Kings Music International Presents: Prezident Brown & Reggae Angels - I Sound Tour  April / May 2013

Prezident Brown is a conscious Jamaican roots reggae artist who carries a universal message of hope and righteousness. October 2012 Tads Records released his new CD entitled I Sound is From Creation. April / May 2013 he is slated to do the I Sound tour co-billing with Reggae Angels. Both artist’s bands and sets are consistently strong. Prezident Brown is an infuential musical spokesman and grassroots leader. His popularity is on the rise as he continues to carry the musical torch in North America, Europe and beyond and to put out strong new CD releases.

The Reggae Angels – the messengers – work consists of musical guidance for themselves and others towards righteous living - proverbial words and music. Over the last seventeen years The Reggae Angels have toured extensively in North America, Hawaii, Canada, South America, Europe and Africa. They have co-billed tours with Andrew Tosh, Everton Blender, Michael Rose, Don Carlos, Anthony B, Junior Reid, The Abyssinians, Sugar Minott, Warrior King, and Frankie Paul as well as touring on their own. They have also performed on many of the major festivals in the U.S. and Europe. The Reggae Angels are loved by the people.

Both of these acts are supporting successful new 2013 CD releases. Prezident Brown’s new album is called I Sound Is From Creation and the Reggae Angel’s album is called Turn On The Light. 

For tour bookings contact:  Peter Wardle   Kings Music International   

Cell: (510) 326-8445        Office: (510) 653-4069      peter@kingsmusicintl.com www.kingsmusicinternational.com

04-18

Advance Tickets to SNWMF 2013 On Sale Now

SNWMF has recently announced that the Somali-born 'dusty foot philosopher' K'naan will be closing out the valley stage music on Friday night.  Jamaican legends Marcia Griffiths and U-Roy have been added to Saturday's festivities along with The Uprising Roots Band. The extraordinary bass player, songwriter, arranger, and singer Leroy Sibbles has been added to Sunday's lineup along with the classic 'old-school' sounds of Keith & Tex. And an apocalyptic amount of bass will be emanating from the dancehall as Jah Shaka displays his skills there on Friday night, with Stone Love to perform on Saturday. 

Advance 3-Day Tickets to SNWMF 2013 are available online and via mail order. Children 12 and under are admitted free when accompanied by a paid adult. Limited on-site camping is also available for festival goers.

With 2 stages, along with a "Jamaican-style" Late-Night Dancehall, SNWMF is a great way to kick off your summer. Our festival is very "family-friendly" with an extensive array of children's activities, including arts and crafts, bounce houses, dance & music workshops, a festival parade and family and alter-able camping.  The vendors are hand picked to provide an exciting selection of international cuisine and arts. The 2013 Festival Village will be offering foods, crafts and art from such places as Indonesia, West Africa, Jamaica, Ethiopia and India.   The Sierra Nevada World Music Festival typically features dozens of the finest reggae and world music bands, and 2013 will be no exception, as many additional artists will be added in the coming months. For additional information, please log onto www.snwmf.com, or call the hotline at (916) 777-5550.                www.snwmf.com or www.eventbrite.com

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Tickets Going Fast For Reggae On The River Homecoming At French’s Camp In Humboldt County August 1-4

What: Reggae On The River 

Where: French’s Camp  

When: August 1-4, 2013 

Why: The homecoming of Reggae On The River to its original venue!! 

Festival tickets and RV reservations are currently available online only at www.reggaeontheriver.com. Local outlet sales in Humboldt, Mendocino, and Sonoma Counties will begin on March 1st at the following outlets: Eureka - The Works; Arcata - Missing Link, People's Records; Fortuna - Fortuna Music Mart; Redway – MCC Office, Redway Liquor; Leggett - Peg House; Willits - Main Street Music, Headroom; Ukiah - Ukiah Natural Foods; Laytonville - It Takes Two To Tangle; Sebastopol - Cornerstone Reggae Culture Shop; Santa Rosa - The Last Record Store.

Stay tuned to the festival website at www.reggaeontheriver.com for all the details and be sure to join the ROTR email newsletter to get a sneak peek every week into all the epic talent in store for this very special Reggae On The River homecoming celebration. Thus far, announcements have featured hot breaking artists like Chronixx & Zincfence Band, Nkulee Dube, and Paula Fuga; and global grooves from Sierra Leone’s Refugee Allstars, Les Nubians, and Blue King Brown; and this only begins to scratch the surface of what’s to come.  For more information on the 29th annual Reggae On The River, call the Mateel office at (707) 923-3368, or send an email to office@mateel.org.     

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2013 Digicel Barbados Reggae Festival

The countdown is on for the staging of the single biggest festival on the island - the 2013 Digicel Barbados Reggae Festival which runs from April 21 to April 28, this year.  FAS Entertainment, the promoters of the Festival, will again offer reggae fans a special treat with the biggest cast of performers in the nine-year history of the annual festival which is hailed as the biggest international event of its kind outside reggae’s birthplace - Jamaica.  The Festival features four massive events namely the Digicel Reggae Beach Party - Sunday April 21st, 2013

Digicel Reggae Party Cruise - Saturday April 27th, 2013

Digicel Reggae on the Hill - Sunday Aptil 28th, 2013

This promises to be bigger and better this year as international reggae acts get set to hit the stage.

Digicel Vintage Reggae Show and Dance - Friday April 26th, 2013

Visit: http://www.thebarbadosreggaefestival.com/ and

 https:/…Barbados.Reggae.Festival for more information

03-21

Bajan Bombshell Carla “Babbzy” Babb  On The Rise

Check Out Her Blog on www.strictlybabbzy.com  She’s raw, she’s truthful and she’s gorgeous! She’s Babbzy, and she’s the Caribbean’s leading lady in all matters of gossip, news and entertainment.  In less than a year, Carla “Babbzy” Babb’s website www.strictlybabbzy.com has become the most visited site by the Caribbean-Urban demographic averaging 2 million hits per month (500,000 per week).

Visitors from around the world, namely the Caribbean, Canada the UK, Indonesia as well as a growing fan base from Africa namely Zambia and Ghana tune in or the most up to date news about the hottest topics, which include background spin; Babbzy is the most trusted source for the raw truth.  This Bajan-Canadian female phenomenon is the third most followed female from Barbados on Twitter (Rihanna is ranked #1, Shontelle Layne #2)

Combining comedy and seriousness, Babbzy touches on topics most don’t want to go near. Babbzy Highlights:  www.YouTube.com/StrictlyBabbzy  For bookings, interviews and inquiries use the ‘contact’ tab atwww.strictlybabbzy.com.  Join Babbzy’s social networks via Twitter @StrictlyBabbzy and  Facebook: www.facebook.com/BabbzyAtLarge 

03-21

Reggae Legends Inner Circle Embarking on March Tour of Switzerland

Inner Circle Website

03-21

Jamaican Producer Shot And Almost Killed While Working With Pop Star Orisha Sound And Sizzla Kalonji

Jamaican producer, Sheldon Williams recently got together with California based pop star, Orisha Sound, as he was contracted to produce some Reggae songs on her upcoming album. One of the tracks they were working on was a collaboration with Reggae /Dancehall star Sizzla Kalonji entitled “embrace it”. On the morning of  Feb. 17th at approx. 12:30AM while the two were leaving a salon at Pavillion Mall (in Half Way Tree), they were robbed at gun point and Sheldon was shot once while Orisha Sound managed to escape (this was her second trip to Jamaica).

Shel K immediately got back to work once he was able to. Universal Records, Orisha Sound’s record label, is ok with the Reggae songs being released to the public ahead of the full length album. As such, disc jockeys and Reggae enthusiasts may download Orisha Sounds Reggae songs (produced by Shel K) here: http://www.mediafire.com/?exiku7nops7usdi

Sizzla Kalonji/Orisha Sound video shoot here: 

Orisha is no newcomer to the music industry and this budding star is setting the stage for a prosperous long career. Keep up with Orisha Sound at www.orishasound.com

03-21

Vybz Kartel blasts police in new letter from jail

The five-page handwritten letter, publicized via Adidja ‘Vybz Kartel’ Palmer’s official Twitter page on Wednesday, outlines accusations by the embattled deejay that police have concocted lies, threats and evidence in order to smear his reputation prevent him from achieving bail.  

Titled, This is Adidja Palmer stating the facts, the controversial entertainer holds nothing back.  

“In 2011, I was charged for murder by way of a statement which indicated that I had ordered Lenburgh McDonald to murder Barrington ‘Bossie’ Burton. Weeks later, said witness gave a statement to the Public Defender saying that he was physically assaulted and threatened by the police to say that I was involved in ‘Bossie’ Burton’s death. Days later, he gave another statement to the Public Defender saying that since he recanted the first statement, he has been getting death threats via calls to his phone.”  “Days after my first murder charge, I was charged with another murder (Clive ‘Lizard’ Williams). In this case, the police (by way of a Senior Superintendent who was later charged with “attempting to pervert the course of justice” in a separate incident) campaigned every Monday morning on a certain TV station claiming they had DNA evidence, which came back 7 months later as negative. They also led the public to believe that they had video tape of me and my co-accused murdering Williams. I would like to add that the police made a lot of damaging remarks against me. A most notable one would be “since his arrest, the community is a safer place.”

03-21

What Comes Naturally: Ziggy Marley marks foray into health foods with new organic line

Five-time Grammy winner Ziggy Marley continues to make his mark in the music world with his latest CD, Ziggy Marley in Concert. He has also branched out as a film producer with acclaimed, BAFTA-nominated Marley, and is also an author of children’s books. Now, the multihyphenate star has added health-food advocate and entrepreneur to his ever-expanding list of credits with his very own Ziggy Marley Organics, which includes a line of Coco’Mon oils, unveiled recently at the South Beach Wine and Food Festival in Miami. 

Not only are the products pleasing to the taste buds, they are also seriously healthful. “Anything you can do with coconut, you can do with this. If you want to put on your skin it’s fine – cooking, anything you want to do. The hemp seeds are roasted. They don't have THC in them. They can’t make you high, but they will make you feel good,” Ziggy says. “One of my favourites is called Caribbean Crunch. It’s very nice, and it’s very crunchy – and it’s good for you. Everything good, you know?” To order the products, visit ziggymarleyorganics.com. 

03-21

Morgan Heritage :: Perfect Love Song

Thankfully fans will not have to wait to regale their ears with new music as the "Perfect Love Song" hit iTunes on Tuesday February 5th, 2013. The single was chosen for it's fun loving vibe. "It's different" says Peetah Morgan. The single merges genres as it captures the Morgan Heritage crossover appeal while keeping the roots vibe present in the verses. As an added Bonus, fans will delight in Gramps deejaying for the first time on a Morgan Heritage song in over 10 years. 

"The story behind "Perfect Love Song" is just a person realizing that the one he or she loves makes them feel beyond good, beyond great. Instead the person makes them feel HEAVENLY!" - Peetah Morgan

"A perfect love song to me is a love song that goes beyond the bedroom. It's a song that can apply to love universally." - Mojo Morgan