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Artist
Pura Vida
12+ albums
funkrockreggaeenglishUK
about
Pura Vida is one of the biggest new reggae revelations from Belgium. Originally Pura Vida started as a small subproject of funder Bregt de Boever who is also a respected producer and composer. Describing their music as strictly reggae or dub would be a simplification. Pura Vida brings a new refreshing mix of various genres like blues, soul, dance and music in general. After winning at the Reggae Contest of Rototom Sunsplash 2008 their musical career went to the next level and Pura Vida earned his place in the European reggae world. With Pura Vida reggae has been reborn as a source of inspiration, a view on life and a eyewink to the craziness that keeps the world going. This ‘twelve headed’ band brings reggae in the most pure interpretation of the word: reggae that impresses and unites! Pura Vida gave birth in 2006 when a couple of friends started jamming in the Lost Arc Studio of Bregt de Boever. Soon they got offered to play at Collieroots, a local charming reggae festival. At this festival they met other musicians of Najanonki, The Roots Train Rockers, Wrong’em Boyo en Los Skatchou Bottos. The fire went over and new friendships were made. In 2007 Pura Vida started creating their unique refreshing sound. In the search for this some members left and new ones joined the band. One of them was the MC-talent Saimn-I. With this new young influences some offside projects like the sound system Pura Vida Productionz were started. They quickly got famous for being Belgium’s only
