Yellow Wall Dub Squad

The Yellow Wall Dub Squad is an original authentic Roots Reggae Band. The name Yellow Wall Dub Squad was originally formulated by Amlak Tafari along with Fazal Prendergast. The original crew consisted of Amlak on Bass, Fazal on Guitar, Steve Hoffman on Keyboards and Manas Itene on Drums. When Amlak returned to his home base in England and Manas left and joined Michael Franti’s Spearhead, Fazal continued the works and reformed the Squad with legendary Jamaican studio session artists. The musicians consist of Band Leader Fazal Prendergast-Guitar (Jamaica), Stevie Love-Bass (Jamaica), Alton “Sandrum” Vanhorn-Drums (Jamaica), Steve Hoffman-Keyboards (USA) and Gatsby Road Manager/Driver.

Fazal Prendergast—Band Leader is an original recording sessions musician who has been recording since 1974 in Kingston, Jamaica—working at Rockers International backing the legendary Augustus Pablo—Horace Michael Sawby, in his Rockers Allstars Band (The first original Dub Band ever created). Augustus was the man who gave Fazal his first electric guitar, a SG Gibson. Rockers International was a record label and publishing company formed by the late Augustus Pablo during the early-mid 1970’s. During his tenure at Rockers International, Fazal recorded with artists like Hugh Mundell, Jacob Miller, Tetrack, Delroy Williams, Ricky Grant and more.
In 1977 he performed with Israel Vibrations as the opening act for Bob Marley and The Wailers for the International Year of the Child Festival held at the National Arena in Kingston Jamaica.

In 1983 he moved over to the High Times Label playing with the band the High Times Players. The High Times Label was founded by legendary Earl Chinna Smith in 1980, it was not only a record label but also a thriving record store. The High Times Record Label produced hit after hit during the 1980’s. With the High Times Players Fazal recorded with producers and Engineers like Bunny "Stricker" Lee, Prince Jammy's, Jack Scorpio, Errol Brown, Joe Higgs, David Hamilton, Scientist. and more The artist he recorded for included the ranks of Johnny Osborne, Junior Delgado, Joe Higgs, Junior Reed, The Congas, Frankie Paul, Don Carlos, Yami Bolo, Dennis Brown, Sugar Minott, Mutabaruka and Half Pint just to name a few. The studios he has recorded in as a sessions musician include Harry J’s, Channel 1, Studio One, Tuff Gong—Hope Road (Original Bob Marley Studio), Aquarius Studio—Halfway Tree Rd, Dynamic Sounds.

In 1983 he toured with Mutabaruka with the High Times Players who recorded on Muta’s second album “Out Cry”. In 1985 Muta changed the name from the High Times Players to “Sound of Resistance” where they toured extensively throughout Europe and the US. The members of the band were Fazal on Rhythm Guitar, Christopher Meredith on Bass, Basil “Benbow” Creary on Drums, Anthony Asher Brissett on Keyboards, Erroll “Tarzan” Nelson on Keyboards, Harry T on Percussion, Leebert “Gibby” Morrison on Lead Guitar.

Throughout the 70’s and 80’s he played with session musician like Horacemouth, Santa Davis, Squidly Cole, Dasey Jones, Robby Lynn, Sly Dunbar, Robbie Shakespeare, Michael Fletcher and more. In 1989 Fazal moved to New York to record and tour with the likes of Computer Paul, Sister Carol, The Meditations, The Congos, The Abysinians and the list goes on. In 1991 he moved to California permanently where he has performed on every festival imaginable. In 1998 along with his wife Colette he formed Venus One, a production company producing and booking International Reggae artists. The following year along with Amlak Tafari he formed the Yellow Wall Dub Squad.
The Yellow Wall Dub Squad will be releasing a new CD in January 2004.

In the upcoming year 2004, Fazal will be releasing his solo project called—Shadows in the Storm. During the early part of the year he is also looking forward to the opening of his recording studio, Vinus-1 Studios, a thirty two track digital studio nestled in the mountains of Sonoma County, California .