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Time to Post Your Festivals! |
It's time to post your 2013 festival information on the
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Bob Marley's Stage Manager From 1978 to 1981 Shares Insights Through His Book |
 Behind the scenes the iconic King of Reggae Mark Miller worked as the stage manager for Bob Marley, the worlds most famous reggae icon, from July 14, 1978 until the stars death in May 1981. Mark's experience with Marley allows him to speak as an insider and confidant. Bob Marley was a very private man, yet Mark shares insights as to what contributed to Bob Marley's hypnotic charisma. Mark talks about Bob's religiosity as a Rasta, his favorite foods and drinks, and other personal aspects of Bob's inner character. He reports on some incredible adventures and experiences on all five continents such as the time in Italy where Bob Marley gathered nearly 200,000 fans more than the Pope, or when they were received by policemen with machine guns at the Frankfurt Airport, and then in Jamaica where fans carried tote bags full of marijuana. This book is full of anecdotes and background information that Mark Miller has put together to keep the vibes alive to honor the memory of his mentor and friend. He has reached deep into his archives, talked to old friends, and collected a lot of exclusive images and memorabilia. Bob Marley, authentic and up close!
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"Pariah in Transit", the 4th CD From Taj Weekes & Adawa is Finally Here! |
After weeks of announcements and months of anticipation, roots reggae sensation Taj Weekes & Adowa release their first live CD, "Pariah in Transit". The album, available on iTunes today, has already garnered a raft of rave reviews:
"[Taj Weekes & Adowa] can deliver what’s on record on stage. For some years now live reggae music from Jamaica has been enthusiastically celebrated. This should be too." - Angus Taylor, United Reggae
"Music fans irrespective of their geographic location will embrace the wide-ranging issues and eclectic musical elements that make "Pariah In Transit" one of the year’s most important reggae releases." - Patricia Meschino, veteran music journalist
"If Taj Weekes & Adowa come into your town (or anywhere in the vicinity), do not miss them. They’re seriously that good and you’re guaranteed to be blown away. Until then, though, check out this live disc, hear for yourself and get ready." - Professor Skank, KDHX, St. Louis
"A live album documents - in an unforgiving, public kind of way - the exact point where humble art meets brash showbiz. Where intellect meets entertainment...What Taj Weekes and Adowa have given us is not the usual...Entertainment shares the stage with music, music with poetry, poetry with humanity, humanity with entertainment." - Ted Boothroyd, music journalist
The band will be promoting the album throughout the year. For additional reviews and tour dates check out www.tajweekes.com.
Proceeds from the sale of Pariah in Transit go to support Weekes' children's charity, They Often Cry Outreach (TOCO – www.theyoftencryoutreach.org ).
SPREAD THE WORD ♦ SUPPORT THE CD ♦ EMPOWER THE CHILDREN
DOWNLOAD PARIAH IN TRANSIT NOW! ARTIST CONTACT Jatta LLC ◊ Worldwide
1.917.488.5982 shirley@jattarecords.com
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Big Mountain Teams Up with Kickstarter for Exciting New CD Set |
Big Mountain, the internationally renowned reggae band that topped the charts with favorite hits such as “Baby I Love Your Way” and “Touch My Light” has teamed up with Kickstarter to produce an exceptional new 3-CD set of Big Mountain music. Fans and everyday good-hearted people that understand humanitarian-oriented projects are being asked to help by purchasing the forthcoming Big Mountain / Kickstarter 3-CD set. For more than 20 years the music group Big Mountain has donated their time to help others in need of food, clothing, education, medical care and financial aid. The table has turned and instead of Big Mountain helping other organizations, for the first time in the band’s history Big Mountain’s bandleaders are asking for others to financially help Big Mountain. Through Kickstarter.com, now you can be a part of the creative process and help finance the new Big Mountain album. It is very important that Big Mountain release a new CD for radio airplay and to start touring again. Big Mountain needs to generate large numbers of ticket sales so that they can effectively help raise capital, and also raise awareness for humanitarian organizations.
More Here.....
 "Fruitful Days" by Big Mountain
New Release!!! "Lay Lady, Lay" by Big Mountain
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The 10th Annual Jerk and Caribbean Culture Festival in Palm Beach, Florida |
The 10th Annual Jerk and Caribbean Culture Festival in Palm Beach, Florida is set for Monday, May 27 at The Meyers Amphitheater in downtown West Palm Beach, Florida from 2:00pm - 10:30pm. Touted as "The biggest Caribbean food festival in the USA!," this family-oriented event is not to be missed. Tickets are $20 in advance and kids under 12 are free! Bring the whole family, the venue capacity has doubled and offers entertainment on two stages.
Artists include Internationally acclaimed, Grammy-nominated singer, songwriter and producer, Freddie McGregor; reggae legend Frankie Paul, also hit maker Jamaican dancehall, ragga, and reggae singer, Half Pint; emerging dancehall performer, Konshens; the “Big Band Reggae” sound of The Resolvers; Rootz Underground with their electric yet organic, gritty and soulful sound; and the Fab 5 band. World renown sound systems include Jamaican sound system based in Miami - Black Chiney Sound, and the world immortal Stone Love Sound System.
For more information, contact 866-232-0001 or 561-247-1366
Purchase your tickets at http://www.palmbeachjerkfestival.com
Like us on Facebook.com/PBjerkfestival for a chance to win free tickets and much more.
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Advance Tickets Now on Sale for May 1st at The Dub Club in LA, California |
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (LOS ANGELES) - Victor Essiet and The Mandators, the award winning platinum selling international Reggae and World Music band from Nigeria, has moved the iTUNES release of their new single “Freedom Train” to April 30, 2013 through Mystic Records/IDC. The single marks a strong return for Victor Essiet (known as the “Godfather of African Reggae”) and The Mandators and features up and coming hip-hop artist StyLis.
Victor has just returned from a successful media launch of the “Freedom Train” single in Nigeria with national and international media coverage stirring up an incredible groundswell of support for this beloved veteran artist in his home country. A powerful music video for “Freedom Train” is in process for the single in Los Angeles on state of the art cameras at the cutting edge of the industry.
Advance tickets for the May 1st Dub Club Reggae Meets Africa / Freedom train Tour launch concert in Los Angeles featuring Judah Eskender Tafari can be purchased at www.ticketfly.com or at Dub Club on the night of the show. The ticket price is $10 in advance and at the door. Special guests will join Victor on stage for this special concert you not want to miss !! More tour dates to be announced soon.
Connect:
http://www.VictorEssietBlog.com http://www.facebook.com/victor.essiet
https://twitter.com/VictorEssiet http://victoressiet.tumblr.com/
http://soundcloud.com/victoressietmandators
http://www.reverbnation.com/victoressietandthemandators
LABEL: MYSTIC RECORDS
MANAGEMENT & BOOKING: FOUNDATION ARTISTS
MEDIA: FOUNDATION MEDIA
Phone: (562) 948-3008 / E-Mail: foundationartists@gmail.com
DISTRIBUTION: INDEPENDENT DISTRIBUTION COLLECTIVE (IDC)
Phone: (415) 292-7007 / www.independentdistro.com/
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Azania Band & Friends a Huge Compilation!!! |
 From Cape Town South Africa, Azania band has already become an integral part of the International Reggae scene. The band’s new album “Ghetto Sound Vol. III” features Jamaica’s foundation artists namely Freddie McGregor, Luciano, Half Pint, Jimmy Riley, Iqulah, rendering a balance of roots reggae and original dancehall. Also featured on the album are, Anthony B, Tarrus Riley, Junior Kelly, Yami Bolo, Everton Blender and more. All artists on the album are backed Azania band with guest musicians as Dean Fraser, Hopeton Hibbert and Yoann Minkoff of the French Reggae band City Kay.
Most of the vocal production and voicing was done in Jamaica by Hopeton Hibbert, the son of Toots Hibbert, who for some time performed as the Morgan Heritage bass player. The music on the album is fresh, deeply immersed in positivity, yet guaranteed to groove and uplift the listener.
Azania band have worked as backing band for Yasus Afari, Cedric Meyton, Teddy Dan, Iqulah, King Kong, Ossie Gad, Starkey Banton and Vivian Jones.
The album is available on Itunes and Amazon.
Website: www.ghettosound.co.za Everton Blender
Azania Band’s key members Wakhile and Ricky are also playing on Mutabaruka’s latest album "Life And Lessons".
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When Dancehall was Nice, In the 80's Dancehall Reggae Recall |
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Advance Tickets to SNWMF 2013 On Sale Now |
 SNWMF is please to announce that Hollie Cook, Prince Fatty, Mystic Roots, Downbeat The Ruler and Comanche High Power have all been added to the lineup for this year's festival. Hollie Cook was born and bred in West London in a household dominated by music. With Sex Pistol Paul Cook as her dad, music was always around. Hollie’s passion for reggae singers Janet Kay and Phyllis Dillon combined formed the basis for her new solo work of self coined tropical pop. Prince Fatty is a British sound engineer and record producer whose sound is designed to dub your feet with rock steady beats and stimulate brain waves in a jazz-like way. Mixed in an analog haze of vintage spring reverbs, tape echoes and custom hi-grade mixing console, Prince Fatty won’t disappoint the lovers of the early 70s sound. Mystic Roots serves up an original style based in reggae, hip-hop, and dancehall with overtones of rock, funk, and ska. This Chico based group brings a brand new sound while embracing the nature of roots reggae wholeheartedly and performing it with smooth vocals/harmonies, energetic freestyles and beat-boxing, all over a solid groove. In the 1980's reggae's transition from roots to dancehall was accompanied by explosive growth in New York 's local reggae scene centered around local sound systems. Founded in the seventies by selector Tony Screw, Downbeat The Ruler rapidly became not only a regional force, but one that could compete with the strongest sounds from Jamaica . Armed with an ever-expanding 20+ year reggae vinyl collection, Comanche High Power finds and brings to light the many diverse & highly underrated artists both in reggae history and modern roots and culture dancehall music, while mixing in more well-known classic 'anthems'. Comanche is proud to be the builder and engineer of SNWMF's dancehall.
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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
Why: The home coming of Reggae On The River to its original venue!!
Showcasing a diverse mix of top-class reggae and world music talent from around the globe, the 29th annual Reggae On The River will feature performances by Julian Marley & The Uprising Band, Morgan Heritage, Tarrus Riley & Blak Soil, Anthony B, J Boog & Hot Rain, Natural Black, Sierra Leone’s Refugee Allstars, Les Nubians, Rockamoyva, Blue King Brown, Rootz Underground, Chronixx, Kabaka Pyramid, Nkulee Dube, The Meditations, Prezident Brown, Garifuna Collective, Toussaint The Liberator w/ Amandla, MC Zulu, Army, Paula Fuga + Mike Love, Zincfence Band, Reggae Angels, and Woven Roots, with more acts TBA, plus an all-star cast of DJs and vocalists from the Emerald Triangle and beyond. The event will also offer more than 60 craft and food vendors, a lively kid zone, and a weekend full of camping, community, and irie fun on the banks of the majestic Eel River.
Tickets & RV registrations are available online at www.reggaeontheriver.com. Tickets can also be purchased at the following outlets: The Works (Eureka), People's Records (Arcata), Fortuna Music Mart (Fortuna & Eureka), Mateel Office/ Redway Liquor (Redway), Peg House (Leggett), Main Street Music (Willits), Ukiah Natural Foods (Ukiah), It Takes Two To Tangle; (Laytonville), Cornerstone Reggae Culture Shop (Sebastopol), and The Last Record Store (Santa Rosa). Stay tuned to the festival website at www.reggaeontheriver.com for more details and be sure to join the ROTR email newsletter for the latest updates. Vendor, advertiser, and sponsor opportunities are also currently available. Visit the website for downloadable application forms and additional information.
For more on the 29th annual Reggae On The River, call the Mateel office at (707) 923-3368 or send an email to office@mateel.org and don’t delay in making your plans to be there for this historic homecoming celebration.
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Azania Band; Everton Blender :: Willy Winky |
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 From Cape Town South Africa, Azania band has already become an integral part of the International Reggae scene. The band’s new album “Ghetto Sound Vol. III” features Jamaica’s foundation artists namely Freddie McGregor, Luciano, Half Pint, Jimmy Riley, Iqulah, rendering a balance of roots reggae and original dancehall. Also featured on the album are, Anthony B, Tarrus Riley, Junior Kelly, Yami Bolo, Everton Blender and more. All artists on the album are backed Azania band with guest musicians as Dean Fraser, Hopeton Hibbert and Yoann Minkoff of the French Reggae band City Kay. The album is available on Itunes and Amazon. Website: www.ghettosound.co.za
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Big Mountain :: Lay Lady Lay |
 BIG MOUNTAIN new release:"Lay Lady Lay" Street date May 27th, 2013.
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April 18
----: Hortense Ellis is born in Trench Town, Kingston, Jamaica.
1980: Zimbabwe Rhodesia becomes the independent nation of Zimbabwe. (National Day)
1980: Bob Marley & The Wailers perform in Zimbabwe Independence Celebration at Rufaro Staduim, Salisbury, Zimbabwe, at the invitation of Zimbabwe's presient Robert Mugabe. Marley calls the event the "greatest honor of my life." |
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"What saves a man is to take a step. Then another step."
-- Antoine De Saint-Exupery
"You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step."
-- Martin Luther King, Jr.
"One may walk over the highest mountain one step at a time."
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Jamaica Music Countdown
By Richie B, host – “Mellow Daybreak” on Mellow FM |
Apr 19-25, 2013
Top 25 Dancehall Singles & Top 25 Reggae Singles are listed here:
http://www.reggae-vibes.com/jamtop20/jamtop20.html
TOP TEN ALBUMS/CD CHART
01 2 10 New Legend – Jamaica 50th Edition – Sly & Robbie and The Jam Masters – Taxi Records/Tad’s Record (1wk@#1) U-1
02 1 10 Unplugged on Strawberry Hill – Toots & the Maytals – D & F Music (2wks@#1) D-1
03 3 9 Di Captain – Freddie McGregor – Big Ship Music NM
04 4 8 The 8 Year Affair – Protoje – Don Corleon Records NM
05 6 5 Marcia Griffiths & Friends – Various Artistes – VP Records U-1
06 5 14 Strictly The Best Vol. #46 – Various Artistes – VP Records (1wk@#1) D-1
07 8 4 In A Di Ring – Cocoa Tea – Roaring Lion Records U-1
08 9 3 Better Tomorrow – Etana – VP Records U-1
09 7 15 The Hit List Vol. 4 – Various Artistes – Tad’s Records (2wks@#1) D-2
10 10 18 Strictly The Best Vol. 47 – Various Artistes – VP Records (2wks@#1) NM
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Numbers in bracket indicate the number of weeks at the No. 1 Spot. Key: U – Upward, D – Down, NM – Non-Mover TW – This Week, LW – Last Week, WC Weeks on Chart, PP in bracket – Peak Position, RE – Re-entry Sources: Sound Systems, Record Shops, Night Clubs & Radio Play ALL SOUND SYSTEMS, SELECTORS, RECORD SHOPS, NIGHT CLUBS & RADIO DJS WHO WISH TO ASSIST US AS WE COMPILE OUR WEEKLY CHARTS, PLEASE FURNISH US WITH ONLY CURRENT TELEPHONE NUMBERS. |
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Austin, Texas USA |
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Kingston College of Agriculture Science and Education, Portland Jamaica |
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