(/`7._(/`7......Wha Gwaan in R.A.W......74/)_.74/) Wednesday 11, 2004 ************************************************************************* *INDEX [1] 'REGGAE VIBES' #433 [2] David Kirton with his Modern Roots Band performs in Santa Monica [3] Mystic Vibrations ~ August 2004 [4] Demographics for Reggae Fans [5] PSM "News on the Net" Summer Edition ************************************************************************* [1] *=*=*=*=*=*=*= *=*=*=*=*=*=*= *=*=*=*=*=*=*= >From Lance-O (#904) Subject: 'REGGAE VIBES' #433 Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2004 12:55:53 -0700 GREETINGS!!!!! IT'S NEWSLETTER TIME (which is also an outline for the audio version) REGGAE VIBES #433 WEEKLY NEWSLETTER & Audio Link to the Radio Report First the audio link in MP3 format: http://www.kulchashok.com/reggaevibes433.mp3 This week's 'REGGAE VIBES' is courtesy of Danga Zone Entertainment. Their latest riddim is the 'Sunshine' feat. Jah Cure, Buju, Luciano & Chuck Fender as well as Luddy, Hezron, Faze & Romeo J. For more http://www.dangazone.com KULCHA SHOK MUZIK presents: JAH SURF Thursdays which now happens the Corner Bar corner of Oak Av & Mary St in Coconut Grove 3310B MARY ST.LANCE-O is at the control spinning the best in roots reggae & dancehall. Surf videos, giveaways and a monthly surfboard raffle. On Aug 26th we will have a reggae/surf expo with booths & people displaying their products. We will also have 4 live acts DAVID KIRTON, WOOKIE J, UPROOTED & JACUZZI FUZZ. For more info 305 534 6110. KULCHA SHOK MUZIK offers sponsorship/underwriting of this email letter & program 'REGGAE VIBES.'KULCHA SHOK MUZIK also produces top quality radio programming, radio spots, voice overs and music videos. They also can dj, MC or host any of your events. KULCHA SHOK also has two releases NATTY REMO "BABYLON FALL" & WOOKIE J "BIG UP THE CHILDREN." To purchase them and for more: http://www.KULCHASHOK.com and click on to muziklibrary. Please let us know if you're interested in sponsoring/underwriting this newsletter and/or the audio version heard nearly 140 times a week. First, this week's top stories in reggae & Caribbean music 1. ABDEL WRIGHT INTERVIEW PT 2 2. REGGAE ARTISTS PERFORMING @ OLYMPICS 3. ANTIGUA CARNIVAL/KEVIN LYTTLE 4. NEW RELEASES 5. TRIVIA 6. SELECTOR'S CHOICE This week's top ten, as in every week, is compiled from sales from the leading distributors in the US of 7" singles. It is also apart of the weekly, syndicated radio report of the same name. It is now heard on nearly 120 radio stations and also available as an mp3 audio file, upon request. To submit music or info for the program, send it to 1218 Drexel Ave #203 Miami, Fl 33139 USA or call 305 534 6110. THE TOP 10 FOR THIS WEEK 1. PROPELLA ELEPHANT MAN KING OF KINGS 2. LONG STORY ELEPHANT MAN KING OF KINGS 3. OVER THE WALL ELEPHANT MAN KING OF KINGS 4. HEAR MY CRY OH LORD MARVIA PROVIDENCE EXPLORER 5. FROM WHEN VYBEZ KARTEL KING OF KINGS 6. GIMME DI TING CECILE/BEENIE MAN KING OF KINGS 7. CAN'T SATISFY I WAYNE ROYAL SOLDIER 8. JAMAICA JAH CURE DANGA ZONE 9. BUN BAD MIND ELEPHANT MAN STONE LOVE 10.ALMIGHTY BOUNTY KILLER BIG YARD Much Love & Respect, LANCE-O 1218 DREXEL AV #203 MIAMI, FL 33139 USA 305.534.6110 http://www.kulchashok.com KULCHA SHOK MUZIK, Inc. [2] *=*=*=*=*=*=*= *=*=*=*=*=*=*= *=*=*=*=*=*=*= >From David Kirton (R.A.W. #) Subject: David Kirton with his Modern Roots Band performs in Santa Monica Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2004 12:55:06 +0000 Greetings from Barbados David Kirton with his Modern Roots Band will be performing in Santa Monica, Los Angeles at The Temple Bar Friday August 20th. Show time is 10.30 PM sharp. Cover charge is $10.00 US. Reggae lovers will remember David from the Spirit of Unity Tour in 99, his tour with Culture in 2000, Reggae on the River 1999 & 2001, Bob Marley Day Long Beach 2001 and his residency at The Attaway Gallery in Santa Monica for the winter and spring of 2001. This will be one of David Kirtons only USA appearances for 2004. He has been busy working on his new album scheduled for release spring 2005. Davids new album continues to expand his modern reggae-pop-rock sound that is winning him fans worldwide. Visit Davids web site www.davidkirton.com for MP3 and Real Audio as well as photos and reviews. See you at the show. Temple Bar 1026 Wilshire Blvd, Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California 310-393-6611 www.templebarlive.com Noelle Kirton Managing Director Bird's Eye Music Barbados Inc. Maxwell Main Road Christ Church Barbados, W.I. Tel / Fax 246-428-2923 Birdseyemusic@Sunbeach.net www.DavidKirton.com [3] *=*=*=*=*=*=*= *=*=*=*=*=*=*= *=*=*=*=*=*=*= >From Mystic Vibrations (R.A.W. #) Subject: Mystic Vibrations ~ August 2004 Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2004 12:05:15 -0400 Mystic Vibrations August 2004 Sun 1 - Coconut Joe's (Isle of Palms, SC) Tue 3 - Coconut Joe's Thurs 5 - Bowen's Island Dock House (Charleston, SC) Fri 6 - Montego Bay (Greensboro, SC) Sat 7 - Kefi (Wrightsville Beach, NC) Sun 8 - Coconut Joe's Tue 10 - Coconut Joe's Sat 14 - Bay Breeze (Beaufort, SC) Sun 15 - Coconut Joe's Tue 17 Coconut Joe's Sat 21 - Mt. Pleasant (private) Sun 22 - Coconut Joe's Tue 24 - Coconut Joe's Fri 27 - Avondale Station (Charleston, SC) Sat 28 - Finlay Park (Columbia, SC) Sun 29 -Coconut Joe's Tue 31 - Coconut Joe's Mystik Muzik Mystic Vibrations Reggae Band PO Box 5821 Columbia, SC 29250 (803) 926-8994 [4] *=*=*=*=*=*=*= *=*=*=*=*=*=*= *=*=*=*=*=*=*= >From Hiatus Productions Sonora (RAW #1836) Subject: Demographics for Reggae Fans Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 2004 11:33 AM Greetings, One and all. Tommy Little-Hawk here. I'm currently looking to compile some Demographics for all of us Reggae Fans and others working in Reggae. Has anyone worked on such? If your able and interested in helping to build solid demographic numbers to help further the message of Reggae, please respond. One Perfect Love - Wadada. Tommy Little-Hawk Hiatus Productions Sonora (RAW #1836) 209-588-8651 [5] *=*=*=*=*=*=*= *=*=*=*=*=*=*= *=*=*=*=*=*=*= >From PSM (#194) Subject: PSM "News on the Net" Summer Edition Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2004 10:29:43 -0700 Greetings All- Hope your summer is going well. We have some much going on at PSM, we wanted to get the word out to all of you with all of the great stuff happening this month. So on to the News:  biL "Studio to Stage" Workshop and Showcase for NARAS this weekend  Olive Tree Music LTD drops " A Cyprus Thing Vol. 1" OTM002 worldwide!  Independent Distribution Collective is born, check it out! Here is a press release for the NARAS panel and showcase this weekend. Allen and SOS's panel is from 4 - 5 pm and biL performs at 8:00 pm (maybe a little bit later?) Try to make it out if you can! NARAS comes to Pyramind with Post Vinyl: From The Studio To The Stage! Saturday, August 14, 2004 San Francisco TOP DANCE AND ELECTRONIC TALENT TO SHARE DIGITAL AUDIO AND LIVE PRODUCTION TECHNIQUES AT "POST-VINYL: FROM THE STUDIO TO THE STAGE" The San Francisco Chapter of the Recording Academy. will host a very special GRAMMY. Professional Development event on Saturday, August 14 for Northern California's dance and electronic music community. "POST-VINYL: From the Studio to the Stage" will offer a unique opportunity for producers, engineers, artists and fans to examine how top electronic artists compose their music, and then translate it from recorded concept to the club environment. Tracing the development of tracks from creation to live performance will provide rare insight into the ethos and technology of this cutting-edge genre. Co-presented with the Academy's Producers & Engineers Wing and the Chapter's Dance & Electronic Music Committee, and sponsored by Cakewalk, Digidesign, Guitar Center Pro, M-Audio, Mix Foundation for Excellence in Audio, Native Instruments and Remix Magazine, "POST-VINYL" will take the form of two separate but linked events. Producers Workshop 11 a.m. ? 6 p.m. At Pyramind Sound, 880 Folsom Street, San Francisco Check-in begins at 11 a.m at 848 Folsom St., SF $15 Recording Academy members & students, $25 general public Advance tickets are highly recommended. Space is limited, and pre-registration for workshops is required. Get an unprecedented look into the world of digital audio production from some of dance and electronic musics top artists. More than a dozen producers will take you deep into their creative and technical processes, sharing studio tricks and tools in intimate workshops. Dont miss a rare keynote address by the Crystal Methods Ken Jordan, a Producers Panel and in studio presentations with Kaskade, J. Boogie, biL of Positive Sound Massive with producers Steffen Franz (aka Stand Out Selector) and Allen Whitman (ex-Mermen), Charles Stella of Mo-wax (Norah Jones re-mixer), Ean Golden, DJ Polywog, Lost At Last, Dhamaal and many more! Also featured will be hot product demos by leading manufacturers. Showcase and Party 8 p.m. ? 2 a.m. StudioZ 314 11th St., San Francisco, CA Our featured producers will take their music into its natural element with live performances. Witness the full evolution of their beats from the studio to the stage, and tap into new music from local labels and artists in our Listening Lounge. Also, celebrate the creation of the Best Dance/Electronic Album category, debuting at the 47th Annual GRAMMY. Awards. For tickets, call 415.749.0779. Email sanfrancisco@grammy.com or visit http://www.grammy.com/sanfrancisco.aspx for more info. $10 admission, 21+ w/ID Many of you already know about Olive Tree Music, the label that is home to Poetz4Peace in Cyprus. These fine folks have now released a new album, a double CD in fact, featuring over a dozen youth from both sides of the dreaded Greenline. This package includes both an Urban and World CD. It will be available in the US starting next week. Check out the press release below, or http://www.olivetreemusic.net for more details... Olive Tree Music LTD presents "A Cyprus Thing, Vol.1" OTM 002 This summer audiences worldwide will be treated to the latest release from the independent label, Olive Tree Music. Cyprus Thing Vol. 1 is a compilation that features 29 tracks from the deepest Mediterranean and beyond. This initiative is supported by the Bi-communal Development Programme, which is funded by USAID and UNDP and is executed by UNOPS. The double CD is a combination of urban and world music, featuring 19 artists and groups. Much of the material is by local acts, both established and new. Olive Tree Music also includes contributions from Greece, Turkey, USA, UK and Norway. This approach represents a first for a locally based music company, with such a broad range of international links, most of whom are well established in their own markets. The philosophy for Cyprus Thing is as simple as the sun shining over the world each day. Bringing people together, far below the radar of politics, Olive Tree Music aims to show how people can work together in a creative, multicultural and multilingual environment. The celebration of such diversity marks a great occasion on this Mediterranean island, where pop music from Greece, Turkey and all the usual globalized icons tend to dominate. By turning a new kind of page, the makers of Cyprus Thing aim to build a different kind of common future, and in the process hope to establish a thriving independent local music industry. So open your ears, ex-communicate some stereotypes from your mind and take in what many people are describing as the best release ever from Cyprus. Distribution - All Records Cyprus ? PSM Recordings USA - Trehantiri Music UK Olive Tree Music PO Box 25116 Nicosia Cyprus Tel 99 614987 email mailto:OTMusic@hotmail.com http://www.olivetreemusic.net Independent Distribution Collective is Born! As some of you have heard already, there is a brand new, totally independent, distribution company set to open it's doors in about a month's time. Independent Distribution Collective, based in Oakland, California, will be new in every sense of the word. Some of you have seen the flyers at Reggae on the River this past weekend, and we wanted the PSM e-list and RAW to be some of the first people to know about it. We can't really mention any real details just yet, but this new company will distribute some of America's best know Reggae and Hip Hop labels, as well as spanning Dancehall to Dub, Rock to World, Folk to Funk, and even Singer/Songwriter to Salsa... In fact, IDC will consider any and every genre. Please take a minute to check out the website at the address below. If you are a label, or a solo artist or band that is looking for Distribution, or looking to improve your present distribution, then this may be a great option for you! Check out the link below: http://www.independentdistro.com Look for a press release with details about the company, it's affiliated labels, and IDC's plan to revolutionize current distribution options and make them more "user friendly"... More news to come in the next week or two. Check it out on the web anytime! That is all for this edition... Happy Birthday to all of the Leos out there, Respect to Luka's Tap Room, a brand new club and restaurant in Downtown Oakland, who is hosting the first in a series of "opening" events this weekend... Big up to Rick and Maria and all of the folks who are pitching in to make this place happen! Massive Respect! Until next time... Please take care of each other! Respect- The Promotions Team PSM Recordings RAW# 142 and #194-- Positive Sound Massive Recordings 2261 Market Street, PMB 487 San Francisco, CA, 94114 (415) 835-4799 office/voicemail (415) 751-0947 fax ***(Please note our new phone and fax numbers)*** http://www.psmrecordings.com/ 100% pure conscious dancehall plus a whole lot more!!! *********************************************************************** In the abundance of water, the fool is thirsty Forward the Reggae Vibe...Every Time ! Reggae Ambassadors Worldwide Tom Pearson R.A.W.#33 http://www.reggaeambassadors.org ************************************************************************* < R.A.W. Disclaimer > "Any and all statements, views, and opinions expressed in the 'Wha' Gwaan in R.A.W?' newsletter are those of individual members of Reggae Ambassadors Worldwide, Inc. (R.A.W.). R.A.W. is not responsible for the veracity, or for the content, of any R.A.W. member's statement, views, and/or opinions included in this newsletter."