SOJA: New Album & Tour

SOJA Will Release New Album Born In Babylon And Tour In Support

SOJA

Washington D.C.’s reggae band SOJA recently announced that their third full-length album Born in Babylon will be released digitally worldwide, exclusively on iTunes on August 25. The album follows up their successful 2006 release Get Wiser which debuted in the Top 10 Reggae albums on iTunes, and has remained in the top 100 since its release. Since 2000, the quintet has issued two full-length albums and two EPs.

In July 2009, SOJA released the first single and music video for “I Don’t Wanna Wait” (watch it below) off the Born in Babylon album. Since the album has been available for pre-order, it has hit as high as #3 on the iTunes Reggae charts, foreshadowing a big success for their new release.

Originally formed in 1997, SOJA consists of lead singers, Jacob Hemphill (guitar) and Bob Jefferson (bass), as well as Patrick O’Shea on keyboard, percussionist Ken Brownell and drummer Ryan Berty. The band has become renowned for using a unique blend of reggae, hip-hop and rock to influence their sound while staying dedicated to creating music with a real message and promoting a revolution. They have also dominated touring, averaging 150 shows a year visiting every major city in the United States and traveling internationally playing to crowds of up to 16,000 people. The band has also shared the stage with notable artists such as Citizen Cope, Matisyahu, Ben Harper, Slightly Stoopid, Gov’t Mule, Umphrey’s McGee and Steel Pulse to name a few.

For the rest of 2009 moving into 2010 SOJA plans on touring the United States extensively while promoting Born in Babylon. They also plan on further expanding internationally – with tours in new markets such as St. Maarten, Mexico, Costa Rica, Peru, Venezuela, Chile, Tahiti, Poland, Spain and Germany.

SOJA Tour Dates:
08/27/09 Thu iS Venue Charlottesville, VA
08/28/09 Fri Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA
08/28/09 Fri Awful Arthur’s Blacksburg Blacksburg, VA
08/29/09 Sat Pantana Bobs Greenville, NC
08/30/09 Sun Diesel (formerly Marrz Nightclub) Wilmington, NC
09/01/09 Tue The Pour House Charleston, SC
09/02/09 Wed Live Wire Music Hall Savannah, GA
09/03/09 Thu Club Firestone Orlando, FL
09/04/09 Fri State Theatre St. Petersburg, FL
09/05/09 Sat Hollywood Artspark Hollywood, FL
09/06/09 Sun Freebird Live Jacksonville Beach, FL
09/08/09 Tue Vinyl Atlanta, GA
09/09/09 Wed Exit/In Nashville, TN
09/10/09 Thu Double Door Chicago, IL
09/11/09 Fri The Annex Madison, WI
09/13/09 Sun Bar Fly Omaha, NE
09/15/09 Tue Fox Theatre Boulder, CO
09/16/09 Wed Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom Denver, CO
09/17/09 Thu Harry O’s Park City, UT
09/19/09 Sat Velvet Jones Santa Barbara, CA
09/20/09 Sun West Beach Music & Arts Festival Santa Barbara, CA
09/24/09 Thu The OC Tavern Concert Hall San Clemente, CA
09/25/09 Fri Canes Bar and Grill San Diego, CA
09/26/09 Sat Key Club West Hollywood, CA
09/27/09 Sun Downtown Brewing Co San Luis Obispo, CA
09/29/09 Tue The Catalyst Santa Cruz, CA
09/30/09 Wed Slim’s San Francisco, CA
10/02/09 Fri Mazzotti’s Arcata, CA
10/03/09 Sat McDonald Theatre Eugene, OR
10/04/09 Sun Nectar Seattle, WA
10/06/09 Tue Reef Boise, ID
10/07/09 Wed In The Venue Salt Lake City, UT
10/09/09 Fri Green Room Flagstaff, AZ
10/10/09 Sat Club Red Tempe, AZ
10/11/09 Sun The Rock Tucson, AZ
10/13/09 Tue The Green Elephant Dallas, TX
10/14/09 Wed Flamingo Cantina Austin, TX
10/16/09 Fri Last Concert Cafe Houston, TX
10/17/09 Sat Howlin’ Wolf New Orleans, LA
10/20/09 Tue Headliners Columbia, SC
10/21/09 Wed Visulite Theatre Charlotte, NC
10/23/09 Fri Hat Factory Richmond, VA
10/24/09 Sat Recher Theatre Towson, MD