Leon and The Peoples Band is New York City’s hottest up-and-coming ‘reggae-soul’ band. Led by multi-talented actor and singer/songwriter Leon, the band has been performing live nationwide and developing their signature sound as well as a loyal fan-base for the past 2 years.

The Peoples Band features top-notch musical talent, high-energy live performances and a commitment to sharing the reggae-soul sound and spirit with a worldwide audience

Leon, actor and singer/songwriter starred Disney’s million dollar blockbuster “Cool Runnings.” His versatility as a performer is manifested in his most recent project; the touring stage version of Eric Jerome Dickey’s “Friends and Lovers”. In 2003, Leon was seen on the big screen in the Miramax Film, “Buffalo Soldiers” and Merchant/Ivory’s “Side Streets” directed by Tony Gerber. Leon has also appeared on television with a re-occurring role on NBC’s, “Crossing Jordan” as well as the HBO series “Oz”. Leon’s passion for music was first shared with fans as he portrayed singer David Ruffin in the award winning “The Temptations” and Little Richard in both “The Little Richard Story” and “The Five Heartbeats”. Leon made his singing debut playing a reggae singer in “The Price of Kissing” in which he sang a memorable reggae rendition of “Daddy’s Home”.

Leon has been featured on BET’s “106th and Park”, where he headlined the concert in Central Park celebrating the NYC AIDS WALK (2003 – 2005). Leon and The Peoples Band performed at NYC Summer Stage and The International Music and Arts Festival in New Orleans, LA. as well as numerous other Reggae festivals from coast to coast.

Leon has been a presenter at the BET awards and is a two-time NAACP Image Award nominee.