The Dubbeez | |
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 The Dubbeez performing at Uitmarkt in 2015 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Amsterdam, Netherlands Almere, Flevoland, Netherlands |
| Genres | Reggae |
| Years active | 2014–2019 |
| Members | Joanne Tholel Quincy Fleur Millan van Wingerden Bobby Sahiboe Olivia Davina Ramdat Earl Maddy |
The Dubbeez was a Dutch reggae band from Amsterdam and Almere. [1]
The band won the "Battle of the Bands" at Uitmarkt Festival in Amsterdam in September 2015. [2]
In 2016 The Dubbeez participated at the Reggaeville's World Reggae Contest, being selected among the five finalists. [3] They performed at the final night of the Ostróda Reggae Festival in Poland and won the competition. [4]
The band released its first studio album Love, Peace & Dub on 26 January 2018. [4] [5] The same year they performed at Antilliaanse Feesten. [6]
On 4 January 2019 the band published a post on their Facebook account stating «We've been locked up in the studio making new music. We can't wait to share it with you all». [7] This was later revealed to be untrue, since the band split the next month as announced on the same page on 5 February 2019. [8]
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