King Caleb: Reggae 

Rasta Generation Band is a Roots Reggae Band, based in Sacramento, California. Formerly called the Front Line Rockers, the band was founded in 1985 by lead singer, Horace Campbell, known then as Caleb Sweetback, presently known as King Caleb, from Blue Mountain Peaks, Jamaica. King Caleb formed his first musical group, the Black Intentions, in 1967 at the age of 14 while attending Tariant Junior Secondary School in Jamaica. After leaving school in 1968, he formed a duet, the Incredible Lovemakers, in 1969. By 1972 he had formed a trio with his two sisters, calling themselves Caleb Sweetback and the Sweets. Later that year, he and the Sweets relocated to New York, where he formed an independent record label, Black Spade Records and Tapes to produce his first 45 recording of the song "Darling You" and "Zion" backed by the Jamaican band, Zap Pow, before relocating to the San Francisco Bay Area.

Performing as the Front Line Rockers, the band opened for Andrew Tosh's first performance in the Bay Area at the Stone. They also opened for Mikey Dread at the VIS presently known as the Justice League in San Francisco, California. The group recorded their first albumin 1987, "Time Dread," produced by King Caleb on his label, Black Spade Records and Tapes. Featuring King Caleb's vocals, the Time Dread album produced several hits, including the title track "Time Dread" "Earthquake", Special Guests" and "Poor Man's Prayer" to name a few.

The band changed its name in 1989 from Front Line Rockers to the Rasta Generation Band. Still under King Caleb's leadership, with its name change, came a change of some of its members as well, including the introduction of a new keyboards/vocalist/songwriter, Miss Mack. Under its new name, Rasta General Band released a second album Stand By Jah in 1990. Produced by King Caleb and Miss Mack, the title cut, "Stand By Jah" a reggae style remade of Ben E King's "Stand by Me" features King Caleb on lead vocals. "Stop Crackin' Up", It Ain't Funny No More" written and sung by Miss Mack sends a meaningful message to all about the toll the "crack attack" has taken on our communities. "Smiling Face", a moving ballad song by King Caleb, features Ralston Grant on riddim guitar and background vocals, along with Miss Mack. A third Album, Rasta Far/ Don't Give Up, was also produced and released in 1990 by King Caleb on Black Spade Records. The title song, "Don't Give Up; specially written 20 years ago for King Caleb, inspires and encourages us all to achieve - just "Don't Give Up!" "Cocaine Pipe', a powerful song, sung to an upbeat raggae riddim, lets you know you can't be Roots and Culture and use drugs too. The Track "Place Called Africa" truly stirs the soul.

In 1993, Rasta Generation Band released its first CD, All Killers No Fillers featuring various artists: King Caleb on "Wanna Live Forever", Miss Mack on "Love is the Maker" Josey Wales on "Reggae Talk", Nicodemus chanting "Run Back the Place", and Papa Leslie singing "Blood, Sweat and Tears". Other special guests included Fazal Pendergast, Brimstone, and Queen Lakeyia's first release, "Queen to Be." In 1996 King Caleb and Miss Mack produced and released Rasta Generation's second CD, Mama Didn't Tell Me on Black Spade Records, containing the hits, "Mama Didn't Tell me", sung by King Caleb, "African Woman", featuring Ras Jacob, Miss Mack singing "Mellow Nice and Easy", Nicodemus on "Malcolm X", and Rasta Song: an original sung by Josie Wales.

King Caleb and the Rasta Generation Band performs throughout the Bay Area and California at a variety of festivals, venues, benefits, colleges and high schools. King Caleb promoter and producer of over 50 raggae artists on his own record label, Black Spade Records and Tapes and has released eight albums and CDs from 12987 to 1996, which have gone international. One of the first bands to perform at San Francisco's Reggae In the Park, Rasta Generation has played to full houses at the Caribee, Fire House 7, Full Moon Saloon, Night Break, Last Day Saloon, the Waves, Chris" New Harbor, and Pier 23 and enjoys a strong following in Los Gatos, San Jose, Grass Valley, Nevada City, Santa Cruz and Sacramento.