The seven-piece unit were at the famed facility in June for over a week cutting songs for their third album, due out in the second quarter of 2025 on Easy Star Records.

For lead singer Joanna Teters, it was only a matter of time before SunDub visited Jamaica.

“It’s the first time the band has been to Jamaica although some of us were born there. We’ve been loving the culture and loving the music for such a long time we thought it was time to make that trod and what better place to record than Tuff Gong,” she stated.

Bassist Derrick Bourne is actually the only SunDub member born in Jamaica. Keyboardist Sidney Mills was born in London but spent his formative years in Jamaica where his parents are from.

Ben Teters, Joanna’s brother and drummer, guitarists Finn Singer and Jose Lopez and keyboardist Eric Toussaint complete SunDub’s current lineup.

Mills, who played for several years with Steel Pulse, is also producing the new SunDub album which he says carries the “roots-reggae, conscious sound” heard on their previous albums — ‘Burden of Love’ and ‘Spirits Eat Music’.

Some of the Tuff Gong sessions involved legendary guitarist Earl “Chinna” Smith, whose storied career goes back to the early 1970s.

Joanna Teters, her brother, Singer and Toussaint are the original members in SunDub which recently released a reggae cover of Dolly Parton’s ‘Jolene’. Like their more famous reggae counterparts from California, they have built a fan base through lengthy tours of the United States.

Teters is pleased with their musical progress which she notes can be heard on the new songs.

“The band has evolved since the first record. There are a couple of different band members but I would say the collaborative process remains the same, and the dedication to roots-reggae has always been at the core of what we are trying to create,” she said.

(Photos contributed)