Seeed is a German reggae/dancehall band from Berlin.
Since their origin in 1998 in Berlin, Seeed have become one of the most famous reggae/dancehall bands besides Gentleman not only in Germany but in complete Europe.
They consist of eleven band members, including three singers, a horn section and a DJ.
Over the years, they have worked with several well-known Jamaican artists like http://www.discogs.com/artist/Elephant+Man">Elephant Man, http://www.discogs.com/artist/Tanya+Stephens">Tanya Stephens,
http://www.discogs.com/artist/General+Degree">General Degree, http://www.discogs.com/artist/Black+Kappa">Black Kappa, http://www.discogs.com/artist/Anthony+B">Anthony B and more. You can hardly find any release without a popular guest appearance.
After their first smash hit "Dickes B", a declaration of love to Berlin, in the year 2000, they released their first full length album a few months later in 2001: "New Dubby Conquerors".
It was an incredible success, and since their second album "Music Monks" (they released 2 different versions of it: a national version with german lyrics and an international version with english lyrics), they definitely belong to the most important reggae-artists worldwide and are well-known not only in most parts of Europe but also in Jamaica.
Miscellaneous:
-They won 3 Echo Awards
-They were the first german band with a hit in Trinidad & Tobago (Waterpumpee & the Doctor's Darling-Riddim)
-They played at the opening ceremony of the FIFA World Cup 2006 in Munich with over 1.500.000.000 people
watching.
Since their origin in 1998 in Berlin, Seeed have become one of the most famous reggae/dancehall bands besides Gentleman not only in Germany but in complete Europe.
They consist of eleven band members, including three singers, a horn section and a DJ.
Over the years, they have worked with several well-known Jamaican artists like http://www.discogs.com/artist/Elephant+Man">Elephant Man, http://www.discogs.com/artist/Tanya+Stephens">Tanya Stephens,
http://www.discogs.com/artist/General+Degree">General Degree, http://www.discogs.com/artist/Black+Kappa">Black Kappa, http://www.discogs.com/artist/Anthony+B">Anthony B and more. You can hardly find any release without a popular guest appearance.
After their first smash hit "Dickes B", a declaration of love to Berlin, in the year 2000, they released their first full length album a few months later in 2001: "New Dubby Conquerors".
It was an incredible success, and since their second album "Music Monks" (they released 2 different versions of it: a national version with german lyrics and an international version with english lyrics), they definitely belong to the most important reggae-artists worldwide and are well-known not only in most parts of Europe but also in Jamaica.
Miscellaneous:
-They won 3 Echo Awards
-They were the first german band with a hit in Trinidad & Tobago (Waterpumpee & the Doctor's Darling-Riddim)
-They played at the opening ceremony of the FIFA World Cup 2006 in Munich with over 1.500.000.000 people
watching.
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