Reggae Dave
David John Elia Asera (~1964 – 20 December 2015) was a Northern Territory singer, who performed as Reggae Dave. He was inducted into the National Indigenous Music Awards (NIMAs) Hall of Fame in 2009.
Asera was a Torres Strait Islander and moved to the Northern Territory at age 19. He established himself in the local music scene and appeared in TV public safety campaigns.[1] He performed live with his band The Iries (irie meaning feeling good).[2] In 1990 along with Casso (Greg Castillon) he released Love is the Only Drug through CAAMA records.[3] He died from cancer on 20 December 2015, aged 51.[1][4] His debut solo album, Kaimel Urapun (We Are One), was released posthumously in 2016.[5]
Casso and Reggae Dave
- Love is the Only Drug (1990) - CAAMA
Reggae Dave
- Kaimel Urapun (We are one) (2016)
References
[edit]- ^ a b Vangopoulos, Katina (22 December 2015), "Northern Territory music industry mourns Darwin musician Reggae Dave, who died aged 51", Northern Territory News
- ^ "Reggae Dave rolling into Daydream", Whitsunday Times, 6 September 2012
- ^ "listing: Love is the only drug [sound recording] / Casso and Reggae Dave.", Trove. National Library of Australia, 10 January 2016
- ^ Vangopoulos, Katina (10 January 2016), "Musos salute Reggae Dave", Northern Territory News
- ^ Moutou, Jean-Eddy (6 July 2016), "Reggae Dave Debut Album", Foldback