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Vol 4, Issue 3
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Buju Banton's "Driver A" added to Hot 97- New York
-Tune Maintains #1 Spot on Jamaica's Weekly Top 30 Hit List & Hype TV's Weekly Top Twenty Reggae-Dancehall Chart
Gargamel Music, Inc. is pleased to announce that Buju Banton's blazing new single "Driver A" has officially been added into rotation on Hot 97-New York's #1 station for Hip-Hop and R&B. A classic reality tune dropped on the vintage Taxi riddim, "Driver A" has been perched at #1 for six weeks on Media Guide's Reggae Specialty cart. It is the second single from Banton's 2007 Grammy-nominated album TOO BAD..
In Addition to the support on Hot 97, "Driver A" has also been receiving love on several stations around the U.S. including WBLS, WFMU, WNUY, and WRKS in New York, WEDR and WHQT in Miami, KDLD in Los Angeles as well as several other stations around the U.S.
Meanwhile back in Jamaica, "Driver A" is still riding high on top of the charts, holding down the #1 spot for four consecutive weeks on Jamaica's Weekly Top 30 Hit List and for three weeks and on Hype TV's Weekly Top 20 Reggae-Dancehall chart.
Plans are underway for an accompanying music video which will be filmed in the coming weeks.
Editor's note:
This is a song which not many others can test these days. Check it out at myspace.com/bujubanton to hear it. We are sure you will have to rewind and come again.
Did you know?
For those of you with the cable company Direct TV, you can pick up the Jamaican network, Hype TV in your own home and check out all of the latest and greatest videos, as well as festival coverage straight from "Yard!
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How To Get a Copy of the printed Reggae Festival Guide magazine
The annual Reggae Festival Guide magazine is free if you pick it up at festivals, shops, clubs and book stores in your area. Check with your local festival promoter for more details. Or you may obtain a copy by sending a check for $6.50 if in the U.S. and $10.00 if outside of the U.S. Send your request by mail to:
RBA Publishing LLC Reggae Festival Guide
P.O. Box 50635
Reno, NV 89513
Although the Guide is free, this cost covers postage and handling. New Guides are not shipped out until May of each year. Thanks for your continued interest in the Reggae Festival Guide!
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Roots Reminder
NOTE: After February 9, 2007 prizes will no longer be distributed for the Before the Legend Sweepstakes which ended in September of '06. Please visit our website at www.reggaefestivalguide.com to see if you are a winner and claim your prize. Thanks!
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"BADNESS OUTTA STYLE": TEMPO TAKES A STAND AGAINST VIOLENCE
Tempo, the Caribbean's premier entertainment network, is pleased to announce a new initiative of its pro-social platform, ONE LOVE, which engages, educates, and empowers the community to tackle issues that affect us. The ONE LOVE: BADNESS OUTTA STYLE CAMPAIGN will openly explore ways to prevent violence in communities, school and neighborhoods across the Caribbean.
The ONE LOVE: BADNESS OUTTA STYLE CAMPAIGN will kick off with a series of celebrity public service announcements (PSA's), featuring Trinidad artists Mr. King, Bunji Garlin, KES, King David, Machel Montano, and Ziggy Rankin. These PSA's will deliver powerful messages of peace, reason, and respect through imagery and information that is crucial to educating viewers about the causes and effects of violence. Each announcement will focus on ways to stop and prevent violence.
The campaign's title "Badness Outta Style," was inspired by the lyrics from the song "Borderline" written by Mr. King. Mr. King, one Trinidad's top reggae artists, has generously lent his song to the campaign. "This movement is exactly what I had in mind when I wrote this song. I wanted to reach out to youth all over the Caribbean to address the problems of war and violence, " said Mr. King.
And as Frederick Morton, Jr., Senior Vice President and General Manager of Tempo explains, "As a Caribbean entertainment brand, we are disturbed by growing statistics of violence across the Caribbean. We are Fortunate to be able to mobilize many of the Caribbean's brightest stars, in a conversation regarding how to save the future of our greatest natural resource - our youth. We selected the artists involved because of the powerful messages within their music. When Mr. King sings, "Badness Outta Style" in Borderline, he is not just singing a lyric, "he is speaking to our future."
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Reggae Filmmaker Returns to Jamaica
KINGSTON, Jamaica - The photojournalist who produced the critically acclaimed "Reggae Bloodlines" some 30 years ago returned to Jamaica recently to work on another collection.
Peter Simon, younger brother of singer/songwriter Carly Simon, last visited Jamaica in 1976 while working on "Reggae Bloodlines," which he produced with writer Stephen Davis and included their interviews with some of the legends, including Bob Marley.
Simon spent nine days in the Caribbean island for 'The Reggae Scrapbook' which will be released in November by Random House. The book will come with a CD of rare reggae songs.
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MORE Jamaican Proverbs to Live By for 2007
1. "Mi old, but mi nuh " (Do not underestimate the value of the elderly).
2. "Disobedient pickney rockstone" (Disobedient children will come to a bad end).
3. "Dawg say if him have money him would buy him own " (Some people, when they wind up with money, will waste it on unnecessary things).
4. "Talk and your tongue" (Think before you speak).
ANSWERS:
1. cold 2. nyam 3. fleas 4. taste
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Bambu Station
BAMBU STATION WINTER TOUR 2007
Originally from the Virgin Islands, Bambu Station embarks on a tour on the heels of the band's critically-acclaimed release BREAK THE SOIL on Mt Nebo Records.
January 26 Laguna Beach, CA Club M
January 27 San Diego, CA World Beat Center
January 28 Los Angeles, CA Key Club
January 31 San Luis Obispo, CA Downtown Brewery CO.
February 2 Reno, NV The Green Room
February 4 Santa Cruz, CA Moe's Alley
February 6 Eureka, CA Red Fox Tavern
February 7 Mendocino, CA Caspar Inn
February 8 Eugene, OR Fenario Gallery (All Ages)
February 9 Portland, OR Berbatis
February 10 Olympia, WA Capitol Theatre
February 11 Seattle, WA Nectar Lounge
February 15 Gettysburg, PA Gettysburg College
For more information check out www.mtneborecords.com, www.myspace.com/bambustation or www.cdbaby.com/cd/bambustation3
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Original Studio One founder's Earth Day
Clemont "Sir Coxsone" Dodd born January 26, 1932
Leroy Sibbles born January 29, 1949
Ninja Man born January 24, 1966
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Biruk Yeedee Moonditj Festival Summer Songs
Good Dreaming Festival
Friday, January 26, 2007
Perth, Australia
Hotline: 0430294428
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Reggae Legend
Saturday, January 27
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Hotline: 269-271-5219
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The Legends Tribute
Obelisk/ESM Urban Space present
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Hotline: 416-837-9980
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Ragga Muffins Festival
Saturday February 18 and Sunday February 18
Long Beach, California
Hotline: 310-515-3322
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FI WI SINTING
Sunday February 18
Buff Bay, Portland, Jamaica
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Tribute to the Legends
Monday, February 19
San Diego, California
Hotline: 619-230-1190
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Santa Cruz Dayz
Thursday-Friday, February 22-23
Santa Cruz, CA
Hotline: 831-429-1325
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Conscious Vibe Presents: Sugar Minott
Friday, February 23
Jacksonville, Florida
Hotline: 904-476-7708
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Ragga Muffins Festival
Saturday, February 24
San Francisco, California
Hotline: 415-864-0815
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14h Annual Bob Marley Movement Festival
Saturday, March 3
Miami, Florida
Hotline: 305-665-5379
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The weekly E-Guide is a wonderful resource for those who live, love and enjoy reggae and its vibrant culture. It encompasses the music, energy and spirituality that define this unique and diverse community worldwide. You can expect CD releases and industry news, band tours, inspirational pieces, reggae trivia and of course, upcoming reggae festivals.
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