Guitar slung low, microphone turned up, and emotion overflowing, Joe Samba taps into rock �n�
roll spirit and reggae soul all at once. The Massachusetts-born singer, songwriter, and guitarist
sonically teeters on an axis of island-inflected grooves and gritty guitar-craft balanced by his
dynamic vocals. He finds the sweet spot between smoked-out Caribbean bliss and sweat-
soaked punkified energy. It�s why he�s quietly emerged as a phenomenon, toppling charts at #1
and performing alongside everyone from The Dirty Heads to Pepper.
However, he�s primed to unite not only genres, but people as well through a series of 2023
releases and much more to come.
�No matter what walk of life you�re from, I�d love for you to hear the conviction in my music,�
he notes. �I hope you think, �This dude meant it�. Maybe you relate to what I�m singing about or
just cut loose for a little bit. I just write songs and try to connect with people.�
He recognized music�s inherent power to connect as a kid. Dad played bass in a local favorite
funk band, while his two older brothers followed suit by picking up the same instrument. At
barely seven-years-old, pops pulled Joe up on stage and he busted out a wild rendition of �I
Feel Good� by James Brown, leaving the crowd speechless and, unassumingly, deciding his fate.
As a teen, he even played at the Boston date of the Warped Tour in his metal band. Post-high
school, he cut his teeth by performing in countless bars and watering holes solo. 2019 saw him
make a major splash with The Wrong Impression. It bowed at #1 on the Billboard Reggae
Albums Chart and clocked over 2 million streams.