The 10th Annual Jerk and Caribbean Culture Festival in Palm Beach, Florida

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

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Toots and the Maytals – May 25 – Newport Rhode Island

The Newport Yachting Center's Sunset Music Series Summer Kick-Off Party to Feature Toots and The Maytals 

Newport, Rhode Island - The Newport Waterfront Events at the Newport Yachting Center announces Toots and The Maytals will headline the 2013 Nantucket Nectars Sunset Music Series’ Summer Kick-Off Party - Saturday of Memorial Day Weekend, May 25th. Also Anders Osborne and local favorites, The Ravers. Tickets - $24 advance and $36 day of show at  This Link   or 800-745-3000.

Toots & The Maytals are legends of ska and reggae music. Led by Frederick “Toots” Hibbert, the band produced three classic albums and a string of hits in the late '60s and early '70s, including “Do the Reggay”, “Pressure Drop”, “54 – 46 Was My Number” and “Monkey Man”. The band was featured in The Harder They Come film and soundtrack starring Jimmy Cliff in 1972. The group continued to enjoy international hits with “Funky Kingston” in 1973 and “Reggae Got Soul” in 1976 and during the reggae-punk and ska revival in the late 1970s. Toots & The Maytals won a Grammy for “Best Reggae Album” in 2005 for True Love which featured the band’s classics with legendary musicians including Bonnie Raitt, Willie Nelson and Eric Clapton.

05-23

The Big Kahuna helps out reggae artist who once brought him coffee and croissants

Jimmy Buffett must have the memory of an elephant - to go along with his huge philanthropic heart.  When he plays Texas - and he always plays Texas - he thanks the audience for keeping him alive when he was just a kid, trying to eek out a living playing the coffee house circuit and bars up and down Greenville Avenue in Dallas.

Now, he's lending a hand to a young reggae artist named Mishka who once brought him coffee and croissants during a trip to the islands.  Mishka was born in Bermuda and raised in the Caribbean.  His new EP, Ocean Is My Potion, on Jimmy Buffett’s Mailboat Records, just debuted at #1 on the Soundscan Reggae Chart.

Mishka first met Buffett many years ago when he was an entrepreneurial four year-old delivering fresh croissants to Jimmy’s sailboat in the French West Indies with his sisters. The musician and young Mishka formed a fast bond, and Jimmy wrote and recorded a song about him called, “Chanson Pour Les Petits Enfants” which translates to, “Song For Little Children.”

05-23

Katchafire Kick Off Spring US Tour in Support of Their Greatest Hits Album Available Now Online -

In Stores May 21

New Zealand’s Katchafire kicked off their spring 2013 U.S. tour in Hawaii this past weekend. The tour coincides with the release of their greatest hits collection Best So Far, available digitally this week (April 16) and in stores on May 21. 

The seven piece collective will be rocking major festivals as well as headlining intimate venues across the West Coast, Midwest and South in over 28 U.S. cities throughout April and May. The band is no stranger to the road and has performed worldwide with international acts such as The Wailers, Maxi Priest, UB40 and Arrested Development. For the most up to date tour schedule, please visit www.facebook.com/katchafireband.

From their humble beginnings in the late ’90s as a Bob Marley tribute band to one of New Zealand’s and the South Pacific’s most popular groups today, Katchafire have created a timeless hit-filled repertoire during this short time span.   In homage to their tour and new release, check out the video for Best So Far’s featured track On The Road Again.

06-02

Return Of The Nation

California Reggae alums Dub Nation kick off their return to action with a reunion that features new faces to the line-up. Producer and bassist, Frank “Fantom” Caruso, after years of managing and touring with the likes of Motown legends, The Temptations, has reincarnated Dub Nation with their third musical effort. The biggest transformation in their sound would undoubtedly be that of new lead singer GC Cameron. Cameron is a Motown legend who goes all the way back to the late 1960’s as a member of The Spinners. Caruso and Cameron bonded together during their days with The Temptations, joining forces to launch this new Dub Nation album, Rising Force for Change.

GC Cameron’s international smash hit “It’s a Shame”, was Motown Records and The Spinners biggest song of 1970. Produced and written by Stevie Wonder, “It’s a Shame” showed off GC’s tremendous range and vocal power. Later GC would go solo and follow Barry Gordy and Motown to Los Angeles. In 1974, Cameron would release “It’s so Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday” under his own name and on the soundtrack for the movie Cooley High. 

Other original members who go back to 1995 with the group are vocalist Paul “Fish” Dawson, keyboardist Peter Nuessmann and horn section: John Caredio on trumpet and Kenny Schick on saxophone. The ensemble is completed with Bay Area guitar hero David Rampley, drummer Chris Cortez of Native Elements, and vocalists Kimiko Joy and Omega of the group Dynamic.  www.nationrizn.com

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John Brown's Body New Album "Kings & Queens"

John Brown’s Body’s new, chart-topping album, Kings And Queens (#1 Billboard Reggae, #1 iTunes Reggae), released April 16th on Easy Star Records, is the band’s most ambitious release to date, encompassing the entire history of the band’s sound and legacy.  Lead vocalist Elliot Martin reaches new levels of songwriting by striking the fine balance between classic JBB roots and a fresh new JBB sound.  

After releasing their exceptional and (mostly) instrumental JBB In Dub EP late in 2012, the band is back with their eighth studio album, and first full-length since 2008’s Amplify (#1 Billboard Reggae).  Kings And Queens features twelve new songs that are dripping in their signature “Future Roots” sound influenced by British Reggae, roots classics, dub experimentation, and electronic music.  The results are a thicker, heavier style than most modern reggae.  Check for JBB on tour this spring and summer.  AVAILABLE NOW:   Album on iTunes     Album on Amazon

“John Brown’s Body’s new Kings And Queens is the band’s best album to date, hands down…The music is a sweet homegrown hybrid of classic reggae spirit and inventive sonic explorations.  John Brown’s Body comes across as confident and strong; this is the sound of a group of reggae masters in a very good place.” – Jambands.com 

“With “Kings and Queens,” John Brown’s Body delivered once again, demonstrating the diversity that is “American Reggae” and pushing musical boundaries in ways very few bands are capable….One of reggae’s best in 2013.” – 

The Pier 

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SNWMF 2013 Completes Lineup with 7 Additional Artists - 1-Day Tickets on Sale Now

SNWMF 2013 is pleased to announce that Ras Michael, Errol Dunkley,  Afrolicious, Iqulah, Abja & The Lionz of Kush, Asheba and Tim Cain have all been added to perform at the 20th annual Sierra Nevada World Music Festival taking place June 21-23, 2013 at the Mendocino County Fairgrounds located in Boonville , California .  The lineup for SNWMF is now complete and 1-Day Tickets are now available online and at select Independent Ticket Outlets. 

For additional information regarding the artists performing at this year's festival or to purchase tickets, please log on to: www.snwmf.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 

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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Ras Indio ::  Rasta Party

CLICK on thelink to listen & Download !!!rasta-party-feat.-turtlemanLook out for the 2013 album release "Give Thanks & Praises" by Ras IndioTo order Ras Indion music & t-shirts

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