Aladeen - Reggae, World & Traditional Sudanese Music
Born Aladeen Abdul in the city of Woldia in the province of Welegga in Ethiopia.
moved to Sudan at the age of four due to political instability in Ethiopia. Though his professional career in music started 12 years ago, Aladeen started singing at the age of four in his native languages (these included Amharic and later Arabic.) These early influences are the core structures, which enabled him in developing his universal style. Although Aladeen came to the US as a teen, through hard work and determination he was able to combine both of his early musical influences with the sounds of Reggae and World Beat. His major influences of these newly introduced sounds include Bob Marley, Third World, Dennis Brown and Marvin Gaye to name a few.
Aladeen sings and writes songs that appeal to the young and the old by combining club friendly and spiritually motivating music. He writes and composes most of his music. He plays guitar, bass, drums and keyboard. He can be best described as an infusion of Roots Reggae, R&B, African music and jazz.
Aladeen maintains a vision to bring his people together through music and spiritual upliftment, which can be felt in his live performances. Dynamic, energetic and sincere are a few words that have been used when describing Aladeen’s performances. Some of his previous performances include the 2002 annual Bob Marley Day Festival along side Junior P and General Jah-Mikey both of whom Aladeen helped in producing material on their CD’s. He also toured the US and Ethiopia with Maxi Priest as an opening act. He played at the Reggae Sunsplash with his band,“African Ambassa.” Although Aladeen’s first CD is in the works, he has cultivated a strong fan base in Southern California and other parts of the U.S. through extensive club performances.
Aladeen believes in hard work, persistence and determination, a quality that echoes in one of his songs, “Where there is a will, there is a way.” Aladeen is optimistic about his future in music and looks forward to use his talents to uplift the youth of today and encourage unity throughout Ethiopia and the rest of Africa in particular and the world in general. He believes that music is the greatest weapon in fighting spiritual division and injustice throughout the world “one year at a time.”
