Capleton & Tarrus Riley
About This Event
Capleton and Tarrus Riley appear together at NJPAC, pairing Capleton’s harder-edged reggae—rooted in ragga, dancehall and roots—with Tarrus Riley’s blend of roots, lovers rock and dancehall. Their performances favor direct vocal delivery, message-led material, call-and-response dynamics and a steady rhythmic drive that brings Caribbean concert tradition onto NJPAC’s formal stage.
About the Artists
Tarrus Riley
Tarrus Riley is a vocalist and songwriter whose work sits between roots reggae, lovers rock, and dancehall, with crossover reach into rock and pop settings. He is often heard in the company of major Jamaican performers, including shared bills with Capleton, where call-and-response energy meets melodic discipline.
Capleton
Capleton is an individual artist whose work sits in reggae’s harder-edged currents, drawing on ragga, dancehall, roots reggae, and riddim, with moments that lean toward lovers rock. In the New York area he has appeared in bills tied to NYC’s performance circuit, including a stop at NJPAC with fellow reggae mainstay Tarrus Riley for “Capleton & Tarrus Riley.