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Volume 5 Issue 51
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THANK YOU FOR A WONDERFUL YEAR; LOOKING AHEAD FOR 2009; WE NEED YOUR INPUT
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Dear Reggae Festival E-Guide Reader:
This is the last issue for 2008 and we are looking forward to creating the best Reggae newsletter for you in 2009. As always, the E-Guide will arrive each Friday morning in your inbox for 52 issues.
We need your input to help make the Reggae Festival E-Guide the best it can be.
Please send comments, suggestions and questions to: eguide@reggaefestivalguide.com
JAH BLESS!
Kaati and Irisa
RBA Publishing Inc
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TOO COOL! REGGAE SCHOOL!
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Attention Reggae Lovers!
We invite you to attend Reggae school! An institution created to spread the skill and vibes to play I-level reggae music and unite people of all races and cultures in a reggae vibration, spreading the knowledge of how to play and create authentic reggae throughout the pacific region and elsewhere.
Our first event is a one week long workshop, January 12-18 2009 at our home base, Steelgrass farm and recording Studio on the Island of Kaua'i, Hawai'i.
We will be teaching ear training, harmony, ensembles, instrumental lessons, vocals and more. We are accepting musicians of all levels, from Beginner to Advanced, and will be teaching all the conceivable instruments of the reggae band including: Guitar, Bass, Drums, Bingi/percussion, Vocals, Horns, and piano/keyboards
World Class Faculty:
-Matt Jenson, (Berklee College of Music Bob Marley Ensemble) Keys/Organ/Improv
-Tuff Lion, (Midnite, I-Grade, Bambu Station) Guitar/Ensemble/Vocals/Production
-Roger Steffens, (Author, reggae archivist and Founder of Beat Magazine) Reggae History
-Gabe Jones, Vocals/Drums/Ear Training/Theory
-Will Lydgate, Bass/Ear Training Theory/Coordinator
-Danny Mo, (Berklee College of Music Bass Professor) Bass/Ensemble
-Jack Miller, (Reggae Music Pioneer, Film Producer) Songwriting/Reggae history
Tuition Price: $850
Register at http://www.reggaeschool.com
E mail: info@reggaeschool.com
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NEW YEARS! ROCKIN' REGGAE IN SAN FRANCISCO,CA
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New Years Eve Party!!!
2b1 Multimedia Inc. 3075 17th Street, San Francisco
12/31/08 New Years Eve 8pm to 4am
Featuring: Ky-mani Marley, TOK, Turbulence, Pressure and Winstrong
Tickets: http://www.going.com/365newyears
For you Reggae heads This off the hook party will be sold out - so get your tickets early!!
2b1
Boots-2b1
2b1 Multimedia Inc.
3075 17st,
San Francisco, Ca 94110
boots@2b1records.com
415 861-1520
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HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM YOUR VEGAN/VEGETARIAN CHEF MAYRA'S
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Carib Chef Mayra
Call Me! 702 372 4709 " Healthy Food has Flavor"
chef@mychefmayra.com
P.S. I am available for holiday catering, give me a call!
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“THE 2009 STAY POSITIVE TOUR” FEATURE GRAMMY NOMINATED, INTERNATIONAL RECORDING ARTIST PATO BANTON + THE MYSTIC ROOTS BAND AND DJ DIESEL
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Gwarn International Booking Agency Presents...
Greetings!
We are now booking this exciting 50 State Tour featuring a 3 hour, power house package from Pato Banton (headlining 90 Min), The Mystic Roots Band (supporting 30 Min), and DJ Diesel of Stay Positive Sound System (opening & between sets 60 Min). This will be the Official Tour to promote Pato Banton's new album "Destination Paradise" and Pato will be involved in radio & press interviews to support all shows.
If you are interested in hosting this outstanding event at your venue please go to the website and view our tour schedule to see when we will be in your area. Our main contact person is Tanisha Brooks Johnson who can be contacted at tanishamia@gmail.com.
Pato Banton Web Pages
http://www.patobanton.com/
& http://www.myspace.com/patobanton
Pato’s Electronic Press Kit
http://www.sonicbids.com/patobantonmusic
The Mystic Roots Web Pages
http://www.mysticroots.com
& http://www.myspace.com/mysticrootsband
DJ Diesel of Stay Positive Sound System Web Page
http://www.myspace.com/staypositivesoundsystem
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RICHIE B'S HOT MIX 102FM - I'LL BE BACK NEXT WEEK! HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM JAMAICA
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JAN 1st 2009 TRELAWNY FAMILY FUN DAY IN JA!
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It’s finally here! The show
almost everyone in Trelawny and its environs are talking about – the
Trelawny Family Fun Day set to take place on New Year’s Day, January 1
at the Trelawny Multi-Purpose Stadium.
It will be a day of fun, festivities and entertainment for the entire family.
Presented by A to B Network Promotions, the event will see action
kicking off early in the day for the children with a treat and all
kinds of fun activities.
The highlight will be a grand talent show
with the winner from each of the three categories winning something
their schools. With the children well taken care of, it will be time
for adults to indulge themselves in the grand performance package lined up for them.
The event will feature some top class performers such
as Anthony B, Beenie Man, Sanchez, Elephant Man, Vybz Kartel, Munga
Honorebel, Singer J, Perfect, Busy Signal, Buju Banton, Ken Boothe,
Richie Spice, Sizzla, Little Hero, Teflon, Capleton, Idonia and Little
Twitch.
Anthony B will have his hands full on New Year’s Day as
he oversees the activities on the ground, but that won’t stop him from
taking time out to entertain his ‘homies’. With an arsenal of hits to
choose from, he should have his fans on a high as he serves up a
musical feast.
The performance calendar is a strong blend of culture, rocksteady, lovers rock and hardcore dancehall. There is a genre for everyone to get their money’s worth.
Gates will open at 3:00 pm. Music will be provided by Stone Love, Pogo Rock, DJ Sunshine and GT Aggregation, while MC duties will be performed by Big A.
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SKANKIN' SATURDAZE IN RENO, NV
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Start your new year off in a positive fashion by heading over the Studio on 4th Street Saturday evening, Jan 3, for the inagural "Skankin' Saturdaze," a multi-faceted presentation of reggae and Rastafarian culture.
Headlining the engagement, which Studio on 4th Street plans to feature on the first saturday of every month, is Reno's own reggae ensemble, Jahzilla, a seven piece outfit which combines "irie originals" and classic Jamaican covers designed to elevate the vibe. Expect a few vocal or instrumental guests to sit in too. Get there promptly at the 8 pm start time for "roots" reggae dinner music mix by KTHX Reggae Shack DJ Tracy Too Dread Moore, to accompany the Rasta stew along with coconut rice and red beans Moore will have available. Local artist Tree Jah will also be on hand displaying his latest Rasta art work, and Anthony "the Rastaman" Blackman's array of "Positive Tees" will fill out the offering.
It all shakes down do be a lovely and uplifting evening of musical, visual and even gastronomic inspiration sure to be a monthly favorite.
So get your Skankn' on, with Skankn' Saturdaze, Jan. 3, 8 pm at Studio on 4th Street, 432 e. 4th st, RENO NV
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GENTLEMAN JUST ADDED TO SOJA OAHU & KAUAI SHOWS!
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Good Vibez Presents:
International reggae superstar, GENTLEMAN, will be joining SOJA on stage in Hawaii. GENTLEMAN is coming live & direct from Germany for his first ever appearance in the islands!
SOJA will be returning with their “Live in Hawaii” DVD, which was filmed during last year’s (2008) tour, and captures performances in Honolulu, Kona, Maui, & Kaua'i; as well as behind the scenes footage featuring the beautiful landscape of Hawai'i, its lifestyle, culture, and experience through the eyes of SOJA. At the show pick up a DVD (so you can see if you’re in it), plus hear new songs from their next album!
Please help us spread the word! Let me know if you’d like photos or to arrange an interview! Thanks so much! We look forward to coming back to the islands!
SOJA (Soldiers of Jah Army) - Plus GENTLEMAN
Thursday, January 8
Pipeline Café – 805 Pokukaina Honolulu, HI
Plus Natural Vibrations, Konfrontation And Pacific Sounds Outernational
Doors 9pm
18+
$23 advance/$28 doors
Advance tix at all Ticketmaster locations, www.ticketmaster.com plus at Butigroove, Holy Smokes, Hungry Ear, Pipeline & UH Campus Center
SOJA (Soldiers of Jah Army) Plus GENTLEMAN
Sunday, January 11
Kauai Vet’s Hall - Kauai, HI
Plus Willie Judah
ALL AGES
Doors 5pm
$20 advance/$25 door
Advance tickets at Hanalei Papayas, Hanalei Music, Healthy Hut in Kilauea, Bounty Music, Lotus Root, Papayas in Kapaa, City Liquor in Lihue plus Online at www.inticketing.com
For press contact Amy at soyoucan@sbcglobal.net or 831-479-0711
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Thank you for bringing us beautiful music!
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ON THIS DAY IN REGGAE
| December 26 |
| Kwanzaa, the first day: Umoja (Unity) |
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Drummer/producer Noel Alphonso is born. |
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Musician/producer Grub Cooper is born in Linstead, St Catherine. |
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Musician/producer Computer Paul is born. |
| 1952: |
Mutabaruka (formerly Allan Hope) is born in Rae Town, Kingston, Jamaica. |
| 1991: |
"UB40 - A Family Affair", filmed at the Finsbury Park gig on June 22, airs on C4-TV. |
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1 CORINTHIANS 13:1-13
If I speak in the tongues of men and angels, but have not love, I have become sounding brass or a tinkling cymbal.
And if I have prophecy and know all mysteries and
all knowledge, and if I have all faith so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.
And if I dole out all my goods, and
if I deliver my body that I may boast
but have not love, nothing I am profited.
Love is long suffering,
love is kind,
it is not jealous,
love does not boast,
it is not inflated.
It is not discourteous,
it is not selfish,
it is not irritable,
it does not enumerate the evil.
It does not rejoice over the wrong,
but rejoices in the truth
It covers all things, it has faith for all things,
it hopes in all things, it endures in all things.
Love never falls in ruins;
but whether prophecies, they will be abolished; or
tongues, they will cease; or
knowledge, it will be superseded.
For we know in part and we prophecy in part.
But when the perfect comes, the imperfect will be superseded.
When I was an infant,
I spoke as an infant, I reckoned as an infant;
when I became [an adult],
I abolished the things of the infant.
For now we see through a mirror in an enigma, but then face to face.
Now I know in part, but then I shall know
as also I was fully known.
But now remains faith, hope, love, these three;
but the greatest of these is Love.
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REBEL SALUTE
Thursday, January 17, 2009
Port Kaiser, Cornwall, Jamaica
876-934-0827
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Jamaica Jazz & Blues Festival
Thursday-Saturday, January 22-24, 2009
Montego Bay, Kingston, Jamaica
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9th Annual Chinese New Year
Saturday-Saturday, January 24-31, 2009
Negril, Westmoreland, Jamaica
919-618-2985
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Reggae Legend Birthday Bash
Saturday, January 31 2009
State Theatre, Kalamazoo, Michigan U.S.
269-271-5219
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Cultural Extravaganza
Thursday-Friday, February 5-6, 2009
Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.
856-451-8663
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Seattle Bob Marley Tribute
Friday-Saturday, February 6-7, 2009
Seattle, Washington, U.S.
206-CULTURE
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Bob Marley Celebrations
Friday-Friday, February 6-13, 2009
Jamaica
876-978-2991
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Yoga Reggae Dub -love meditation 2nd annual concert 09
Friday, February 13, 2009
San fransisco, California, U.S.
805-827-2407
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Africa Unite Smile Jamaica
Thursday, February 21, 2009
Trelawny, Cornwall, Jamaica
876-960-0382
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Reggae Film Festival
Thursday-Saturday, February 26-28, 2009
Kingston, Jamaica
876-384-2923
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16th Annual Caribbean Festival
Saturday, February 28, 2009
Miami, Florida, U.S.
305-740-7344
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Reggae Legend Birthday Bash 2009
Saturday, March 7, 2009
Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S.
269-271-5219
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Jamfest Spring Break Concert Series
Monday-Sunday, March 2-22, 2009
Negril, Jamaica
410-787-9500 ext.230
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The Gathering of the Peacemakers
Saturday-Sunday, April 9-13, 2009
Black Mountain, North Carolina, U.S.
828-295-4610
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6th Annual Baja Sur Reggae Festival
Saturday-Sunday, April 11-12, 2009
Pescadero, Baja California Sur, Mexico
011.52.1.612.133.4718
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Unite In Paradise - Reggae Festival
Saturday-Tuesday, May 16-19, 2009
Babylontown, Olympos, Turkey
+49 (0) 621-6850981
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Juneteenth Festival
Friday-Sunday, June 19-21, 2009
Akron, Ohio, U.S.
330-535-995
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Sierra Nevada World Music Festival
Friday-Sunday, June 19-21, 2009
Boonville, California, U.S.
916-777-5550
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Rototom Sunsplash
Thursday-Saturday, July 2-11, 2009
Osoppo, Udine, Italy
+39.0434.977314
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Bayfront Reggae Festival
Saturday, July 11, 2009
Duluth, MN, U.S.
218-834-5037
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Maple Ridge Caribbean Festival
Saturday-Sunday, July 11-12, 2009
Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada
604-467-5535
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Ocean State Reggae Festival
Saturday-Sunday, July 18-19, 2009
Charlestown, Rhode Island, U.S.
860-536-9832
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Öland Roots Reggae Festival
Friday-Saturday, July 24-25, 2009
Sandbergen, Öland Sweden
+46(0)735 828 345
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15th Annual Peoples' Festival
Saturday, July 25, 2009
Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.
856-451-8663
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The Urban Celebrity Food Festival
Saturday-Sunday, July 25-26, 2009
Huntsville, Alabama, U.S.
312-375-3651
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Festival Afrique-Carib
Saturday-Sunday, July 27-28, 2009
Almere, Netherlands
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New Orleans Unity Jam
Friday-Sunday, August 1-2, 2009
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
504-220-7372
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Great Woods Music Festival
Thursday-Sunday, August 6-9, 2009
Great Woods Park, Beausejour, Manitoba, Canada
204-268-2814
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18th annual Mid West Reggae Fest
Friday-Sunday, August 7-9, 2009
Garrettsville, Ohio, U.S.
440-333-2075
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Ottawa Reggae Festival; Le Breton Flats Park
Friday-Sunday, August 21-23, 2009
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
613-806-6731
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HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM OUR WHOLE CREW!
KAATI, ANTHONY, KRISTINE S, KRISTINE C, AMY, LAURA, STEPHANIE, DORIE, ROBBIN DORIS, FLOW, AND DORIS
One Love,
Kaati and Irisa
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