The Beat Magazine
By Tom Orr
Febuary 2005 issue of The Beat Magazine.
“Given the depth of Soldiers of Jah Army’s “Peace In a Time of War”, they come across as a band with decades of reggae wisdom behind them. True, they have been under reggae’s spell since pre-high school days, but theese young lions have been a working musical outfit for only a few years. Peace In a Time of War is equal parts blazing fire and healing water, full of locked in riddims and quietly powerful vocals. Singer /guitarist Jacob Hemphill is easygoing in explaining what the band wants to achieve.” We hope to influence the listeners of our music in the same way that other musicians gave us the inspiration” Let’s hope they succeed- they’ve picked up alot from thoose who came before them, creating an entrancing sound that the next generation of singers and players would do well to glean from. “As opposed to the majority of popular music,” Hemphill explains, “reggae has a message encouraging justice and unity. Because music can have such an impact on the way people think, it is important that this influence is in a positive way and this is why we play reggae.”
