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New York seven-piece, The Big Takeover has been fulfilling the mission implied in their name: packing clubs in the city and upstate NY and building their brand and reputation on the road and in the studio. A far cry from the pop-punk of American ska, The Big Takeover take their cues from Desmond Dekker and the first wave of Jamaican pop music as well as from the soulful energy and sophistication of Motown. At the center of this tight, grooving ensemble is the live- wire singing and deceptively subtle songwriting of the Jamaican-born NeeNee Rushie, a powerhouse performer who makes the audience feel like accomplices more than spectators. Traditional and experimental, The Big Takeover’s global blend reveals deep fluency in reggae and world music, hints of soul, and a pop classicism that is their own thing entirely. On the road, the band has played nearly hundreds upon hundreds of shows, sharing stages with Toots & the Maytals, The Original Wailers, Jefferson Starship, English Beat, the Slackers and too many more to list.

In the past year, The Big Takeover released two singles “Shy” produced by David Baron (Meghan Trainor, Lumineers), and the self-produced “Where did I go wrong?- both of which received notable airplay. In summer 2019 band was given opportunity to do video sessions at both Chicago’s famed Audiotree, and a live session at Paste Music & Daytrotter in NYC. Currently the band continues to work on their full-length record “Spilling Water”, which will be released at an undetermined time in 2020.

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Led by the powerhouse, Jamaican-born singer and songwriter NeeNee Rushie, The Big Takeover's horn-powered global blend reveals deep fluency in reggae and world music, hints of soul and Motown, and their own infectious brand of pop classicism.