Reggae band the Souls of Love play the LAB tonight starting at 9pm.
Souls of Love is a reggae music collective assembled by ILocks, the longtime keyboardist and backing vocalist for Eek-A-Mouse and Ras Michael and The Sons Of Negus. Throughout his career, ILocks has bridged the gap between the black urban culture of Los Angeles and the influx of reggae music. ILocks was born to a Mexican woman and Italian man, and as a baby he was adopted by an older African American couple and raised as their son. He spent his childhood in the vibrant community of South Los Angeles, later attending Fairfax High School. He grew up in the Baptist church and was influenced at a young age by his adopted father who was a classically trained vocalist and sang in nightclubs in St. Louis and Los Angeles, usually unaccompanied, before giving his voice to the church. At a young age his father taught him a musical lesson that he will never forget. ILocks remembers the story with a twinkle that is ever present in his eyes. “He taught me how to sing and play Soul music, he taught me what Soul really is, which is Love.” It is with this spirit that ILocks formed the Souls of Love with his wife, Geri Love Walker, his eldest son Elijah Walker on bass and his longtime friend and collaborator, Gerald Couchman behind the drum-kit.