tapestry of style and emotion that makes SOLID a must have, must hear CD.