(/`7._(/`7......Wha Gwaan in R.A.W......74/)_.74/) Friday July 16, 2004 ************************************************************************* *INDEX [1] Submissions for WGIR- Tom on Vacation [2] R.A.W. Invitation [3] THE ROOTS & CULTURE REGGAEFEST [4] Burning Spear-Live KNON 89.3 IrieFM July 20 Rebel Reggae-Ras Ridi and Jah Larry [5]Root Awakening Crashes into the Pier [6] Charlemont Reggae fest-update [7] Reggae Vibes News Bulletin (July 14, 2004) [8] Mr Easy new website.... [9] Upcoming Red Di Reggae Events [10] Nyabingi stylee on the Reggae Shack Sunday, plus roots at the Blue Lamp [11] pls let me know some of the good usa based bands you have heard/listened to/heard of ************************************************************************* [1] !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! >From: "Tom Pearson" (R.A.W. # 33) Subject:Submissions for WGIR- Tom on Vacation Date: Tuesday, June 08, 2004 6:32 PM Greetings! After an extremely intense and exhaustive school year, in which I worked 18 hours days since last August, it is almost time for VACATION!!!!!! I will be departing from Guam in a couple days to head for the mainland (mostly CA, NM and Mich), and will not return until JULY 20th. during that time, please send submissions for "Wha Gwaan in RAW?" DIRECTLY to Eric Harris (#1418) at hods@triad.rr.com Anything sent to my address while I am away will NOT get included in WGIR. Usual guidelines hold: text only no attachments, graphics or sound files please include your RAW number thanks for your attention to this matter. Hope to see quite a few of you while I am traveling the States Forwaard Tom R.A.W. # 33 In the abundance of water, the fool is thirsty Forward the Reggae Vibe...Every Time ! Reggae Ambassadors Worldwide Tom "Jahson" Pearson R.A.W.#33 http://www.reggaeambassadors.org [2] !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! >From Ras Danny (R.A.W. # 301) Subject: R.A.W. Invitation Date: Wed, July 14, 2004 11:06 am Bless up, R.A.W. massive... This is an invitation to read the first of I&I monthly contribution to http://www.reggaereview.com/runnins.htm Respectness Ras Danny R.A.W.# 301 Higher Reasoning Reggae Time KBOO Community Radio 90.7 FM Portland, OR streaming LIVE and IN STEREO www.kboo.fm Early Sundays, 3-6 am, PST *except this coming weekend when I&I start at 11 pm Saturday night, 7/17 featuring live in studio performance by local phenom SHAMIR & his Civil Rights Band, also Selectah Cansaman and even R.A.W. member Aaron Zion droppin some enlightening dub poetry "TO MISS IS TO DIS" [3] !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! >From Mabrak (R.A.W. # 1508) Subject: THE ROOTS & CULTURE REGGAEFEST From: MABRAK7@aol.com Date: Wed, July 14, 2004 11:19 am THE ROOTS & CULTURE REGGAEFEST AT CLUB DREAD @ STUDIO Z 314 11th ST. & FOLSOM, SAN FRANCISCO, CA WITH THE MABRAK REGGAE BAND NATIVE ELEMENTS HURRICANE & MAJESTIC THE ONE GROOVE BAND JAH LOVE UNIVERSAL SOUND SYSTEM DATE : JULY 16, 2004 TIME : STARTS AT 9.30 PM............ www.studioz.tv www.webspawner.com/users/mabrak7/index.html lm #1508 [4] !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! >From: MOJAMAICA (R.A.W. #1667) Subject: Burning Spear-Live KNON 89.3 IrieFM July 20 Rebel Reggae-Ras Ridi and Jah Larry Date: Wednesday, July 14, 2004 7:50 PM Burning Spear - will be linking up with KNON 89.3 Irie FM Resident Rasta's DJ's Ras Ridi and Jah Larry, Rebel Reggae Int'l - Tuesday, July 20th at 10:30PM CST - Live and Direct via Telephone interview. Burning Spear another famous Jamaican Reggae Artist hailing from St. Ann Jamaica, has many years in the Reggae entertainment business, this Grammy award-winner is now celebrating his 35th year in the music business. We are very excited to have him big up our International Audience! What a night this will be, we have our very own resident Rasta Elder Ras Ridi along with Jah Larry together with the man who brought to us "Calling Rastafari " Burning Spear. With Love and Respect, we are inviting you all to join in with the Jamaican Rasta's Live - the only station that brings to you the voice of the people. KNON 89.3 Irie FM - Rebel Reggae with Ras Ridi and Jah Larry! For in in-depth bio of Burning Spear go to: http://www.burningspear.net/biography.html BURNING SPEAR BIOGRAPHY Once in a great while, an artist emerges that has a profound effect on popular culture. Grammy Award-winning reggae pioneer Burning Spear is such an artist. A certifiable legend, Spear is celebrating 35 years in the music business and shows no sign of slowing down. His concerts regularly last over two hours, a live show that delivers more energy and vibrancy than many rock and roll bands that are half his age. Spear, who has been featured in Vanity Fair's music issue, generates excitement from his message as well as his music. Carrying the torch for the gospel of Marcus Garvey, Burning Spear is one of the single greatest proponents of self-determination and self-reliance for all African descendants, but his message is not exclusively based on the teachings of Garvey. Through his music, Burning Spear has consistently been able to educate, inform, and uplift people the world over with his positive message based on honesty, peace, and love. Growing up in the parish of St Ann's Jamaica, the same musical hotbed that produced Bob Marley and the Wailers, Burning Spear made his first recording of 'Door Peep' in 1969 for the esteemed Studio One label. In fact, it was Bob Marley himself that referred Winston Rodney to Studio One. Shortly before the release of 'Door Peep,' Rodney chose to release the recording under the name Burning Spear, a reference to Jomo Kenyatta, a political activist who championed for a free and democratic Kenya and went on to become the country's first president after being charged and jailed for the Mau Mau insurrection. As Spear recalls, AThe way the whole thing came about is that I found myself moving along up in the hills of St. Ann's and I ran into Bob [Marley] at the same time. And Bob was going to his farm. The man was moving with a donkey and some buckets and a fork, and cutlass and plants. We just reason man-to-man and I-man say wherein I would like to get involved in the music business. And Bob say, "All right, just check Studio One." While at Studio One, Burning Spear recorded his first two classic albums, Burning Spear and Rocking Time. Building on this solid foundation, Spear went on to record for Island Records in the 70's, releasing three albums (Marcus Garvey, Man in the Hills, and Garvey's Ghost) that not only reshaped the face of reggae music, but also saw the emergence of Burning Spear as an international artist whose artistic vision began to permeate popular culture around the world. He followed these up with the release of Hail H.I.M. for EMI and set the stage for a prolific string of releases through the 80s and 90s, including the Grammy winning Calling Rastafari, as well as Rasta Business, The World Should Know, Fittest of the Fittest, and more. In 2002, Burning Spear, along with his wife and partner Sonia Rodney, embarked on a new journey with the launch of Burning Spear Records. The label has released, Live At Montreaux Jazz Festival 2001 and the 2003 Grammy-nominated studio release Free Man. In 2004, Burning Spear Records is gearing up for its next phase. With the recent announcement of a deal with MRI/Ryko Distribution, a series of newly remastered classice are being reissued through the summer: a special edition of Free Man, the double CD Burning Spear Live In Paris/Zenith '88, plus People Of The World, Resistance, Living Dub Vol. 2 and the DVD Home to My Roots/Live In Paris. An extensive U.S. tour celebrating Spear's 59th 'Earthday' is set for June through September, with highlights including major summer festivals such as Bonnaroo Music Fest, Bumbershoot, and Central Park Summerstage. Spear will preview new songs on the tour, including tracks to be included on his next studio release, due in 2005. So get ready for the next 35 years and Keep the Spear Burning! ##### For additional information and a complete list of tour dates, please visit http://www.burningspear.net/ BURNING SPEAR - 59th EARTHDAY TOUR (as of 6/25/04 - * new dates added/confirmed) June 11 Ziggy=s Winston-Salem, NC June 12 Peabody's Cleveland, OH June 13 Bonnaroo Music Festival Manchester, TN June 16 The Haunt Ithaca, NY June 17 Pearl Street North Hampton, MA June 19 Sierra Nevada World Music Fest Angels Camp, CA June 22 Toads Place New Haven, CT June 23 Lupo's Providence, RI June 24 Celebrate Brooklyn Brooklyn, NY June 25 The Green Room Seaside Park, NJ June 26 9:30 Club Washington D.C. June 27 The Downtown Farmingdale, NY June 29 Summerfest Milwaukee, WI July 01 York Events Theater Toronto, ON July 02 Montreal Jazz Festival Montreal, QC July 03 Stephen Talkhouse Amagansett, NY July 04 The Eclipse Wakefield, VT July 05 The Muse Nantucket, MA July 06 Club Helsinki Great Barrington, MA July 07 Atlantic Connection Oak Bluffs, MA July 08 Pufferbellies Hyannis, MA July 10 All Good Summer Festival Masontown, WV July 11 Criterion Theater Bar Harbor, ME July 12 Washington Park Albany, NY July 13 AJ's Brewing Lewes, DE July 14 St. Mary's Ocean City, MD July 16 The World Pittsburgh, PA July 17 Concert of Colors Detroit, MI July 18 Calumet Buffalo, NY July 19 The Dame Lexington, KY* July 22 The Norva Norfolk, VA July 24 Smilefest Union Grove, NC July 25 The Pit Kill Devil Hills, NC July 27 Beta Bar Tallahassee, FL July 28 Culture Room Ft. Lauderdale, FL July 29 Culture Room Ft. Lauderdale, FL July 30 Freebird Cafi Jacksonville, FL July 31 Jannus Landing St. Petersburg, FL Aug. 04 El Taoseno Taos, NM Aug. 05 State Bridge Lodge Bond, CO Aug. 06 Level Z Steamboat Springs, CO Aug. 07 Gothic Theatre Denver, CO Aug. 08 Aggie Theater Ft. Collins, CO Aug. 09 Fox Theater Boulder, CO Aug. 11 Mangy Moose Saloon Teton Village, WY Aug. 12 Panida Theater Sandpoint, ID Aug. 13 Mandalay Bay Las Vegas, NV Aug. 14 The Forum at The Canyons Park City, UT Aug. 18 The Venue of Scottsdale Scottsdale, AZ Aug. 19 The Orpheum Theater Flagstaff, AZ Aug. 20 House of Blues Anaheim, CA Aug. 21 Truckee Regional Park Truckee, CA Aug. 22 House of Blues W. Hollywood, CA Aug. 24 Coach House Santa Barbara, CA Aug. 25 The Belly Up Solana Beach, CA Aug. 26 Catalyst Santa Cruz, CA Aug. 27 Slim's San Francisco, CA Aug. 28 Slim's San Francisco, CA Aug. 29 Feather River Fest Quincy, CA Sept. 01 Humboldt State Univ. Arcata, CA Sept. 02 Roseland Theater Portland, OR Sept. 03 Bumbershoot Festival Seattle, WA Sept. 04 Malkin Bowl Vancouver, BC* Sept. 05 Centennial Square Victoria, BC Sept. 06 The Legion Tofino, BC Sept. 07 Buffalo Bill's Whistler, BC Sept. 08 Fluid Lounge Nelson, BC Sept. 12 First Avenue Minneapolis, MN* Sept. 17 Hudson River Arts Fest Poughkeepsie, NY Sept. 19 Central Park Summerstage New York, NY www.knon.org **IIMPORTANT! REMINDER! ALL ARTISTS SCHEDULED FOR LIVE INTERVIEWS MUST CALL THE STATION'S ON LINE NUMBER IN ORDER TO BE CONNECTED ON AIR** THANKS AGAIN FOR YOUR SUPPORT! On line number 214-787-1893 - African/Caribbean/Reggae Music is offered nightly Monday thru Friday from 10:00PM to 12midnight Sunday's 8:00PM to 10:00PM - Reggae DJ's with Versatile International Flavoring! We do Reggae right with True! Love and Unity, no matter how big or how small, everyone is equal as humans! Peace and Love to our Worldwide brotherhood! Mondays: International house party with Trini man -Mike D. Magician Tuesdays: Rebel Reggae Int'l with Jamaican Rastas' Ras Ridi and Jah Larry Wednesdays: African Forum with Nigerian/Jamaican - Ima Uwagbai and Original Jamaican Queen Mushiya (Special Guest DJ's) Thursdays: Strictly Reggae with Nigerian Alex C and African American Queen Amy Fridays: Caribbean Show with St. Ann's finest Jamaican -Everton Sundays: International Hour with - Eastern African - Chief Zehaie JAH blessings Mushiya Mushiya Felecia Strickland R.A.W.# 1667 Jobe Enterprises P.O. Box 600542 Dallas, Texas 75360-0542 Mushiya Irie FM Dallas, Reggae DJ's PR http://www.mikeydread.com/ http://www.innervisionsreggae.com/ (214) 725-4191 tel: (469) 767-9730 Mojamaica@aol.com [5] !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! >From Root Awakening (R.A.W. # 374) Subject: Root Awakening Crashes into the Pier Date: Thursday, July 15, 2004 3:55 AM The wicked classic reggae sounds of ROOT AWAKENING will be driving San Francisco's Pier 23 Cafe into a dance frenzy this Saturday night, July 17...music kicks off at 10 pm sharp! Along with their moving acclaimed original tunes, RA plays the classic reggae, like Ken Boothe, Dennis Brown, Heptones etc., the great arrangements, wicked roots riddims, sweet vocal harmonies, and funky horn lines of the old Studio One/Treasure Isle studios' music from the roots of dancehall! Miss them at your own risk! Call 415.362.5125 for more info... [6] !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! >From Ras Jahn Subject: Charlemont Reggae fest-update From: Bullockjohn8@aol.com Date: Wednesday, July 14, 2004 11:26 AM Hail Reggae fans - This is an update on the Charlemont Reggae fest. The fest this year falls on Saturday, September 11, 2004. Performing this year will be DJ. Oligizt, Kudzu, the Alchemystics, the Equalites, Abdul Baki featuring Pree-cha & Elahu/aka Courtney Morris, Mentos & New Horizon, Black Rebels, Loose Caboose & Reincarnation. This year some of the original members of Loose Caboose will join the band on stage. We will be setting up a R.A.W. tent and table to encourage new membership. Feel free to copy the poster. Keep the Reggae vibe alive. Check out the website - _www.charlemontreggaefest.com_ (http://www.charlemontreggaefest.com) . Vendors welcome. For more info call 413-367-9309 or 413-665-3899. Nuff respect Ras Jahn [7] !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! >From Reggae Vibes Productions NL (R.A.W. #1050) Subject: Reggae Vibes News Bulletin (July 14, 2004) Date: Thu, July 15, 2004 6:36 am -*- http://www.reggae-vibes.com -*- -*- News Bulletin (July 14, 2004) -*- Playlist for Thursday, July 15, 2004. Check out "Reggae Vibes News" for Announcements, New & Upcoming Releases, Tour Dates and more. From now concert promoters can book a European top reggae act for their planned and upcoming shows. Check our new Bookings section. Listen to excerpts from Beenie Man's brand new album "Back To Basics". Few riddims have gained as much attention this year as Dane 'Fire Links' Johnson's "Mad Instruments". Steel Pulse's "African Holocaust" is a great new album that will please many long time Steel Pulse fans as well as reggae fans in general. Doreen Schaffer's "Adorable You" is an absolutely must have album. Message In The Dub" sees Mossman and Bunny in fine dubbing shape. Is It Rolling, Bob? ~ A Reggae Tribute to Bob Dylan" is a decent re-imagination of songs of one of the World's most noted songwriters. Greensleeves re-releases Eek A Mouse's album "Mouseketeer" with 2 bonus tracks. Horace Andy, Quench Aid & John Wayne, Pompidoo and Fano deliver their cuts over the old skool dancehall riddim called "Everything Criss". Check out Iggy T's 'Burning Ten', his personal Top 10 of the latest 7" singles. ** Last week's updates at http://www.reggae-vibes.com ** TOP 50 of album recommendations for July 2004, compiled by Teacher & Mr. T., with Luciano's "Serious Times" at the #1 spot and Prince Malachi's "Runaway Slave" as our new "Album of the Month"! Twenty brand new sound files in our Top 50! Listen to tracks from The Heptones, Jah Mason, Sizzla, Sly & Robbie, Luciano, Prince Malachi, Phillip Fraser, Gregory Isaacs, Jahmel, Black Roots, Linval Thompson, George Nooks and 8 more tunes in RealAudio format. Check out our SOUNDS section featuring : - DanceHall Mixes featuring the wickedest riddims : "Blue Steel", "Jumpa Cable" and "Scoobay". - Classic 1970 Tunes in a continuous mix...Rockers Time Now Vol 1. - Studio One classics from Alton Ellis, Maureen Thomas, Devon Green and more. - Version Galore...eleven hard versions over the Royals' "Pick Up The Pieces" riddim. - a showcase featuring Katarock Presents.. All Star Classics 2K4. - our "Producer In The Arena" section with ace producer Bobby Digital. We have featured cuts over Digital B's "One For The Road" an "Forever Loving Jah" riddim. - Teacher & Mr. T's top picks featuring tunes over the brand new "Shankle Dip" riddim. - the British Link-Up with some of our most favourite UK produced tunes from now and then featuring Dennis Alcapone & Nereus Joseph's "'No Peace", Kenny Knots with "Going Home" and "King Nebuchadnezzar" by Creation Stepper. - ReMiXed featuring "Gal Dem Way" by T.O.K. - the album mix of Phillip Fraser's "Blood Of The Saint". - Music Video featuring a clip with a live performance by Sizzla. - Music Video featuring Mafia & Fluxy with Queen Omega, Prince Alla & Cutty Ranks at Montreux Jazz Festival in 2003. Listen to soundclips taken from our album of the month, Prince Malachi's "Runaway Slave". View a live recording of Sizzla that was shot in 2003 at a show he did with Turbulence. Video : Mafia & Fluxy feat. Queen Omega, Prince Alla & Cutty Ranks... Live At Montreux Jazz Festival 2003. "Reggae Gold 2004" tries to serve the fans of both reggae and dancehall music by gathering the big tunes of now! Volume eight in Jet Star's "Toe 2 Toe" series brings together two real fine UK reggae artists, Lloyd Brown and Peter Hunnigale. Linval Thompson's 1978 LP "Rocking Vibration" gets rerelased by Maka Sound with some 7 bonus tracks. The Heptones cd "Deep in the Roots" compiles tracks from their "Better Days" vocal and dub album plus some tunes from "King Of My Town". "Mamacita" is the first soca release in VP's Riddim Driven series. Check out the DVD "Luciano Live in San Francisco". Audio CD included! French record label "Special Delivery Music" has released seven 7" singles featuring tunes over the brand new "Storm Alert" riddim. Reggae And The Media... by Ray Hurford. THIS AND MUCH MORE AT : http://www.reggae-vibes.com _____________________________________________ (c) 2003 Reggae Vibes Productions _____________________________________________ Respect & one love.... Teacher & Mr. T (RAW #1050) Reggae Vibes Productions NL Reggae Vibes Website : http://www.reggae-vibes.com email addresses : info@reggae-vibes.com teacher@reggae-vibes.com mr.t@reggae-vibes.com snail mail : Reggae Vibes Productions NL Pieter Brueghelstraat 5 6181 DJ Elsloo The Netherlands phone : +31 46 4373228 (Teacher aka Jo) phone : +31 43 3615318 (Mr.T aka Theo) fax : +31 46 4376427 [8] !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! >From Rude Gal (R.A. W. #) Subject: Mr Easy new website.... Date: Tue, July 13, 2004 2:36 pm Management Contact: RudeGal rudegal@rudegal.com 909-227-RUDE (7833) After years of recording quality Dancehall Reggae hits, MR EASYs been breaking into the limelight again. The big hit Drive Me Crazy on the popular BUY OUT riddim is still a club banger to this day! Not only did it is serve to remind the masses of his vocal ability, get the club crowds immediately to the dance floor, but the song played on mainstream US stations ranging from; KRRQ, KNOU, WBTJ, WBOT, WDKX, WPHI, WJMN, WMBX, WOWI, WQHT, WQOK, WRED, WWPR and more! Mr Easy was also one of the featured artists on Beenie Mans last album Tropical Storm (Virgin Records) with their collaboration Haters & Fools. Its taken some time and careful planning for the Dancehall singer once signed to Quest/Motown Records to find the right combination of tracks to propel him forward. Early on Mr. Easy forged strong relationships with talented producers; Tony and Dave Kelly, which has aided in solidifying his Dancehall recordings. The powerful delivery of his lyrics have been felt from near and far as the Caribbean, Canada, US, Europe and South America! Preparing himself for a long overdue album, Easys been consistently voicing on the cream of the crop Dancehall riddims. Working with esteemed producers like; Dave Kelly, South Rakkas Crew, Skatta, Tony Kelly and Troyton Rami has allowed Easy to build up a catalog filled with quality and bashment favored selections. Presently his work from three of these top-notch producers is paving a new path for him. With Grudge You from the Ching Chong riddim generating big steam in East Coast clubs and getting spun on mixshow things look promising. Its Alright from the Grindin Riddim is also a favorite with selectors and on Reggae radio programming. The new pulsating hard-hitting Red Alert track Pull Up is definitely generating a buzz and inquiries worldwide! Still, after four years, Drive Me Crazy reigns supreme in the clubs. With appearances at WREDs show in Portland Maine, WJMNs show in Boston, and with POWER 96 in Miami, Mr. Easys radio relationships are growing at tremendous pace. Easy is one of the artists featured on the upcoming Heineken Red Star Mixtape release. Hes even begun taping into the mixtape circuit hosting one DJ Lil Mic releases as well as putting the final touches on a few others, an act which is putting in him front of a new audience. To keep things moving forward, MR EASY has a progressive new interactive website recently launched at: www.mreasy.net where youll find additional information, updates, tour dates, photos, lyrics, audio clips and his video for Drive Me Crazy. [9] !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! >From Red Di (R.A.W. #) Subject: Upcoming Red Di Reggae Events From: "Red Di" Date: Tue, July 13, 2004 10:11 pm Greetings, Your favorite reggae rock band, Red Di, gets IRIE on Sunday afternoon, July 18th at lovely Westover Vineyards in Castro Valley, CA. Only $35 gets a whole carload of people, of all ages, into the show while you can bring your own picnic and enjoy their fine wines at discount pricing. Come join the people as they revel in fun, frivolity, and fine wine this weekend while dancing to the unique Red Di blend of roots reggae, dancehall, and lovers rock with a Bay Area feel. It will be a beautiful weekend in the East Bay for another summer reggae party!!! red di Sunday, July 18th Chouinard Vineyards - Castro Valley, CA 3:30 - 7:30pm $35 per carload/All Ages Welcome 510-537-3932 for details and directions Next shows.. Main St. Brewery in Pleasanton.Friday, July 30th 9-midnite Fremont Art and Wine Festival.Saturday, July 31st 12:30 - 2 Main Stage City Beach, Fremont. Saturday, July 31st 9:30pm-1:30am Lively Up! Red Di www.reddi.net [10] !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! >From Too Dread (R.A.W. #) Subject: Nyabingi stylee on the Reggae Shack Sunday, plus roots at the Blue Lamp Date: Wed, July 14, 2004 1:00 am Greetings Reggae people -- I'll be hailing up the original vibes of Africa, Rastafari and Selassie I as we approach Rastafari's birthday, this Sunday on the Reggae Shack (100.1 KTHX 9 pm). Nyabingi is the heartbeat drum rhythm that is the musical and spiritual foundation of reggae and Rastafari. Tune in for some great examples from such sources as the Rastafari Elders, Wingless Angels, Ras Michael and the Sons of Negus, and a new Nyabingi release from Prince Teba straight out of Jamaica. Tune in and feel the roots of the roots.. And as always, the roots vibes are flowing at the Blue Lamp, on Third St. between Sierra and West, from 4 to 8 pm every Sunday, as I spin conscious reggae roots and dub. Be there!!! Peace, Too Dread [11] !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! From: The Ark Band (R.A.W. # 1414) Subject: pls let me know some of the good usa based bands you have heard/listened to/heard of Date: Wednesday, July 14, 2004 5:26 PM thsax, pls post and/or email me, and/or post to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/usabasedreggaebands and/or to http://littlemunk.com/usabb one, peace, roots-ee http://thearkband.com *********************************************************************** 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.). 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