With a ferocious appetite for social injustice and the sensibilities of a music mastermind, Zion TPL commands the stage like a lion commands the jungle. A new Zion, a new Promised Land, a new reggae...Zion TPL...that's a promise! Zion TPL (The Promised Land), was originally born as a reggae band in 1996 in the small city of Maracay, in Venezuela, where little is known about this musical genre. The founding members took the initiative to spread a positive message through reggae music to create a social conscience in the World. The inclination of the founding members toward reggae music was born when they assisted a music festival in the city of Caracas, they had the opportunity to listen to the legendary Jamaican band The Wailers along with Rita Marley, Big Mountain, Inner Circle, and Pato Banton. After this concert their vision was clear: To become Reggae musicians. Influenced by world renowned artists such as Bob Marley, Steel Pulse, Aswad, Burning Spear, to name a few, they developed lyrics to their songs focused on environmental conservation, the battle against discrimination, abuse of power, animal welfare, and the power of love as a human race. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.