WHAGWAAN CULTURE presents 10 Ft Ganja Plant +++ mixed by Scientist +++ Celebrating 25 Years of 10FTGP with special guests Sensamotion and Dubbest Doors - 7:00 pm // Showtime - 8:00 pm // 18+ Anchor Rock Club // 247 S New York Avenue // Atlantic City NJ 10 Ft. Ganja Plant was born in the summer of 1999 from a desire to play Roots Reggae, the only music most of us knew how to play. We wanted to water the tree that bore us such abundant musical fruit and amassed a collection of vintage equipment to make authentic-sounding records. In those days, most of us were touring for weeks at a time. We would get off the road and run to Mang Studio (aka “home,” to some of us) and try out new song ideas. Over the summer’s long sweltering sessions, we frequently took breaks to hit the rooftop, get a breath of fresh air, and watch and wait for the next track to materialize. Then we put it to tape. Raw. Something clicked inside us all, and we quickly produced a large amount of material. The album Presents debuted in 2000, released on the Ithaca based imprint, I-Town Records. As we continued to build our arsenal of music, we decided to present the next batch of material (recorded on consumer grade JVC cassette decks), to a friend. In doing so, our family grew to include the underground NYC record label ROIR! (Reach Out International Records). From there, we continued to grow as a group of friends, family, musicians and engineers. The first release with ROIR was Hillside Airstrip in 2001. On any given day, many musical friends stopped through the studio for vibes, further developing our sound. As a tribute to the unnamed heroes of Jamaican music, who gave so much for a chance to be heard by the world (for little to no credit), we decided not to include liner notes. Midnight Landing arrived in 2003, reiterating the band’s passion for music rooted in the mid to late 70′s Jamaican style. The bass got heavier, the drums bigger, the melodies stronger, and the ganja smoke thicker. Bass Chalice followed in 2005.