From the producers of “Rude Boy” and “Gangsta’s Paradise”, comes the greatest Jamaican action comedy of all-time!  Directed by Trenten W. Gumbs, “Cop and a Bad Man” is sure to have you rolling with laughter one minute and clutching your seat the next. 

 

Featuring hit music by Jamaica’s top artists, including Bounty Killa, Busy Signal, Movado, Elephant Man and more, “Cop and a Bad Man” is this summer’s hysterical action flick that is not to be missed! Starring John (Ras Kidus) Cornelius, Leo Wilson and Gilbert ‘Hurricane” Tucker.

 

Venue; New karibbean City, 1408 Webster St/14^th St.- Downtown Oakland, CA. Door @ 8pm; Show Time 9pm; After Party 11pm – 4am

 

Ticket @ Door $20 (includes DVD copy of Movie).Info: 510-595-5550

 

The Coalition to Preserve Reggae Music, (CPR) presents the 6th Annual Reggae Culture Salute benefit concert on Saturday, October 30th, at Nazareth High School Performance Center 475 E. 57th Street (Clarendon Road & Avenue D). Doors open at 8pm, show time is at 9pm.

 

The family friendly celebration of the 80th anniversary of the coronation of Emperor Haile Selassie I and Empress Menen of Ethiopia will feature 1970’s trailblazing toaster Big Youth and singer, songwriter Ernie Smith. A musical tribute to Sugar Minott will feature Tony Tuff, Japanese deejay Nahki and New York based deejay Mikey “Mack Daddy” Jarrett. Mysitc Bowie, saxophonist Douglas Guthrie and Anthem Band will also perform. Master drummer, Junior Wedderburn of Lion King fame along with his group Ancient Vibrations, will perform nyahbinghi drumming and chanting.  Enjoy delicious Caribbean cuisine. Admission is $35 in advance. Visit www.cprreggae.org or call 718-421-6927 for information.

About CPR:

The Coalition to Preserve Reggae Music (CPR) is a charitable organization working to raise the bar in the creation, development, promotion and presentation of reggae music. CPR conducts educational forums, presents music events and conducts research to codify, curate and disseminate information about reggae music.

Odel Johnson releases his second full-length album Redemption on Tuesday October 12, 2010 Toronto, ON --

 

On Tuesday October 12, 2010 Juno Award winning artist/drummer Odel Johnson will release his second full-length CD entitled Redemption. The hard-hitting Roots Rock Reggae CD is available for pre-orders now on www.odeljohnson.com .

 

Described by Splash Magazine as “The forcefulness of Peter Tosh - wrapped with the messages of Bob Marley”, Odel returns with his first full-length release since his highly acclaimed, Juno Nominated solo debut Mind & Body Sold.

 

On why he chose the name Redemption for his new album, Odel explains, “When I was writing the songs for Mind & Body Sold the U.S. was in war times, but now, writing Redemption, the economy has caused a shift in people towards being more conscious and community oriented so I see it as a time of redemption.” Written and arranged by Odel and recorded live at Metalworks studio in Toronto by legendary engineer ‘The Scientest’, Redemption shines from beginning to end.

 

From “Chronicles”, a classic roots reggae track reminiscent of days past, to the hard-hitting, straight up rock on the feature track “Testify”, mixed with a classic rock ballad on “Change”, this album will satisfy a variety of musical tastes. Redemption is produced by Obelisk Music on Odel’s label Ohm Grown Records and is available worldwide courtesy of Equal Distribution. Track Listing Chronicles (4:37) Into Forever (3:48) Trod Natty (4:11) Song Bird (4:09) Harder they Come (4:17) Testify (3:52) Changes (3:15) Redemption (4:38) Dry Harbor Mountains (4:30) For The Love of You (5:47)

 

Odel will celebrate the release of Redemption on Friday October 15, 2010 with an album release party and performance backed by the legendary band The Govament at Lula Lounge, 1585 Dundas Street West Toronto, ON M6J 1T9.

 

Admission is $10 or $20 including a CD. Doors open at 9pm. Press are invited to contact Alyse Feldman at ontheflypr@gmail.com for media credentials. To download Odel's media kit including hi-res photos and sample MP3s: http://www.odeljohnson.com/odel-mediakit.zip For interviews or information contact: Alyse Feldman, President On the Fly Public Relations Toronto ON 416-802-3592 ontheflypr@gmail.com

THE 39th EPISODE OF NICHOLAS Da SILVA'S GRAPHIC NOVEL SERIES 'DREAD AND ALIVE' FEATURING DREW MCINTOSH: JAMAICAN SUPER HERO

 

 

Cudjoe approached Philip. “Take your family and go back to the village.

            “What about you?” Philip asked.

            “I must have a world with Quaco.”

            “But?”

            “In private. Please. Go.”

            Philip took a deep breath. “Alright. We’ll see you back at the village.” Philip joined Maria, each holding Drew’s hand and followed the warriors back to the village.

            “Is something wrong,” Maria asked, glancing back at Cudjoe as he stood alongside ShadowCatcher.

            “No. Cudjoe wants to have a word with Quaco. Alone.”

            Maria stopped and turned around. She waved to Cudjoe and said, “Thank you!”

            Cudjoe acknowledge her by nodding his head. He then watched them for a moment, waiting until the group was well out of sight before beginning his conversation with Quaco. There was an awkward moment of silence between the two men as they stood apart, Cudjoe looking down at the soiled ground while ShadowCatcher stared out into the impeding darkness.

            “What brings you out tonight, Quaco?” Cudjoe asked, a slight hesitation in his voice.

            The mention of the name Quaco caused ShadowCatcher to turn around and face his brother. His eyes, shaded by his hood.

            “Quaco?” he hissed. “I’m afraid Quaco no longer exists. He died when you cast him from the village. How quickly you forget.”

            “As the village chief, it is my duty to protect our people by any means necessary.”

            “But of course,” ShadowCatcher hissed. You forget. I too, once ruled the village.”

            Cudjoe shook his head in disgust. “You know it’s not too late for you to come back to Accompong,” Cudjoe said, hoping Quaco would change his mind.

            “And give you that satisfaction? Never! What you did to me, I can never forgive nor forget.”

            “Very well, then.” Cudjoe said. Feeling that the conversation with his brother was over, he turned around and began walking away.

            ShadowCatcher, not wanting to let Cudjoe have the last word, called to the village chief. “It’s not over! I will get my revenge!”

            Cudjoe continued to walked along the trail, refusing to look back at ShadowCatcher or acknowledge his remarks. His actions only angered ShadowCatcher.

“It’s inevitable,” he bellowed. “My return to power is coming. And not even you will be able to stop me!!” ShadowCatcher snarled with anger.

            ShadowCatcher watched his brother disappear into the forest. He then turned around and lifted his head enough to reveal his eyes that looked like two glaring yellow orbs.

             “Watch your back,” he hissed. “In the Cockpit Country, things are always what they seem,” he grinned.

 

 

Friday, Sept 24

Cal-Neva Resort, Crystal Bay, NV (north Tahoe)
8:30 doors and showtime 9:30.

$20 advance
All ages

The first single from the upcoming Easy Star debut album by
singer/songwriter Cas Haley is available on iTunes, Amazon and other  
digital retailers. The single features three tracks: the single itself,  
"Better," along with a reggae remix by our own Michael G and a non-album bonus  
track, a live version of Peter Tosh’s "Legalize It."

 

The full 13 song album, Connection, can be pre-ordered (release date  
is Sept 14) on iTunes, Amazon or at Easystar.com.

 

Cas first came to national attention in 2007 as a contestant on the  
second season of the television show America’s Got Talent, where he finished in
second place and, in the process, garnered a huge audience of fans.  
Cas’s debut album, which came out quickly to capitalize on the success of AGT,
sold over 30,000 units in the US without a marketing campaign or  
extensive distribution. For Connection, Cas wanted to make a timeless album so he
retreated to his home town of Paris, Texas, and took two years to  
create a record that honestly represented who he is as an artist. The process was
long, but Cas has emerged with a strong musical statement.

 

 For Easy Star, the leading U.S.-based independent reggae label,  
Connection continues an evolution of the company. “We have been stretching  
further from being strictly a roots-reggae-only label for a while, with progressive  
bands and artists like John Brown’s Body, Tommy T and The Black Seeds on the
roster,” says Easy Star CEO Eric Smith. “Cas’s sound is unique, accessible, and a great way to keep expanding the Easy Star audience. And it’s not  
often we come across a singer-songwriter this talented, regardless of genre,  
so we had to work with Cas.” The label’s musical director, Michael Goldwasser,
remixed a version of the single “Better” in a hardcore roots reggae  
style, which is being included as a bonus track.
www.easystar.com

THIS FRIDAY TONIGHT!!!!! Friday September 24 : Rockit Room SF DeeCee's Soul Shakedown Deeper Inna Di Dance send full names to deecee3@hotmail.com for FREE BEFORE 10:30 guestlist

 

Free Mighty Dub Killaz downloads at http://soundcloud.com/mightydubkillaz/ Dubstep meets dancehall.

 

2 floors of non-stop bass driven music representing the grimy streets of London to Kingston yard. upstairs : live dubstep, bass-drenched dub, breaks, D&B Mighty Dub Killaz are Papa Roads and Janaka Selekta (Dhamaal) Rocker T the Dub Smasher aka/ True Ganjaman w/ live instruments Lub Dub (Cosmic Vibes) downstairs : dancehall, reggae, & remixes Special guest: Norwegian Dancehall and Reggae Ambassador Jabaman LIVE!

Vanilla Delight
Since vanilla is the staple of all ice cream (IMHO), I had to include it on my site. Who doesn't love vanilla??
**If you do not have a coffee grinder so  just added the vanilla beans to the blender with everything else and it worked fine. It just added a little more texture!

 

Ingredients:
·   2 vanilla beans
·   2 cups cashews or pieces
·   2 cups purified water
·   1 cup maple syrup

 

 

Directions:
1.Grind vanilla beans in a blender or coffee grinder
2.Combine vanilla and remaining ingredients in a blender.
3.Pour into an ice cream maker and freeze according to instructions.

 

Chocolate Ice Cream
For all you chocolate lovers out there, this one's for you!
I actually used cacao powder in place of the cocoa powder. I think carob powder or finely ground cacao nibs would work well too.

 

Ingredients:
·   1 3/4 cup cashews or pieces
·   1 3/4 cups purified water
·   1 cup maple syrup
·   2 tsp vanilla flavor
·   1/4 tsp almond flavor
·   1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

 

 

Directions:
1.Combine all ingredients in a blender.
2.Pour into an ice cream maker  and freeze according to instructions.

 

Maple Pecan Ice Cream - 90 % Raw recipe

 

I love this non-raw version of ice cream
The Ingredients are very easy to get

 

Ingredients:

 

·   3 ripe bananas
·   1/2 cup raw almond butter
·   1/2 cup Tahini
·   1 1/4 dark agave nectar
·   1 tsp vanilla extract
·   1 Tbsp ground cinnamon
·   1 cup pecans, chopped (optional)

 

 

Directions:
1.Combine all ingredients except the pecans in a food processor. Process until creamy.
2.Stir in pecans.
3.Freeze in an air tight container for 6 hours or overnight.

 

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(VP RECORDS, NEW YORK) - VP Records recording artist Capleton gears up to fire his brand of reggae music to the masses across the U.S., and is taking label mate Romain Virgo and dancehall star Munga Honorable as opening acts for his headlining U.S. tour. The legendary reggae star and Virgo, a rising singing sensation, both released new albums this year, and now they are taking those new sounds to the fans. (See tour dates below).

Capleton, known to fans as the "Fireman," saw the release of his latest album, I-Ternal Fire, from VP Records in July 2010. Capleton is known for his fierce delivery of spiritual and socially-conscious lyrics, and this collection of work is no different.  Comprising of 15 tracks,  I-Ternal Fire offers the uncompromising declarations that have characterized Capleton's lyrics for the past two decades.

Romain Virgo, the reigning singing sensation from Jamaica, saw the release of his self-titled debut album in June 2010, also on the VP imprint. The talented singer/songwriter rose to fame after winning the 2007 Digicel Rising Star competition in Jamaica. He provides smooth vocals and heartfelt lyrics on this debut effort, in addition to penning all 15 songs.

Capleton and Romain Virgo are both available for interviews regarding their albums and tour. Please direct all press inquiries to the VP Records Publicity Department - Rhona Fox at 718-425-1151 or rhona.fox@vprecords.com.
Capleton/Romain Virgo/Munga U.S. Tour Dates

 

Wed. Sep. 22 -New Haven, CT-Toads Place

Thu. Sep. 23-Portland, ME-Asylum

Fri. Sep. 24-Revere, MA-Club Lido

Sat. Sep. 25-Jamaica, NY-Amazura

Sun. Sep. 26-Hartford, CT-West Indian Club

Tue. Sep. 28-New York, NY-B.B. Kings

Wed. Sep. 29-Providence-Lupos

Fri. Oct. 1-Norfolk, VA-Norva Theater

Sat. Oct. 2-Philadelphia, PA-Felton Supper Club

Sun. Oct. 3-Albany, NY-Armory

Wed. Oct. 6-Raleigh, NC-Lincoln Theater

Thu. Oct. 7-Covington, KY-Madison Theater

Fri. Oct. 8-Columbus, OH-Alrosa Villa

Sat. Oct. 9-Chicago, IL-Kenetic Playground

Sun. Oct.10-St. Louis, MO-The Mansion-

Tue. Oct.12-Denver-Cervantis

Thu. Oct.14-Albuquerque-Sunshine Theater

Fri. Oct.15-Dallas, TX-Preet Pavilion

Sat. Oct.16-Houston, TX-Fitzgeralds

Sun. Oct. 17-Austin, TX-Flamingo Cantina-

Tue. Oct.19-Nashville, TN-Bentley House of Soul

Fri. Oct. 22-Stone Mountain, GA-Club Intrigue

MEDIA ALERT:  Please contact us immediately to schedule interviews with Capleton and Romain Virgo regarding this tour and their respective albums: VP Records Publicity Department - Rhona Fox at (718) 425-1151 or rhona.fox@vprecords.com.

 

Get the latest music and news in reggae, dancehall and soca from VP Records.
www.VPRecords.com

 

VP RECORDS Publicity Department | 89-05 138th Street | Jamaica | NY | 11435

 

2 floors of non-stop bass driven music representing the grimy streets of London to the yards of Kingston. upstairs : live dubstep, bass-drenched dub, breaks, D&B Mighty Dub Killaz are Papa Roads and Janaka Selekta (Dhamaal) Rocker T the Dub Smasher aka/ True Ganjaman w/ live instruments Lub Dub (Cosmic Vibes) downstairs : dancehall, reggae, & remixes Special guest: Norwegian Dancehall and Reggae Ambassador Jabaman LIVE!

 

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Conscious socio-political lyrics cut through bass-drenched dub, dubstep, breaks and hard hitting drum n' bass to define the unique Mighty Dub Killaz sound. Both Papa Roads and Janaka Selekta are season musicians with the ability to play a number of instruments. They are also skilled composers, studio engineers, producers and performers. In the studio, The Mighty Dub Killaz have created 2 unreleased albums and a dance music EP. On Stage, a daily rehearsal schedule and tour dates have honed a live set that blends 1970's analog dub with future forward technology to create a show that has been rocking audiences in the US. In their DJ/MC incarnation Mighty Dub Killaz draws from Janaka Selekta's award winning track record of DJing (1. Best DJ, Readers Poll Award, SF Bay Guardian. 2. Best Electronic Act, Editors Choice, SF Bay Guardian. 3. Best DJ Crew, AsianWeek) and Papa Road's history as a roots singer to create a seamless mix of cutting edge dance beats and fresh lyrical improvisation. In both incarnations critics and audience alike have been astounded to see that the sound bumping through the speakers is being created live! Mighty Dub Killaz will be blowing up dancefloors and live venues in your area! JABAMAN As the MC of the reggae sound system Curfew Steppas Sound has Jabaman (20) from Norway/Germany received massive attention from the Norwegian reggae crowd. With several guest performances on the singles: "Beautiful" (feat. Kingsley Anowi), "She Want" (feat. Stella Mwangi), "Arrows of the mind" (feat One People & Ras Derajah) and How She Movin (feat. Inna Di Lights) has Jabaman also become a household name around Norway. Since 2008 he has done more than 100 live performances including: Carib Music Fest, Summersplash, Bergen Reggae Festival, Hortens Festival,, Karlsoy Festival, Extreme Sport Festival at Voss, Maane Festival, Mela Festival among many others. Topping it all with 3 separate Poland Tours, Jabaman is without a doubt Norways new reggae/dancehall star. Jabaman released his first Singles "Row This Boat" and "One More Time" from the soon coming EP "Lock Off The City" on Studio Live Entertainment, so prepare for the hottest EP release of the year. Jabaman performs either with his sound system Curfew Steppas Sound or with his band, The Studio Live Band.

"With nine major radio stations in Jamaica now playing various cuts from Capsicum Records’ debut “Reggae In-Fusion Album #1,” it was inevitable than some singles would begin to emerge as hits,” says label CEO and A&R Director Roger Meltzer.

 

Meltzer noted that weekly song charts published on the island August 6 showed “Just As I Am” by Misteree bursting onto Richie B.’s Hot 102-FM Jamaica Music Countdown at #24 and onto the Stampede Street Chart at #14 (Aug 2) with Stampede again naming her as “Artist To Watch” with her picture in the center of the chart as they first did in June.  

 

In the following weeks, Richie B. had Misteree at #23(Aug. 13), at #20 (Aug. 20), at #18 (Aug. 27), at #16 (Sept. 3), and at #15 (Sept. 10).  Stampede had Cuban Cohiba as “Artist To Watch” (Aug. 9), with Misteree climbing to #12 (Aug. 9), #11 (Aug. 16), at #10 (Aug. 23), at #9 (Aug 30), and at #8 (Sept. 6).

 

 “I am delighted and thrilled for our artists, my co-writers and co-producers; but I can’t pretend I’m completely surprised by the results of all the talent and hard work we’ve assembled and invested into this inaugural CD," Meltzer adds."Our tireless promotion people have done a superb job down there, too.”

 

Both charts are extremely influential beyond the shores of Jamaica and are frequently published on music websites on every continent. And if the growing demand for Misteree and Cuban tee shirts in Jamaica is a barometer of their popularity “Enuf Is Enough” by Cuban Cohiba is close behind. Cuban’s message song about society’s tolerance of gun violence on urban streets soared when civil unrest and a subsequent national state of emergency erupted in Tivoli Gardens in West Kingston this spring.

 

“But it’s not true that his song was written in response to that event,” said Meltzer. “In fact, the song was already playing on Jamaican radio stations for three months and was actually inspired by the fatal 2009 shooting of an infant  in the crossfire of rival drug gangs during the Caribbean Independence Day Parade in Hartford. Cuban brought me the song two days later. We held up its release until February because we wanted to build a track for the song that reflected the tragic feel and sounds of this all-too-familiar bloodshed on our streets.”

 

Along with other cuts from the album, the two songs can be heard on Hot 102-FM with Richie B., Irie-FM with Big A and G.T. Taylor, Roots 96.1-FM with Dudley Thompson and Isis, Zip-FM with Bambino, Mello-FM with Barry G. and Franko, Linkz-FM with Deja Vu and Dadre-Anne, Vybz-FM with Sir W. One, and, just added, FAME-FM with Inferno and BEST-FM with String.

 

Closer to home, “Just As I Am” remained at #1 (Aug 30, Sept 6) on the 101.5-FM EnergyRadio live weekly Showcase and Music Countdown in Hartford. Song position there is determined by audience text message votes as well as by listener requests. Hartford's Busyradio 103.3-FM’s chart has her at #5.

 

Cuban's song also took off in the Midwest after a recent concert tour of reggae festivals in Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, where he shared the stage with the Governor, and Ohio, where he autographed a guitar for the Rock & Roll Museum Hall of Fame. The two songs are now gaining airplay in Africa and Japan.

“Both songs still have a long way to go in the reggae/dancehall genre even before we can mount an effort to cross them over into the mainstream,” Meltzer added, “but they are certainly heading in the right direction. I hope people will also take the time to listen to Cuban’s extraordinary rendition of ‘Born on Third Base,’ the song American tourists vacationing in the resorts of Negril call ’the baseball song.’ Of course the song isn’t about baseball at all, just uses a baseball metaphor for those born into wealth and privilege who believe all their inherited advantages of ‘social capital’ are personal accomplishments.“

RastaEmpire.com is an online retailer that specializes in the Reggae and Rastafarian lifestyle products. Since opening in 2006, RastaEmpire.com has been dedicated to supplying the freshest Rasta clothing, accessories, music and books worldwide.

 

The Empire has the largest assortment of Bob Marley gear, Rasta wear and Reggae fashion at the lowest prices. RastaEmpire carries a wide variety of Rasta and Reggae jewelry, bags, footwear, headwear, and décor. If it’s available they have it.

 

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For nearly half a century, Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry has done more than almost anyone alive to change the course of popular music.  Even though he never has attained the popularity of Bob Marley, Jimmy Cliff or any of the other founding fathers of reggae music, most Jamaican music fans – whether they know it or not –almost certainly have dozens of albums in their collection that bear Perry’s indelible creative stamp.

 

Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, Max Romeo, The Congos, and literally hundreds of other artists have benefitted from Perry’s distinct production style and uncanny sense of melody. Using equipment and facilities that were rudimentary - even by the standards of the day – Perry was able to create musical landscapes and bedrock sounds that have yet to be surpassed.  Whether it was wiring a rake to use as a percussion accent, using toy instruments to create texture or looping tapes by hand, in his heyday there was nothing that Perry wouldn’t try in the pursuit of the perfect sound.  As distinct and immediately recognizable in his musical style as Phil Spector, George Martin or Daniel Lanois, Perry created soundscapes as challenging and groundbreaking as any of these artists at a fraction of the cost, and with facilities that would have sent them into the hills screaming with frustration.

 

For a decade and a half – from the late sixties until 1983 when Perry famously torched his iconic ‘Black Ark’ studio in a pique of frustration and exhaustion – the diminutive musician produced thousands of singles for Jamaican radio and sound systems. With a revolving roster of singers and musicians on hand day and night to help realize his increasingly eccentric musical visions, Perry maintained a work schedule and output that is unsurpassed in modern popular music.  A quick look through the singles, albums and artists Perry worked with during this period reveals a back catalogue that is almost suffocating in its breadth and depth.  To this day, producers, DJs and musicians owe Perry a creative depth whose significance is just beginning to be understood. It is almost impossible to conceive that one man was almost singlehandedly responsible for creating so much work of lasting value in such a short span of time.

 

Obviously the work took its toil, and since the eighties Perry has done little in the way of production, but has instead reconceptualised himself as a singer and recording artist.  Indeed, it is primarily as a singer and performer that his legend became established, though unfortunately Scratch has become known almost as much for his bizarre behaviour and pronouncements as for his music.  Tales of madness, incarceration and strange behaviours – including burying televisions in a friend’s back yard and refusing to let a chambermaid in a Canadian hotel drain his bath because it contained ‘holy water’ – often superseded his creativity despite some truly excellent albums produced in the late eighties and early nineties with sympathetic musical foils such as Adrian Sherwood and The Mad Professor.

 

Part of the problem with assessing Perry’s recent musical output is that he has remained a maddeningly prolific artist.  In 2008  alone he released three new CDs on three different labels while record pirates the world over continue releasing inferior compilations of unfinished recordings stolen by unscrupulous employees, so-called friends and former lovers.  The result has been that it’s often been very difficult to distinguish great recordings from releases that are shoddy wastes of time, and reggae fans can be excused for simply ignoring Perry’s often very questionable output.  This, of course, is a great shame as in amongst the dross there have been some exceptional recordings.

 

‘Revelation’, the newest new CD from Lee Perry is – without qualification – the best set of new songs he has released in a very very long time.  ‘Revelation’ is the third in a series of new music from Perry issued by the American based Megawave records, and like its predecessors ‘The End of An American Dream’, and ‘Scratch Came, Scratch Saw, Scratch Conquered’ it represents a collaboration between the singer and John Saxon, a British producer and multi-instrumentalist with a flair for creating ambient dub soundscapes that sound beguilingly rootsy and modern at the same time.  Their partnership which began rather tentatively with ‘American Dream’ and picked up steam and confidence with the second ‘Scratch Came’ has come to full fruition with the new CD.  Other producers have often misread Perry’s intentions and have unwisely second guessed him and tried to give him what they perceived he wanted.  As a result, they often stressed bizarre sounds and concepts at the expense of good music, but this is clearly not the case here. Rest assured ‘Revelation’ has melodies to die for punctuated with exhilarating hooks and rhythms galore.

 

More than anything else ‘Revelation’ represents the high water mark of creative role reversal that Perry has experimented with for the past several years.  He spent decades creating innovative and often downright magical music to support singers and make their tracks sound as good as they possibly could, and when he was inspired he pulled out all of the stops to create some of the most creative soundtracks ever recorded.  Though Perry has hardly ever operated as a ‘silent partner’, by 2010 it has fallen to other people to create most of the music that he sings over.  In this respect, Saxon has surpassed all expectations. ‘Revelation’ is the best sounding album Lee has been a part of since Adrian Sherwood - more to the point - or Lee himself was the man twirling the knobs in the studio.

 

To this end, Saxon has obviously done his homework and comes off as being thoroughly versed in Perry’s sonic world.  More than any previous collaborator, he creates Lee Perry records that sound like Perry could have produced them himself, yet there are enough dynamic sounds and ideas to prevent the album from sounding like nothing more than a flawless imitation. 

 

Perhaps the most satisfying aspect of Perry’s new record is that the tracks each sound like carefully produced complete songs and not the musical sketches that he has often turned out in recent years.  The lyrics are more flowing and unforced than they have been in a long time, and sound more like real compositions and not the first take stream of consciousness rants that Perry sometimes passes off as songs. Every track sounds meticulously constructed and layered.  Harmonicas, chimes and bells interact easily with staccato guitars and electronic distortion to create a musical soundtrack that never disappoints.  In every instance, the music fits rather than jostles with the lyrics, and some cuts like the autobiographical ‘Used to Drive a tractor in Negril’ sound so wildly contemporary that in a perfect world it would be a huge hit on modern radio.  Other highlights include the hilarious ‘Fire Power’ and ‘Holy Angels’ which confirm that Perry’s rediscovered melodic edge hasn’t come at the expense of the strange observations about love, sex, drugs, God and extraterrestrials that we’ve come to expect from him.  Unlike so many albums where famous artists make guest appearances to attract attention to an artist, the contributions from George Clinton on ‘Scary Politicians’ and Keith Richards on ‘Book of Moses’ sound completely natural and unforced and work well within the context of the songs.  There’s really not a dud song on the whole album, and I can’t recommend it enough.

 

In conclusion, though I have nearly a hundred Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry CDs in my record library, I rarely pull any of them out and listen to them all the way through. Over the years, I’ve isolated the tracks I enjoy and have transferred them to my Ipod.  But this one’s different.  I’ve listened to it dozens of times from beginning to end, and don’t think it’ll be leaving my CD player any time soon.  As I began by saying, Perry’s impact on the recording industry cannot be overestimated, and this record will remind you why this is so. Unlike many of Lee Perry’s recent releases, this one is a keeper and should be in every serious reggae fan’s collection.  It will age well and years from now will remain utterly indispensible. 

 

This review also appears at www.restlessandreal.blogspot.com

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Michael Rose and Marcia Griffiths are currently two of the top reigning reggae artists in the world. This January they commence a North American tour together. Michael Rose is still in big demand in the US, after being kept out of North America for eight years from 2001 until 2009. Michael had been steadily building his solo career in America after leaving Black Uhuru, until he ran into visa problems and was barred entry into the States. During his years banned from the U.S., he continued to record in Jamaica and tour in Europe, Canada, South America, Africa and Japan. Now that he is touring the US again, the people of America are appreciating him more than ever.

 

Marcia Griffiths, one of the original I –Three’s vocalists with the great Bob Marley, is still keeping the spirit of Bob Marley and the Wailers fresh and alive. She is a direct link to the prophetical, proverbial king of Reggae – Bob Marley. In her shows she always covers some Bob Marley songs with class and sincerity, as one of the family. This tour package is like a festival in itself.

 

February 2009, Michael Rose finally got back his U.S. visa, and started out working in the U.S., doing a few chosen bigger shows. Michael was one of the highlights of the Bob Marley Day festivals in San Diego and Long Beach, CA. In June 2009, he headlined The Sierra Nevada World Music Festival, and in August, he headlined the Northwest World Reggae Festival and he played The Hollywood Bowl KCRW World Festival in Los Angeles, along with doing some other bigger shows.

 

In February, March and April 2010 Michael toured North America harder, hitting the smaller markets along with the bigger ones, performing all over the western US from Southern California to Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Colorado and New Mexico, and over to Illinois and the east coast.

 

Over the summer Michael headlined the Bayfront Reggae Festival in Duluth Minnesota and he headlined the Mid-West Reggae Festival in Garrettsville, Ohio. Early August he drew a remarkable 9,000 people at Music in the Park in San Jose, CA. He also spent time this summer doing festivals and touring in Europe.

 

Marcia Griffiths, over the summer, did a historical performance at Reggae in the Desert in Las Vegas on June 12th, greatly uplifting the energy of the festival. Her performance on the Sierra Nevada World Music Festival June 20th stood out very strongly as a top performance of that major festival. July 31st at Reggae on the River she also stood predominant, and on the Monterey Bay Reggae festival she also proved to be a definite highlight. Her energy and performances on all of these cornerstone California festivals were full of love and joy and truly good vibrations. This is the example of what true reggae music embodies.

 

May 15th Marcia attended a huge awards ceremony in Jamaica where she received an award for the greatest achievements in the music industry. Marcia is consistently very busy doing recording sessions, shows and tours in the Caribbean and beyond. She is always on the road. May 12th she was featured on a show in Jamaica for the European leaders and prime ministers. July 2010 she toured the eastern U.S. with Tanya Stevens. August 21st she performed in Toronto, Canada, and August 28th she performed on the Rototom Sunsplash festival in Benicassim, Spain. September 23rd she performs with the I-Three’s in Pittsburg, where Bob Marley did his last live performance, and on October 10th she is performing on a big stage show in Miami Florida. On the late annual U.S. Sunsplash Tour with Tony Johnson, Marcia used to do the tour every year.

 

Marcia’s Love is Automatic single with Busy Signal is currently number one on the England and European charts. Another of her big current songs that gets a lot of radio airplay is What Goes Up, Must Come Down which is a combination with her and Queen Ifrica. She also has out a single called A Beer and a Girl, which is a song about the memories of life in Jamaica in the older days. This is one of the stronger songs on her live set. She has another hit playing out there called There is a time for Wars, which is a combination with Beres Hammond. Marcia is also currently recording a track for the new Third World album. Marcia is a busy woman.

 

On the near horizon, Marcia Griffiths has a new double CD finished and ready for release in the near future. This CD is called, Marcia and Friends. The CD features combinations with singers such as Beres Hammond, Sanchez, Bunny Rugs, Daville, Freddie McGregor, Toots Hibbert, Barrington Levy, Diana King, Richie Stevens, Etana, Bob Andy and John Holt, amongst others. For DJ’s on Marcia and Friends, there are combinations with Gentleman, Damian Marley, Beenie Man, Bounty Killer and U Roy.

 

The male component of this tour, Michael Rose is undoubtedly an exceptionally talented vocalist and performer. It was Michael Rose on lead vocals that propelled Black Uhuru to the top after Bob Marley, and won them a Grammy award. Michael Rose was always the favored voice of Black Uhuru, with his Waterhouse slurs and militant movements and vocal sound. Now Michael Rose has transcended Black Uhuru and his show is better than ever. His dancing and vocal style are loved, copied and appreciated worldwide

 

Michael has out three new albums – Warrior, Babylon a Fight and 911 Tip of the Iceburg. Also he currently has hit songs in Jamaica, Shootout, Bad a Yard and Born Jamaican. Another new hit song he has out, featuring Mavado, is called Gully Gaza, and he recently finished a new music video called Paper Dog. Michael Rose is staying current and in demand. Michael has a new CD near completion called Kingston 11, scheduled for release in early 2011.

 

For more information on Michael Rose, check out his web site at www.mykalrosereggae.com

 

With the two of these exemplary Jamaican reggae artists, Michael Rose and Marcia Griffiths, we are in for a special treat of inspired reggae music, backed by a world class Jamaican band. Don’t miss this special package when it comes to town. This is a show worth going out for.

 

 

The top 10 living Jamaican artistes have amassed some US$90 million (J$7.7 billion) in net worth, equivalent to the annual export earnings from bauxite or sugar based on data from an online media report released last week.

 

These artistes, more than others, sold millions of records, toured successfully and entered into successful business ventures, according to the urbanislandz.com report.

 

It listed the net worth of:

1. Shaggy at US$22 million ($1.8 billion)

2. Jimmy Cliff at US$18 million ($1.5 billion)

3. Sean Paul at US$11 million ($944 million)

4. Ziggy Marley at US$10 million ($858 million)

5. Sean Kingston at US$7 million ($601 million)

6. Damian Marley at US$6 million ($515 million)

7. Maxi Priest at US$4.6 million ($395 million)

8. Buju Banton at US$4 million ($343 million)

9. Beenie Man at US$3.7 million ($318 million)

10. Bounty Killer at US$3 million ($258 million)

Verification of these figures are hidden within music and tour contracts, however, Urban Islandz says it has compiled its data from sources both online and offline.

 

"We strive to make sure the content we published is fully accurate but we cannot always guarantee this," it stated about its list. Urban Islandz, an entertainment company, said it compiled the data to highlight "that our reggae/dancehall artistes are doing well on the global scale in the face of mounting criticisms that our music is in decline".

 

Shaggy topped the list due to selling over 20 million copies worldwide of his 2001 album Hot Shot, but equally due to securing a lucrative royalty deal for that album better than 90 per cent of the industry, they said.

 

"Shaggy managed to sign a sweet deal with UMG, named MCA Records at the time, where he earned (greatly on) each album sold for Hot Shot. Majority of artistes are lucky to earn $1 off each album sold. The Marley's on the other hand having their own company to work with, puts them at an advantage to earn more off album sales," stated urbanislandz in a written response to Splash's queries. "Regarding tour dates, again each artist's earnings vary according to their popularity and demands. Therefore, when artistes like Sean Paul or Sean Kingston would earn an average US$40,000 per tour date, other artists like Bounty and Beenie would be brushing an average US$10,000."

 

A respected musician and producer who toured with at least one the top five artistes told Splash that the data seemed credible. He spoke on condition of anonymity in order to respect private conversations with artistes.

 

"Sean Paul is conservative and I remember he even avoided buying a NY apartment calling it unnecessary. It is possible that Bounty Killer amassed that amount because he is also a conservative spender and has other businesses. Regarding Jimmy Cliff, definitely. He has been around from in the heyday of reggae and has been involved in music, songwriting and movies. He did songwriting for big artistes and also got his songs covered by the likes of Bruce Springsteen with Trapped. That would have been a big money earner," he said.

 

The combined worth at US$90 million is greater than the annual earnings from Jamaica's major exports including bauxite at US$85 million in 2009 (separate from the US$368 million earned from alumina exports) and sugar at US$72 million according to Bank of Jamaica statistics. It signifies the earning potential of the nation's music which has come under threat in recent years from international gay and government lobby groups. Consequently, all the top 10 artistes made the bulk of their income prior to the mid 2000s, but Urban Islandz has not discounted Reggae/Dancehall's future earning potential. They expect newcomers to factor on the list in the medium-term.

 

"Gyptian is one artiste to look out for as his career is doing exceptionally good and if this momentum takes him into next year and his album Hold Yuh sells well, he could become a strong contender. Mavado also is one to watch, something good should be happening for his career soon...Vybz Kartel is another to watch too, but may need a deal with a major label to put him there. Another reggae fusion artiste to watch is Iyaz from the Virgin Islands who is signed to Sean Kingston's label," Urban Islandz told Splash.

Howard Campbell, Gleaner Writer

 

Reggae legend Bunny Wailer is furious at the outcome of a legal battle between the family of his former colleague Bob Marley and the Universal Music Group (UMG), which ended in victory for the giant record company. During an interview with The Sunday Gleaner last week, Wailer said he was especially peeved with the court's statement that Marley and The Wailers had a "work-for-hire" arrangement with Island Records for the Catch A Fire, Burnin', Natty Dread, Rastaman Vibration and Exodus albums for that label. "That contract must have been signed on his behalf when Bob dead and gone because, as far as I know, Bob neva sign no work-for-hire thing," said a fuming Wailer.

 

Copyrights

 

Last Monday, district judge of Manhattan, Denise Cote, declared UMG owner of copyrights to the aforementioned albums. Her ruling cleared the way for the company, which also distributes the Marley catalogue, to use music from the albums as it sees fit. Cote dismissed the Marley family challenge on grounds that Marley had, under United States Copyright law, recorded the albums on a work-for-hire basis. That means he would have signed a contract with Island, giving that company total control over copyrights to the albums. That contract would have been enforced when Island founder Chris Blackwell sold the label to Polygram in 1989. Ten years later, Polygram sold its catalogue to the UMG.

 

Wailer, who was one of the original members of The Wailers group with Marley and Peter Tosh , said Marley was an astute businessman. He insists it is highly unlikely he signed such a deal. "It makes no sense whatsoever. I have to review the contracts to see where there is anything about work-for-hire," he said. "It is important for I as the surviving Wailer, to do so!"

 

Wailer said The Wailers had no work-for-hire deal when they signed with Island while in London in 1972. Marley, Tosh and Bunny Livingston (as Wailer was known then) recorded two albums (Catch A Fire and Burnin') for the label as The Wailers before Tosh and Livingston left for solo careers. Marley went on to an outstanding career as a solo act, recording several successful albums for Island including the breakthrough Natty Dread in 1974, the easy-listening Rastaman Vibration in 1976 and the epic Exodus, which was released in 1977.

 

These records contained some of his biggest hits such as No Woman, No Cry, Rebel Music, War, Who The Cap Fit, Jamming and Waiting in Vain. Some of those songs were used by wireless phone company Verizon through a deal with UMG. The Marley family objected to this on grounds that they were not consulted, and filed suit in 2007 to block further use of the singer's music by Verizon and other wireless companies. Last week, Cote ordered the Marleys and UMG to enter court-supervised settlement talks, and scheduled an October 29 conference. Court battles The UMG fight is the latest legal hassle over Marley's music since he died in 1981 from cancer at age 36. There have been court battles over royalties between his estate and former band members, most notably bass player Aston 'Family Man' Barrett. Wailer has also had royalty clashes with Island and the Marleys. In 1992, he filed a lawsuit against the Marley family, seeking non-payment of royalties and use of the trademark of Tuff Gong, the company he, Tosh and Marley formed in 1971. The suit, which was also filed on behalf of Tosh's estate, ended in 1999 with an out-of-court settlement. It saw Wailer and the Tosh estate receiving more than US$2 million in

Dan Utting Industry News - Industry News 

 

Rock Band Blip Harmonix and MTV Games today announced that Bob Marley and The Wailers album, Legend, will be added next week to the Rock Band Music Store of downloadable content for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Wii.

 

“My father was interested in bringing reggae music to the entire world,” said Ziggy Marley, Bob’s son and famous performer, “and now that his music is coming to Rock Band, as the first reggae artist in the game, we are excited to open the doors to regElectronic Theatre Imagegae music to a whole new group of young people.”

 

“We are thrilled to have ‘Get Up, Stand Up’ in Rock Band 3 and to offer the other incredible tracks from Bob Marley’s Legend album for download on the Rock Band platform,” said Paul DeGooyer, senior vice president of electronic games, music and programming for MTV Networks. “We can’t think of a better way for Rock Band to help a new generation of fans discover reggae than through his important, pioneering and infectious music.” It’s already been announced that Bob Marley and The Wailers’ classic “Get Up, Stand Up” will be featured on the Rock Band 3 soundtrack, but next week, fans can get an early taste of Bob Marley and The Wailers with an album of their masterpieces, when we bring Legend to the Rock Band Music Store.

 

Legend, originally released in 1984, is the best selling reggae album of all time, selling 25 million albums in the United States alone and an additional 2.8 million in the United Kingdom. It features 14 of Bob Marley and The Wailers’ classic songs and was rereleased as a CD in 1990 – the version available for Rock Band download next week, featuring original album versions. The album has been the recipient of many awards. In 2003, Rolling Stone ranked it as No. 46 on the magazine’s list of The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, and at 1,000 weeks, it holds the honor of being the second longest-charting album in Billboard history. “Legend (Album)” will be available for download from the 21st September 2010 in the Rock Band Music Store, and 23rd September 2010, to commemorate 30 years since Bob Marley’s last public performance, the Marley family will come together for a tribute concert and event benefiting their One Love Foundation.

 

With 100 percent of the proceeds from the evening going to support the One Love “Not-For-Profit” Foundation, 2,800 fans will fill the Benedum Theatre (formerly The Stanley Theatre, the site of Marley’s last performance), in Pittsburgh, for a journey back in time.

 

In addition to Stephen, Damian and Julian Marley, special guests will perform at various points during the evening. Rita Marley, “The Queen Mother” herself, will be traveling all the way from her home in Ghana, as well as Marcia Griffith (I Threes), who will also be performing. Electronic Theatre Image Available on Xbox 360, Wii and PlayStation 3 (21st September 2010): “Is This Love” “No Woman No Cry” “Could You Be Loved” “Three Little Birds” “Buffalo Soldier” “Stir It Up” “One Love/People Get Ready” “I Shot the Sheriff” “Waiting in Vain” “Redemption Song” “Satisfy My Soul” “Exodus” “Jamming” (All tracks are original master recordings) (These tracks will be available in Europe on PlayStation 3 system on the 22nd September 2010)

 

Rock Band 3 will be available in Europe on the 29th October 2010, and in North America on the 26th October 2010, giving players immediate access to a music library approaching 2,000 songs playable in Rock Band 3 at launch with new content added weekly to the Rock Band Music Store.

 

Electronic Theatre will keep you updated with all the latest additions to the various Rock Band Music Stores. These tracks will be available for purchase as individual tracks, as well as “Legend (Album)” on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 system and as individual tracks on Wii. Price:, £.99 UK, €1.49 EU $1.99 USD (160 Microsoft Points) per song $2.00 USD (200 Wii Points) per song £9.99 UK, €14.99, EU$19.99 (1600 Microsoft Points) for Legend (Album)

The 2010 REGGAE FESTIVAL GUIDE MAGAZINE  is available to read onine in digital format, page-by-page:

 

 

Contact: Peter Wardle
King's Music International
Phone: (510) 326-8445 or online at reggaeangl@aol.com
http://www.kingsmusicinternational.com

 

Tosh 1, the youngest son of the late great Reggae icon Winston Hubert McIntosh, aka Peter Tosh, was born in Kingston, Jamaica in 1980. He moved to Boston in 1985. He is currently an economics major at Northwestern University. After a great summer of festival performances, promoters are already asking the young Tosh back for more shows shortly after therafter.

 

This October western US / Canada tour is in commemoration of Peter Tosh's birthday, which was October 19th. In Boston, Tosh 1 was introduced to rap and "That was when music was real,; says Tosh 1, who started mixing the sounds of reggae with loops and samples of hip-hop in high school. Tosh has a love-hate relationship with the hip-hop genre, and believes many of its artists have gone astray, seduced by major record deals, fast cars and expensive clothes.

 

"The same revolutionary spirit that once inspired me has been transformed into everything it once detested"; says Tosh 1.

 

In 2000, Tosh 1 decided to record a couple of tracks in the studio, creating a hybrid sound that blended urban sounds, but still stayed true to the tenets of reggae and its messages of social change, activism and spirituality. "It was like second nature, like magic"; says Tosh 1. "People just fell in love with it."

 

Tosh 1 is a revolutionary artist with an impetus to right wrongs. "I give people food for thought" explains Tosh 1. "about waking people up. I am going to expose the system for what it is. We have to be more conscious of our life here on earth and stop complaining."

 

Tosh 1's debut album Babylon Burning is slated for release in spring 2011. He is currently back and forth to the studio, working on his new single "Wicked a Go Bun".

 

This summer 2010, Tosh 1 was very busy on the US festival circuit. He headlined the Maple Ridge Carribean Festival at the Memorial Peace Park in Vancouver, BC. Canada. He also performed on the Mid-West Reggaefest and the South Bend Reggaefest, and in Minnesota he performed on the Bayfront Reggae Festival, and in upstate New York, he performed on The Gig in the Sky Festival.

 

He was also booked this summer on the Montreal Reggaefest in eastern Canada. Tosh 1 traveled to Jamaica four times this summer for festivals there - The Life Fest, put on by Spragga Benz as a tribute to his son who was murdered, The Western Consciousness show, Bunny Wailer's show and The Negril Escape Summer Concert Series. Tosh 1 was embraced and very warmly received in Jamaica, the land of his birth. This October western U S tour will be a special treat for all those Peter Tosh fans who have been waiting for Peter's next release, and for the younger generations who never got to see Peter Tosh perform live in the flesh. Peter's youngest son, Tosh 1 has now taken the torch and moved ahead with youthful strength and vigor to carry on the work of his father.

Artiste: Nesbeth
Genre:   Reggae
Name of Song: “Cant Waste My Time”  

 

Nesbeth released a new single on the Journey  Riddim entitled  " CAN'T WASTE MY TIME." A step away from his usual thought provoking songs, the artiste sends a strong message to detractors on this one.  Other artistes featured on the riddim includes Reggae/Dancehall current internationally acclaimed artiste, Gyptian long with Erup and Italee ft Bittaras.

EASY STAR ALL-STARS DUBBER SIDE OF THE MOON TOUR 

With special guest CAS HALEY

 

Sep 23, 2010     The Roxy Theatre     Los Angeles, CA 
Sep 24, 2010     The Belly Up Tavern     Solana Beach, CA 
Sep 25, 2010     West Beach Festival     Santa Barbara, CA (without Cas Haley)
Sep 25, 2010    Saint Rocke     Hermosa Beach, CA  (Cas Haley solo show)
Sep 26, 2010     The SOhO     Santa Barbara, CA 
Sep 28, 2010     Starline     Fresno, CA 
Sep 29, 2010     Downtown Brewing Co     San Luis Obispo, CA 
Sep 30, 2010     Slim's     San Francisco, CA 
Oct 01, 2010     Humboldt Brews     Arcata, CA 
Oct 02, 2010     Catalyst     Santa Cruz, CA 
Oct 04, 2010     Jimmy Mak's     Portland, OR (Cas Haley solo show)
Oct 12, 2010     Rockwood Music Hall     New York, NY (Cas Haley solo show)
Oct 14, 2010     Hare and Hounds     King's Heath, Birmingham UK  
Oct 15, 2010     Brewery Arts Centre     Kendal, Cumbria UK    
Oct 16, 2010     Electric Palace     Bridport, Dorest UK    
Oct 17, 2010     Subscription Rooms     Stroud UK    
Oct 19, 2010     Scala     King's Cross, London UK    
Oct 20, 2010     Academy 3     Manchester UK    
Oct 21, 2010     Roisin Dubh     Galway IRELAND    
Oct 22, 2010     Cyprus Avenue     Cork IRELAND    
Oct 23, 2010     The Academy     Dublin IRELAND    
Oct 24, 2010     The Stiff Kitten     Belfast UK    
Oct 26, 2010     The Wedgewood Rooms     Southsea, Portsmouth UK    
Oct 27, 2010     Student Union     Leeds UK
Oct 28, 2010     Sub 89     Reading UNITED KINGDOM    
Oct 29, 2010     Cheese & Grain     Frome, Somerset UK    
Oct 30, 2010     Phoenix     Exeter UK   
Oct 31, 2010     Waterfront     Norwich UK

September, 25^th @ CC Gerard Philippe, Calais (62)

October, 2^nd @ Brise-Glace, Annecy (74)
October, 3^rd @ La Fourmi, Limoges (87)
October, 6^th @ Poste a Galene, Marseille (13)

October, 7^th @ Gignac (34) details to come

October, 8^th @ Festival Eklekzik, Luc (12)

October, 9^th @ Tapis Rouge, Colombes (92)

October, 14^th @ CC Paul Bailliart, Massy (91)

October, 16^th @ Ferme de Gwernandour, Brasparts (29)

October, 22^nd @ Usine a Chapeau, Rambouillet (78)

October, 23^rd @ Festival Roots, Kingersheim (68)

October, 26^th @ New Morning, Paris (75)

October, 28^th @ Le Hublot, Nancy (54)
October, 29^th @La Grange a Musique, Creil (60)

October, 30^th @ Du Rock et des Vaches Festival, Andard (49)

 

November, 2^nd@ Vooruit, Gent (BE)

November, 9^th@ Grenoble (38) details to come

November, 12^th @ Ebullition, Bulle (CH)

 

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http://www.clintonfearon.com/gigs.php

 

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Thanks for your love and support!

Come come come come through the door
Why wont you come come come to the dancefloor
Come come come come get your share
Why won’t you come come come come close come near
Clinton Fearon, Are You Ready (Mi Deh Yah, 2010)

 

 

09/22/10 New Haven, CT,  Toads Place
09/23/10 Portland, ME,  Asylum
09/24/10 Revere, MA,  Club Lido
09/25/10 Jamaica, NY,  Amazura
09/26/10 Hartford, CT,  West Indian Club
09/28/10 New York, NY,  B.B. Kings
09/29/10 Providence, RI,  Lupos
10/01/10 Norfolk, VA,  Norva Theater
10/02/10 Philadelphia, PA, Felton Supper Club
10/03/10 Albany, NY,  Armory
10/06/10 Raleigh, NC,  Lincoln Theater
10/07/10 Covington, KY,  Madison Theater
10/08/10 Columbus, OH,  Alrosa Villa
10/09/10 Chicago, IL,  Kenetic Playground
10/10/10 St. Louis, MO,  The Mansion
10/12/10 Denver, CO,  Cervantis
10/14/10 Albuquerque, NM, Sunshine Theater
10/15/10 Dallas, TX,  Preet Pavilion
10/16/10 Houston, TX,  Fitzgeralds
10/17/10 Austin, TX ,  Flamingo Cantina
10/19/10 Nashville, TN,  Bentley House of Soul
10/22/10 Stone Mountain, GA, Club Intrigue

 

RICHIE SPICE – September 2010 calendar
Fri. 24th – Salt Lake City, UT - The Bay
 Sat. 25th – Ketchum, ID – The Town Plaza
 Sun. 26th – Victor, ID – The Knotty Pine
 

Fri Oct 01 10  08:00 PM
The BriXton South Bay in Redondo Beach, CA -

Sat Oct 02 10  08:00 PM
The Galaxy Theater in Santa Ana, CA - Irieside opening for reggae legend Pato Banton and the Now Generation Band!!!

Fri Oct 22 10  08:00 PM
The Canyon Club in Agoura Hills, CA - TIMES:  6PM - Doors, 7:30 PM - Local A, 8:15PM - Local B, 9PM - COMMON SENSE, 10:30PM - PATO BANTON

Sat Oct 23 10  12:00 PM
Long Beach City College, Pacific Coast Campus in Long Beach, CA -

www.patobanton.com

www.myspace.com/patobanton

 

Sierra Leone Refugee All Stars
1-04-2011, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, Jamcruise 9,

 

TAJ WEEKES & ADOWA
9/30/10  Wilbert’s    Cleveland, OH

10/2/10   Roots N Blues N BBQ Festival Columbia MO

 

Fri Sept 24: The West Indian Social Club. 3340 Main St. Hartford, CT 

Sat Sept  25: The Chance Theater 6 Crannell St. Poughkeepsie, NY

Sun Sept 26: Nakisaki  276 Fulton Avenue, Hempstead, NY

 

November 12 Fortaleza, Brazil Biruta

November 13 São Luis, Brazil Lagoa da Jansen

November 14 Belém, Brazil Cidade Folia

November 16 Buenos Aires, Argentina Teatro Gran Rex

November 18 Porto Alegre, Brazil Opinião

 

November 19 Recife, Brazil Clube Português

 

November 20 Salvador, Brazil República do Reggae

November 21 Brasília, Brazil UNB

December 2 Lima, Peru EMBARCADERO 41 Bambu Station

December 8 Vitória, Brazil Ilhacústico

December 9 Juiz de Fora, Brazil Cultural Bar

December 10 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Fundição Progresso Groundation

December 11 São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil Estância Alto da Serra Groundation

December 12 Belo Horizonte, Brazil Mix Garden

 

 

21            17            17            How We Do It – Elephant Man feat Bounty Killer(2wks@#1) D-4 – CR203/Adidjaheim/Notnice

 

 

Friday, September 24th 2010    

Crystal Bay    Nevada    

Saturday-Sunday, September 25th-26th 2010    

Fort Myers    FL    

Saturday, September 25th 2010    

Houston    Texas    

Saturday-Sunday, September 25th-26th 2010  

Las Vegas    Nevada  

 Saturday, September 25th 2010  

 Brixton    London  

Friday-Sunday, October 1st-3rd 2010

Madison Wisconsin

Sunday, October 10th 2010

NASHVILLE TENNESSEE

Saturday-Sunday, October 16th-17th 2010

Bonita Springs Florida

Friday-Sunday, October 22nd-24th 2010

Greenfield Ca United

Friday-Sunday, November 12th-14th 2010

St. John's St. John's

Saturday, November 20th 2010

Miami Florida

Saturday, November 20th 2010

Miami Florida

Saturday, December 4th 2010

Byron Bay New South Wales

Saturday, December 4th 2010

Byron Bay New South Wales

Thursday, December 23rd 2010 - Sunday, January 2nd 2011

Shashamene/Adama Shoa

Friday, December 31st 2010 - Sunday, January 2nd 2011

Nairobi Nairobi