Musical Lineup
Everything you need to know about our musicians
Jubba White
“Music is a universal language that transcends all barriers.” ~ Jubba White
Many artists grow their talent as young adults. Jubba White entered the world banging on kitchen pots and exercising his dynamic lungs at three years old.
Born in the parish of Clarendon, in Jamaica, Jubba learned to sing and play drums in church, where his mother was a foundation member and sang in the choir. He is now a No. 1 Billboard-charting Reggae producer, a Grammy-nominated session musician and vocalist that charted at No. 3 on the iTunes Reggae chart.
In 2011, Jubba and his band Dubtonic Kru had a huge victory, representing themselves and Jamaica in the Global Battle of the Bands multi genre competition in Malaysia. They were among bands from 17 countries, vying for the title, “Best New Band in The World”. They have been recipients of a US Congressional Proclamation, The Simba Award from Coalition to Preserve Reggae and the 2012 Band of the Year award from The Jamaica Star.
Two important initiatives that Jubba co-created were Bands Incorporated and Plug N’ Play. These were live music platforms that proved to have been quite crucial to emerging and developing artists in Jamaica over a decade and half ago.
He has also produced a few notable projects under his label White Stone Productions; promoting a blend of talented voices.
The 2007 release; Tantrum Riddim as well as the 2014; No Disturbance Riddim are worth mentioning.
Since the pandemic, he has released some crucial singles and albums;
the Sweet Reggae Music riddim, Freedom (The Declaration of Rights) riddim, YOU , a project on which he invited select artists to do a version of his original single "You Got Me Going On" and the 2021 summer project Solar Riddim a collaborative in partnership with DJ Colonel of SimmerDown Sounds.
White has continued to record and tour in recent years with some of the top names in music, and we are thrilled to have him return and perform at Rigs & Reggae!
AARON NIGEL SMITH
Aaron Nigel Smith is a Grammy® Nominated musician and Billboard #1 recording artist who has performed at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Kennedy Center, Wolf Trap, Winnipeg Folk Fest, Lollapooza, and Pickathon, and performed throughout South America, Europe, Asia and Africa.
He was also a featured musical guest and composer for the Emmy Award winning PBS Kids show Between the Lions in 2008.
Aaron is an educator with 20 years of experience creating music curricula. In 2002, he founded FUNdamentals of Music & Movement, a fun approach to music classes for preschool children.
He scaled FUNdamentals to a national program and sold to RockStarts in 2012. Young Audiences, The Right Brain Initiative and Arts for Learning added Smith to their teaching artist roster in 2011, and in 2013 he was named the Sunburst Teaching Artist of the Year.
Aaron and his wife Diedre, formed the non-profit 1 World Chorus with the mission of promoting peace and empowering youth internationally through the arts. More than 10000 youth in Portland, Los Angeles, New York, Kenya & Jamaica have participated in 1 World chorus programs. Aaron’s simple mission is to connect and empower youth, families and communities through music and the arts.
MICHAEL LESLIE
Michael is a multi instrumentalist singer songwriter based in Eugene Oregon who has toured across the United States with bands such as Sol Seed, Indubious, Rising Buffalo Tribe, & The Rising Tide. Michael Leslie has arranged the Lightcode band to forward his musical journey, alongside other acclaimed artists, to new levels and higher heights. His first song ever recorded was featured on the Indubious album “Beleaf” and once released, the album rose up on the iTunes and Billboard reggae charts to secure the # 1 spot. With lyrics focused on self discovery and spiritual awareness, Michael Leslie music will take you on a journey into your heart space where you can reflect upon the beauty of creation.
THE LIGHT CODE BAND
Rooted in Oregon, Lightcode band is breath of fresh life into an ancient sound. Specializing in deep sonic landscapes built upon a foundation of roots reggae music, LIGHTCODE band was Formed by Michael Leslie in 2024. After touring with multiple bands as a keyboardist for the last 8 years & playing stages that stretch from New York City to the kingdom of Hawaii, it was time to reverse engineer his musical experience to bring Oregon a new sound. He has rung the alarm and gathered some of Oregon’s finest to complete the musical puzzle, guaranteed to leave audiences energized, joyful, and mystified. Inspired by the tapestry of cultures found upon the Earth, LIGHTCODE music will take you on a journey into your self where universal love can be found. With a focus on Equal Rights & Justice, it is our belief that music, when used properly, can be powerful tool that can change everything- planting revolutionary seeds of conscious