Gentleman, Native Elements

Doors open at 8:00 PM, show begins at 9:00 PM.

Time is whizzing past and the world is changing in intervals that are getting shorter and shorter. The speed at which humanity's knowledge is expanding into vastness is immense, and yet, in equal measure a large part of civilization is fleeing into artificial realms. Millions of people are addicted to the internet like a hospitalized person hanging on the drip; they are fleeing into Second Life, where virtual attractions are ready to substitute reality. In the real world, on the other hand, war is waged in the name of God, the gap between the rich and the poor is growing increasingly bigger, violence is taking on the most bizarre forms, and the mass media are showing us a world in which there evidently is not much space left for love, tolerance, and respect. For more than ten years now, Gentleman has been meeting this deficiency not only with songs about love, tolerance, and respect, but by living this ideal wholeheartedly with his own personality. The three studio albums released up to now, ?Trodin? On?, ?Journey To Jah?, and ?Confidence?, reflect an enormous artistic development, during which he grew to becoming the internationally best known German reggae musician. Especially the previous two albums, featuring an armada of Jamaican guest appearances, have long since entered the canon of contemporary Roots Reggae. Songs like ?Dem Gone?, ?Superior?, and ?Send A Prayer? have become modern classics of the genre. In his songs, boasting with deep-felt truths and insights, Gentleman points out an alternative path, one that is profoundly human and spiritual. This also applies to ?Another Intensity? (his newest album): Gentleman is appealing for more intensity in any form of human encounter. "Another Intensity" sees Gentleman having arrived at another level. His music and his charismatic live appearances have affected audiences throughout the world.