Bring your dancing shoes to the Prince

The Sunshine Brothers are a spicy cocktail of reggae, dub, blues and soul which will go down easy on a cruisy Thursday night.

Trumpeter Jimmy Murphy spoke to the South Western Times ahead the band’s gig tonight at the Prince ofWales Hotel.

‘‘It’ll be a feel-good show,’’ he said.

‘‘We start off slow and end up playing fast tempo reggae and rhythmic dub — it’s a gradual build so that everyone finishes up on the dance floor.

‘‘So people should definitely bring their dancing shoes.’’

Known for their lively shows and easy-going vibes, the Sunshine Brothers have been makingmusic together for the past six years.

‘‘We’ve been around the world a couple of times and we recorded our last album in the mountains of Spain, so it has a bit of the flavour of Spain,’’Murphy said.

‘‘We wrote it at home but we recorded it over there — it’s amix of instrumentals and vocal tracks and we even sing a bit inSpanish in one song.’’

It’s been some time since the band — affectionately known as ‘‘the brothers’’— have brought their trademark good times to the SouthWest.

They’ve been around the world twice in the meantime, played major festivals in Australia such as Woodford Folk Festival, Fairbridge Festival ofWorld and Folk Music, WOMADelaide and recorded a new album named Red Alert.

Murphy said it was finally time to get into the van and head south — and the band could not be more excited.

‘‘We haven’t played at the Prince for years and hopefully any fans will come out of the woodwork,’’Murphy said.

Murphy is the founder of the popular Funk Club events in Perth which is famous for its ‘‘Soul Sugar’’ nights at Devilles Pad after years at the Leederville and Rosemount hotels.

‘‘Some of usmet through the Funk Club and there is a bit of the club in the brothers,’’ he said.

The Sunshine Brothers will play at the Prince tonight. Doors open at 8pm.