Chalwa is an 8 piece reggae band from Asheville, NC that packs roots reggae full of Appalachian mountain jams! With regular live streams on Tuesdays from NewRootz Studio and Sundays from French Broad River Brewery, Chalwa continues to record and build one of the most extensive collections of music of their time. Tune in at ChalwaRoots.com

Chalwa’s high energy shows are one of a kind, featuring smooth vocals, percussion, bass, lead guitar, keys and saxophone. Their extensive collection of original music is interlaced with music from some of the Greats including, Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, Burning Spear, Bunny Wailer and even Jerry Garcia and the Grateful Dead. The sound they’ve crafted is a unique mix of roots reggae and mountain jam band that’s exciting for all ages. 

After hitting the scene in 2006, Chalwa toured throughout the southeastern US and Jamaica. They have shared the stage with reggae greats such as: Steel Pulse, Midnite, Groundation, The Meditations, Bambu Station, SOJA, Pato Banton and many more. Chalwa released their first CD in 2009 and were voted one of the top World Music Reggae bands by the ASHEVILLE entertainment paper the MountainXpress in 2010. Chalwa recorded 3 more albums over the past 10 years, continuing to cultivate and grow both their sound and impressive crew.

In 2020, Chalwa released “NewRootz”, honoring their producer and engineer J Ferris of NewRootz Studio, dropping a powerful album that solidified their current sound. Surfing the resonant frequencies, Chalwa followed the release with 2 more singles, “Questions” and “What’s it Gonna Be?”, as they watched the world turn upside down in 2020… They became busier than ever in the studio. Chalwa has blasted both themselves and NewRootz Studio into a new realm of recording sessions & releases, putting them on track to create the biggest live archive collections of their time.

Sounds Like: Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, Burning Spear, The Wailers, Grateful Dead, Jerry Garcia, Bob Dylan

Chalwa Is: Dennis Berndt – Lead Vocals & Guitar // Dusty Brown – Bass // Joshua Lyn – Drums // Nethali Percivil – Percussion & Vibes // Bernard Carmen – Keys & Vocals // Tim Marsh – Lead Guitar & Vocals // Jason Hazinski – Saxophone // Evan Ackerman – Guitar // J Ferris – Master Engineer

contact – chalwamarketing@gmail.com