Friday, February 27, 2009
Volume 6 Issue 9



News Flash
New CD's in the Mix
Ital Statistics
In Jah's Name We Pray
Reggae Festivals
Roots Reggae Airplay Charts
About Us

MIAMI, FL CARIBBEAN FESTIVAL FEB 28TH!
The 16th Annual Caribbean Festival will be held Sat., Feb. 28, 2009, in Bicentennial Park, downtown Miami, Florida. The daylong celebration of music, arts, and crafts honors the life and philosophy of legendary reggae star, Bob Marley.  This year it also honors the memory of Cedella Marley Booker, the mother of Bob Marley who passed away in 2008.  It was her spirit and energy that lived in the festival, and it will continue to be felt in those whose lives she touched.  The festival will continue to spread the Marley family message—to help those who are less fortunate. 

Marley brothers Stephen, Damian, Ky-Mani, and Julian in performance will be Buju Banton, Capleton, Sizzla, Collie Buddz, Tessanne, Jahfe P Jam, Finley Quaye, and more.  Hosts will be Princess and Lance O.  As always, this  promises to be South Florida’s finest reggae and Caribbean music showcase.

The Caribbean Festival has always carried a humanitarian message within its musical one.  From the very beginning, a donation of canned goods to feed those in need has been an integral part of every festival.  To date, the Bob Marley Movement of Jah People has collected more than two million cans of food for distribution to the less fortunate.  This year, the non-profit group Farm Share will collect the cans from the festival and distribute them to those in need.

The Caribbean Festival is one of the most successful and longest running music festivals in all of South Florida.  People every year mark their calendars and travel from around the United States, Canada, and the Caribbean to attend the event.  The festival reaches across all aspects of the community who come together in peace and harmony.             
Check Out: http://www.bobmarleymovement.com/

REGGAE FESTIVAL GUIDE MAGAZINE CELEBRATES ITS 15TH ANNIVERSARY ISSUE!
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SOUL REBEL: AN INTIMATE PORTRAIT OF BOB MARLEY
OVER 200 NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN IMAGES OF BOB MARLEY TAKEN BY ACCLAIMED PHOTOJOURNALIST, DAVID BURNETT  PUBLISHED IN: SOUL REBEL: AN INTIMATE PORTRAIT OF BOB MARLEY

"Burnett captures the haunting Misty Mornings of the Isle of Springs, and the private Jamming and cloudy studio wizardry of its musical magicians. We see intimate portraits of Burning Spear; the Bush Doctor, Peter Tosh; the irrepressible producers Jack Ruby and Lee 'Scratch' Perry; and most impressively, the Prophet Bob Marley, deep in thought and serious as a heart attack, in the process of creating and sharing his immortal Redemption Songs."
—Roger Steffens, Chairman, Reggae Grammy Committee; founder, The Beat magazine; author of Reggae Scrapbook

For any reggae lover, music history buff, or Bob Marley admirer, Soul Rebel presents a unique view into Marley’s life just a few years before his death from cancer in 1981. Burnett, who has gained behind-the-scenes access to Presidents and celebrities throughout the world, remembers Bob Marley’s warmth and generosity. “I was a stranger covering him for an international news publication. Marley was especially hospitable and very forthcoming. We sat for a couple of hours speaking about everything from politics, to music, and the whole scene in Jamaica, and why it would give birth to a movement like reggae. His suspicion of politicians kind of mirrored by own, though his view was colored by the hard times he'd known growing up in Trenchtown. In a way, that is the beauty of his music, that from such harsh beginnings came such spiritual understanding and musical poetry.”

To celebrate the genius of Bob Marley on what would have been his 64th birthday, beginning February 6, 2009, and continuing through March 28, 2009, Govinda Gallery in Washington DC will present an exhibit of Burnett’s Marley images curated by Soul Rebel editor Chris Murray. Original limited edition prints of David Burnett’s photographs are available to collectors through the gallery. 

SOUL REBEL: An Intimate Portrait of Bob Marley 
By: David Burnett
Insight Editions                                             
InsightEditions.com
Hardcover, $39.95 ($45.00 CAN ) 
160 pages, 9¼”x 12¾”
ISBN-13: 978-1-933784-26-7                     
Over 200 black-and-white photographs
Publication date: February 6, 2009                                               
Distributed by Publishers Group West

For a review copy, images, or further information contact: Eileen Duhné: 415.526.1375/ eileen@palacepress.com

To schedule an interview with David Burnett, contact:
Cathy Saypol  904.491.3499/saypolpr@aol.com  or
Johanna Ramos-Boyer, 703.646.5137/Johanna@jrbcomm.com

For image licensing information, contact Jeffrey Smith, jeffreysmith@contactpressimages.com

For Govinda Gallery: contact Chris Murray Tel: 202 333 1180 popart@govindagallery.com

CHEF MAYRA'S MOCK CHICKEN
Type: Snack /Main       
Serves:  4
Time to Prepare: 25 min


“An Oldie but Goodie”


Ingredients
1    12 oz of Firm  ( NON GMO) Tofu

Instructions
•    Leave tofu in original package and place in freezer for 72 hours.
•    Bring a pot of water to a simmer. Place package of tofu in water and allow to thaw, approximately 10 minutes. When thawed, remove from package, place in a piece of cheesecloth, and squeeze out liquid. Shred, dice, or slice tofu and include in your favorite recipe.
•    Add your spice or any flavor you want

Kitchen Equipment

 Mid size pot
Cheese Cloth
“Cheese” Shredded

Complementary Food and Drinks
Shred, dice, or slice tofu and include in your favorite recipe.
Add your spice or any flavor you want.
Nice bottle of Alkaline water

Carib Chef Mayra

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REGGAE AFFECTS THE WORLD
source:sflcn.com
Jamaican musicologist Dermott Hussey says that a study of the global penetration of Jamaica's Reggae music into communities which have adopted it, could reveal that its internationalization was the country's finest hour.

Addressing a Reggae Symposium and Art Exhibition at the Embassy of Jamaica in Washington DC on Monday (February 23), Mr. Hussey noted that Reggae enjoys international fame, like blues, funk, rock and jazz.

He said that advertisers were creating reggae jingles to promote a variety of products while, increasingly, film soundtracks feature the music, and Jamaican innovations, such as "dub" and "versions", have been copied globally and expanded.

The music and persona of Bob Marley were key elements of Brand Jamaica, which continues to have a powerful resonance and persuasive affect on the world's music landscape, he said.
Tracing the history of Jamaican music, Mr. Hussey said Jamaica gave the world a new rhythm with melodic bass lines closest to a heartbeat.

Turning to Marley's contribution, he noted that 28 years after his passing, his persona, his music, and message were as alive, globally, as when he lived. He also paid tribute to the pioneers of Reggae. He told the standing room only audience that the concept of celebrating Reggae Month was laudable and one, which should be embraced internationally.

SUBMIT YOUR REGGAE RECOLLECTIONS FOR OUR MAGAZINE!
Greetings Reggae Family;
Each year in the Reggae Festival Guide magazine, we publish a feature called ‘Reggaelections’ (Recollections - it used to be called Red, Gold and Green Memories.) This story is a compilation of stories from YOU, the readers, from around the globe about how reggae has touched or changed your life, inspired you, humored you, or blown your mind!

If you would like to submit a piece for this article, kindly email 400 words or less to editor@reggaefestivalguide.com

If you can, please attach a HIGH RESOLUTION (300 dpi) photo with your submission. No need to send a low-resolution photo as we can’t use it for print.

IMPORTANT: THE WORDS AND THE PHOTO MUST BE IN SAME EMAIL. We will not be able to match them up if we receive them in separate emails.

In subject line of email put: Reggaelections and Your First Name and Country

Example: Reggaelections Florencia/Cordoba, Argentina

The deadline for submissions is March 15. There is no financial compensation for this editorial submission. There is no guarantee that it will run as we expect to receive more than we need. Be sure to tell us at the end of your submission, who you are and where you
are from:

Example: Florencia Mariona, Cordoba, Argentina
No other personal info is necessary.

Thank you and we are looking forward to hearing from you to share your story around the world to others in our reggae family.

PUTUMAYO PRESENTS: AFRICAN REGGAE
African Reggae is, in part, an homage to Bob Marley’s powerful impact on African music. This collection features selections by outstanding African musicians who have built upon Jamaica’s “golden age of reggae” in the 1960s and 1970s by weaving together traditional and modern sounds into a vibrant musical fabric.

When reggae evolved from ska after Jamaica’s independence in 1963, it quickly dropped its seeds in Africa, the true land of its origin. Pioneering Jamaican artists Desmond Dekker and Jimmy Cliff were African favorites in the 1960s, followed in the next decade by Bob Marley, whose songs of African unity and liberation and concerts in Africa inspired all of the artists on this CD.

There is an uninterrupted connection between the cultures of Africa and Jamaica as African instruments, rhythms and chants were brought to the Americas and the Caribbean by slaves, eventually becoming blues, rhythm and blues, funk, jazz gospel and reggae. Nigerian reggae artist Majek Fashek has said, “If I was born in Jamaica, I’d still be an African. I do not play Jamaican reggae. Reggae is African.”

African Reggae vividly illustrates how African artists have kept the spirit of roots reggae alive from Cape Town to Cape Verde. This collection includes tracks ranging from the hit “Magno Mako” by Ivoirian Ismael Isaac to the melting pot brew of Burkina Faso’s Bingui Jaa Jammy and from the Rastafarian-influenced sounds of Ghana’s Kwame Bediako to the mystical kora-laced incantations of Guinea Bissau’s Nino Galissa.

Echoes of reggae masters from Jamaica abound as one can detect the influences of Jamaican keyboard legend Augustus Pablo, Peter Tosh and many others. African Reggae demonstrates the powerful influences of reggae on the continent of Africa and how African musicians have added their own unique flavors to create an exciting, fresh musical brew. HTTP://WWW.PUTUMAYO.COM

VOTE FOR ARTISTS IN THE CANADIAN REGGAE MUSIC AWARDS
This Gala Event will be held on Saturday March 28th 2009
at The DOUBLETREE by HILTON hotel 655 DIXON ROAD IN TORONTO starting at 8:00pm. The AFTER PARTY will begin immediately following the presentations

REGGAE INDUSTRY PARTICIPATION IS REQUIRED FOR THE 22nd ANNUAL CANADIAN REGGAE MUSIC AWARDS
Please submit your vote
for this year's AWARD nominees!

VOTE BY HIGHLIGHTING ONE NAME OF YOUR CHOICE IN EACH OF THE CATEGORIES BELOW, e-mail to winprods@aol.com before MARCH 10th 2009

CANADIAN REGGAE ARTISTS AWARDS

Top Reggae Newcomer (female)

* AURESIA
* EMPRESS MINOTT
* JANAYA "SISTA J" ELLIS
* JAY DAVIS
* TANYA NYCOLE
* THE JEMPRESS

CANADIAN REGGAE ARTISTS AWARDS

Top Reggae Single

* WHAT WILL MY MARY SAY- JAY DOUGLAS
* YUH NUH SIMPLE - TONY ANTHONY
* OLD FASHION LOVE SONG - TASHA T. AND MR. COOPER
* SEE YOU LATER MY FRIEND - JANNETT SCOTT
* LOVE IS OVER DUE - MR. COOPER
* CONSIDER ME - MIKE THOMPSON
* LETS GET IT ON - STEELE
* ALL WE NEED IS LOVE - SURU BOARD
* NEED SOME MONEY - DONNA MAKEDA

Top Reggae Newcomer (male)

* RAZOR B ***
* HUBERT WIZ
* YOUNIQUE
* CLAYTON C
* JAH PATRIOT
* DWAINE MESSADO
* SURU BOARD
* IYA TENNA
* DYLAN MURRAY
* RAYMOND GREEN
* ELIJAH Da LEADDA

Top Reggae Gospel Singer (female)

* SOUL J.
* MARVIA PROVIDENCE
* KAY MORRIS
* JOY CREED
* NANA MCLEAN
* COLLEEN ALLEN

Top Reggae Band

* INWORD
* MOUNTAIN EDGE
* SOULJAH FYAH
* ROOTS

Top Reggae Gospel Singer (male)

* MARK HOLDER
* JERMAINE COWAN
* ESTIBAN LINDSAY
* GEORGE BANTON
* PATRICK BLAIR
* KENNY B.
* GEORGE ANDREWS

Top Dancehall Style D.J. (female)

* TASHA T
* CHATTA
* DONNA MAKEDA
* LADYLUSCIOUS

Top Reggae Gospel CD

* JESUS IS WAITING - ESTIBAN LINDSAY
* TIMING - JERMAINE COWAN
* LILY OF THE VALLEY -JOY CREED
* DAYS OF PRAISE - MARK HOLDER
* I.O.U. - SOUL J.
* JESUS KNOWS - GEORGE BANTON
* DON'T DENY ME - KIRK DAVIS

Top Dancehall Style D.J. (male)

* KING UJAH
* KEITHY RANKS
* RICH KID
* EXCO LEVI
* MIKEY DANGEROUS

CANADIAN SOCA / CALYPSO AWARDS
Top Soca / Calypso CD / Album

* SOCA QUEEN - SUSAN G.
* RUSH HOUR - DELEE
* JUICE MAN - DICK LOCHAN

Top Reggae Singer (female)

* JANNETT SCOTT
* TANYA MULLINGS
* TASHA T
* TANYA P.
* JANAYA "SISTA J" ELLIS
* AURESIA

CARIBBEAN ORIENTED JAZZ
Top Caribbean Oriented Jazz CD / Album

* COME OVER TO MY PLACE - CARVEL ROWE
* INTERPRETATION - I SAX
* THE PEACEMAKERS CHAUFFEUR - JASON WILSON

Top Reggae Singer (male)


* VERN MAYTONE
* RAS LEE
* JIMMY REID
* ORGANS
* PRINCE ALLY
* PETER RANKING
* HUMBLE
* STEELE
* LEROY BROWN
* TONY ANTHONY
* MR. COOPER
* JAY DOUGLAS
* MIKE THOMPSON
* MARK HOLDER

TOP INTERNATIONAL REGGAE AWARDS

Top Reggae CD / Album Int'l

* YES WE CAN - COCOA TEA
* MIDNIGHT BLUE - TONY GREENE
* REVELATION - LITTLE HERO
* MISSION IN PROGRESS - MORGAN HERITAGE
* POZITIVE VIBZ - HORACE MARTIN

Top Reggae Producer


* ORVILLE 'WIZ' MALCOM
* CANCER MUSIC/RAS VIBE
* D.FORD AND K.THOMAS
* ANDREW STEPHENS
* PRINCE ALLY
* V.BUCKLEY AND E PHILLIPS
* ROBERT PALMER
* DAVID LINES AND AURESIA

Top Reggae Single Int'l

* NOTHING TO SMILE ABOUT - MORGAN HERITAGE
* DI PLANE LAND - RICHIE SPICE
* I FEEL GOOD - BERES HAMMOND
* BARACK OBAMA -COCOA TEA
* SEA OF LOVE - TERRY LINEN
* MILES AWAY - JAH CURE
* AUGUSTOWN - DUANE STEPHENSON

CANADIAN REGGAE ARTISTS AWARDS
Top Reggae CD / Album

* TRUTH WILL REVEAL -SOULJAH FYAH
* EVERYTHING - HUMBLE
* AURESIA - AURESIA
* GLORIFY THE KING - KING UJAH
* GLORY - PETER RANKING
* POZITIVE VIBEZ - HORACE MARTIN
* MYSTERY WOMAN - JANNETT SCOTT
* BRIDGE OVER TROUBLE WATER - PRINCE ALLY
* SHOWERS OF BLESSING - RAS LEE
* STORM CLOUDS- JIMMY REID
* TOUCH OF MAGIC  JAY DOUGLAS

SPECIAL AWARDS

NOTE: PLEASE SUBMIT NAME(S) OF YOUR CHOICE

Canadian Award of Merit

The Peter Tosh Memorial Award

International Award of Merit

The Bob Marley Memorial Award

GYPTIAN LIVE IN TORONTO MARCH 6TH


ROCKY DAWUNI'S INDEPENDENCE SPLASH '09
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Messenjah Selah : : Breaking Babylon Curse
Messenjah Selah (b. Everton Clarke) is a fresh voice in the conscious reggae scene, although he has been singing professionally for ten years. His music is smart and powerful, breaking down general reggae themes like love, consciousness, and justice, and personalizing them to his own style. His main message is to, “Know yourself and by knowing yourself, you will know the Creator.”

Selah attributes his global perspective to his upbringing of growing up in Jamaica, moving to the Virgin Island at age 15, and relocating to Atlanta, Georgia after high school. His sophomore CD is his best one yet, entitled “Breaking Babylon Curse” on the Zion High/Lustre Kings label.

Important gems on the CD include “African Bless,” “Focus,” and “You Deserve.” The East Bay Express writes, “Light on the well-worn spiritual and social imagery of Rasta culture, [Selah] prefers to pair smart, serious commentary about contemporary issues with pure positive vibrations  especially throughout his sophomore album's superior second half.”

For further information, please contact Laura Gardner, editor@jahworks.org, 510.207.0477

Release date: 12/14/08

Site where CD can be purchased:
http://www.ebreggae.com

Site where MP3 download can be purchased:
http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=299028754&s=143441&v0=WWW-NAUS-ITUWEEKLY-IPOD%2BITUNES

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001NS017U?tag=selahmusic-20&camp=14573&creative=327641&linkCode=as1&creativeASIN=B001NS017U&adid=1K8XW8JPD1JE16AC8ZYD &

SULIMON : : Rebellion
Sulimon is a singer/songwriter and producer from London. He has toured New York and neighboring states with his band as well as performed at numerous film festivals and sporting events.

Before going to the USA he created a buzz in England by promoting his music over the airwaves of major British radio stations. He has also done live p.a.'s for BBC radio road shows and other outdoor events. His material has gained fine reviews from several newspapers and magazines.

His new album, Rebellion, has just been released on iTunes as well as other
online stores such as CDBaby. It will only be available online. Sulimon uses
this album to express his anti-industry, anti-war, art, love and peace views.

Songs from the album Rebellion:

1. A Moment
2. America's Children
3. Banned From Sex
4. Definitely It
5. Junior Superstar
6. Lonely Man
7. Rebellion
8. Valley of Forget

Released: 2009
Available: iTunes and CDbaby.com

For more info feel free to contact us
http://www.gallerylala.com

SOUNDKILLAZ : : Ja Rydaz
The CD will be released on the 10th of May 2009 and will be available on amazon, itunes, soundclick.com and at BaiMaLoja Online Shop.

Far from the concrete council blocks of South London, their new inspiration is the airy Stony Hill district above Kingston and a compact studio they've established close to home...For their whole lives home has either been Jamaica or London, moving between the two either literally or musically. Sons of veteran Jamaican singer/songwriter Jack Radics, the brothers are very much a product of their musical background, ranging from the melodic reggae of their father to their roots in London's hip hop scene - which itself has close ties to the Rock.

It wasn't always music - after all, not everyone follows directly after their father - with Matthew trying to make a career in acting, getting as far as appearing on BBC television while Jordan excelled at basketball, representing England at under-16 level.

However in their teens that music soon took over. Jordan quickly became a precocious young MC and an integral member of hip hop groups Lotek HiFi (then signed to the groundbreaking Big Dada label) and respected live act Focused Few. Just as his MC'ing talents belied his age, the then teenage Jordan quickly took to instruments and beat-making.

It was during this stage he developed an interest to play instruments and soon was making beats and contemplating studio equipment. Matthew had been back in Jamaica working with their father, Jack, but with his brother breaking into the London scene and his father now signed to EMI in Germany, he decided to head back forming a new group, SK, with fellow MC Metropolis in 2003.

Scraping and saving the brothers had by 2005 bought enough equipment to build their own studio and were working with other artistes, establishing a strong underground following via local pirate radio. That said, they decided once again, and why not, to pack up everything and relocate to Jamaica in 2006.

From their new base they've worked with a range of artists from the Governo Sombra organisation in Portugal to platinum selling singer Gentleman and behind the scenes at different levels of production, stage shows and even music videos with Ras Tingle and TD Films. But right know it's the SK, SoundKillaz and their new album 'JA Rydaz', which listening you'll find a reflection of their background, hip hop tracks with a Jamaican accent... the first of several planned releases planned on their own label SK Productions

LOOK OUT
contact: J.Bailey - tel- 876-4611123-
email- soundkillaz@gmail.com
http://www.reverbnation.com/soundkillazsk
http://www.myspace.com/soundkillazsk


ON THIS DAY IN REGGAE
 February 27
1455: Gutenberg Bible printed on paper made from hemp.
----: Nakasu Akihito [Ska Flames; Percussions] is born.
2003: Deejay Scotty (Derrick Scott) dies from prostate cancer at the Lord's Place nursing home in Kingston. He was 52 years-old.

IN THE NAME OF THE MOST HIGH
source: salvationarmy.org

Fill us with thy inspiration,
All our works confirmed by thee;
Let them be thy revelation,
Pure as thou wouldst have them be.

Give us courage when we falter,
Balance thought before the act,
Placing talents on thine altar,
Facing up to sternest fact.

With thy plan before us ever,
Keep us loyal to our aim;
Then shall all our life’s endeavour
Glorify our Father’s name.


RICHIE B'S HOT MIX 102FM FRI FEB 27TH - STRAIGHT FROM YARD!
JAMAICA MUSIC COUNTDOWN
By Richie B, host – “HOT MIX” on Hot 102FM

FEBRUARY 27, 2009

TOP 20 DANCE HALL SINGLES


TW    LW    WOC    TITLE/ARTISTE/LABEL

01      2    10    Time To Shine-Laden-Big Ship(1wk@#1)  U-1
02      1      8    Romping Shop-Vybz Kartel feat Spice-Adidjaheim Records/NotNice(2wks@#1) D-1
03      3    10    Dip Again- Elephant Man feat. Ding Dong – Big Ship NM
04      4    21    Ghetto Prayer – Shane-O-Jam II NM
05      8      5    Last Man Standing-Vybz Kartel – U-3
06      7      8    I’m So Blessed - Mavado – Big Ship U-1
07      5    24    Burnin, Burnin- Miss Triniti feat. Beenie Man-Unseen Lab (2wks@#1) D-2
08      6    11    Flying Dagger (100 Stab)- Idonia- Equinoxx (pp#6) D-2
09      9    23    Move-KK Alese- Ruby Sarah Music (pp#7) NM
10    12      5     Ben Ova - RDX- U-2
11    13      4    Head Caan Hot So- Prodigal Son-Main Street Records U-2
12     14     5    This Means Money – Konshens – Head Concussion U-2
13    15      4    Get Wild-Vybz Kartel- Not Nice U-2
14    10    27    Rolling Deep-Flippa Mafia-T J Records (pp#5) D-4
15    16      4    Bubble-Charly Blacks-Fresh Ear U-1
16    11     19    Sweep-Elephant Man-Scatta Productions/Kings of Kings (3wks@#1) D-5
17    17    15     Million By A Mawning-Vybz Kartel-Don Corleon (3wks@#1 NM
18    18    17    Yuh Know Fi Wine-Beenie Man- 357 Records (pp#7) NM
19    19    22    No Games-Serani- TJ Records (pp#2) NM
20    20    10    No Chorus (Real Killer)-Mavado-Big Ship(pp#16) NM


TOP 20 REGGAE SINGLES


TW    LW    WOC    TITLE/ARTISABEL

01      2     18    Calm Down Yuh Nerves-Bescenta-Uplifting Music Int’l (2wks@#1) U-1
02      3     14    Jah Jah See Dem A Come-Sugar Roy/Conrad Crystal & Gyptian – Fireball U-1
03      1     17    I Love You Anyway-Barbee-It’s Not A Game Records (2wks@#1) D-2
04      5     11    Can’t Sleep-Romaine Virgo-Penthouse Records U-1
05      4     23    Nothing Change (Love Reigns)- Bugle/Tarrus Riley -Sons of Spoon Music(2wks@#1) D-1
06      6     17    My Jamaican Girl-Prince Pankhi-Otis Riddim Records (pp#5) NM
07      7     10    Missing You Right Now-Daville-Fashowzy NM
08      9     12      Good Morning Beautiful-Mark Ice-Big Lawd Records U-1
09    10     10    You’ve Lost That Loving Feeling-Noddy Virtue/Jodi-Ann Pantry-Reflection U-1
10    11      7    You’re My Inspiration –LUST- Born Music U-1
11    12      5    Bad Man Don’t Cry-Shaggy-Big Yard Music U-1
12    14      7    Another Bill Again-Tony Rebel-Penthouse U-2
13    15      5    Start Anew-Tarrus Riley-Juke Boxx U-2
14      8    27    A Better Man-Terry Linen-Uplifting Music Int’l Camp (2wks@#1) D-6
15    16      6    Music – Konshens – Tads Int’l U-1
16    17      5    Jah Jah Blessing –Etana feat Alborosie–Forward Records U-1
17    18      3    Cassava – Andrew Mistiq aka P. Zed –Inspire U-1
18    19      3    Save The Juvenile-Ruffian-Get Up Yute Records U-1
19    20      2    A Thousand Miles Away-Ras Penco-Uprize Music U-1
20    13    23    Tell It Like It Is-Stevie Face-Boot Camp (4wks@#1) D-7


TOP TEN ALBUMS/CD CHART

TW    LW   WOC    TITLE/ARTISTE/LABEL

01      1    17    I Can Feel Your Pain- Gyptian-VP Records/Cannon (2wks@#1)
NM
02      3     7     Reggae Jammin Vol. 1-Various Artistes- Tads Record Int’l U-1
03      2    12    Yes We Can-Cocoa Tea - Roaring Lion/Tads Int’l (3wks@1) D-1
04      5     7     Stronger – Fantan Mojah–Greensleeves U-1
05      6     5     Waiting – Cecile – Dangerzone U-1
06      4     14   Greatest Reggae One Drop Anthems-Various Artistes-Greensleeves D-2
07      7    18    Riddim Ruler- Drop It – Various Artistes-No Doubt Records/Tads Int’l (2wks@#1) NM
08      9      3    Pull Up Selector-Jimmy Riley-Taxi U-1
09      8    15    A Moment In Time -Beres Hammond -VP Records (4wks@#1) D-1
10    10    19    Loaded-Busy Signal-VP Records (1wk@#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
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Tosh meets Marley starring Fully Fullwood & The Fully Fullwood Band (JAM)
Friday, February 27, 2009
Breda, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
0765156677
Marley in the Mountains
Friday-Saturday, February 27-28, 2009
Ketchum, ID, U.S.
208-720-5431
Dreadmond Reggae Kingdom V
Saturday, February 28, 2009
Rupelmonde, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium
0032477581103
Bob Marley Movement presents the 16th Annual Caribbean Festival
Saturday, February 28, 2009
Maimi, Florida, U.S.
305.740.7344
Reggae Legend Birthday Bash 2009
Saturday, March 7, 2009
Grand Rapids, MI, U.S.
269-271-5219
Jamfest Spring Break Concert Series
Monday-Sunday, March 2-22, 2009
Negril, Jamaica
410-787-9500 ext.230
 
The Gathering of the Peacemakers
Saturday-Sunday, April 9-13, 2009
Black Mountain, North Carolina, U.S.
828-295-4610
6th Annual Puerto Galera Reggae Festival
Saturday, April 11, 2009
Encenada Beach Resort, Puerto Galera, Mindoro Island, Philipines
63-906-4334192
6th Annual Baja Sur Reggae Festival
Saturday-Sunday, April 11-12, 2009
Pescadero, Baja California Sur, Mexico
011.52.1.612.133.4718
Sugarloaf Bud Light Reggae Festival
Thursday-Sunday, April 16-19, 2009
Carrabassett Valley, Maine, U.S.
800-THE-LOAF
Ali Campbell(UB40) & BEEF
Friday, May 1, 2009
Amsterdam, Netherlands
0653517176
Unite In Paradise - Reggae Festival
Saturday-Tuesday, May 16-19, 2009
Babylontown, Olympos, Turkey
+49 (0) 621-6850981
Best of the Best
Sunday, May 24, 2009
Miami , Florida, U.S.
305-438-9488
Morro Bay Music Festival
Saturday, June 6, 2009
Morro Bay, CA, U.S.
805-772-1155
The Gathering of the Peacemakers
Thursday-Sunday, June 11-14, 2009
Albany, New Hampshire, U.S.
828 295-4610
The Gathering of the Peacemakers
Thursday-Sunday, June 18-21, 2009
Woodstock, New York, U.S.
828 295-4610
Juneteenth Festival
Friday-Sunday, June 19-21, 2009
Akron, Ohio, U.S.
330-535-995
Reggae Bash
Friday-Sunday, June 19-21, 2009
St-Damien, QC, Canada
514-692-5075
Weedbeat Festival 2009
Friday-Sunday, June 19-21, 2009
Rössing / Hildesheim, Niedersachsen, Germany
01714203666
RainforestAid 2009
Friday-Sunday, June 19-21, 2009
Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica, Germany
011-506-8378-3013
Sierra Nevada World Music Festival
Friday-Sunday, June 19-21, 2009
Boonville, California, U.S.
916-777-5550
Worldbeat Music Fest
Saturday, June 20, 2009
Houston, Texas, U.S.
281-712-1932
EcoMotion BlockParty
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Ft Bragg, CA, U.S.
707-489-1619
Festival Afrique-Carib
Saturday-Sunday, June 27-28, 2009
Almere, Netherlands

Summer Jam
July 1-31, 2009
Köln , Nordrheinwestfalen, Germany
01624520739
Rototom Sunsplash
Thursday-Saturday, July 2-11, 2009
Osoppo, Udine, Italy
+39.0434.977314
24th Summerjam Festival
Friday-Sunday, July 3-5, 2009
Cologne, NRW, Germany
+49 711 - 238 5050
Houston Caribfest
Sunday, July 5, 2009
Houston, Texas, U.S.
713-689-0689
Bayfront Reggae Festival
Saturday, July 11, 2009
Duluth, MN, U.S.
218-834-5037
Soul Rebel Festival
Saturday, July 11, 2009
Nederland, Colorado, U.S.
303-415-1352

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