(/`7._(/`7......Wha Gwaan in R.A.W......74/)_.74/) Sunday September 12, 2004 ************************************************************************* *INDEX [1] Reggae Runnings.... [2] Air Jamaica comes on board with Mikey Dread Reggae on the Beach Miami [3] SATURDAY & SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 25 & 26 DREADSTOCK FESTIVAL M.U.S.I.C. [ISO-8859-1] - Music Uniting Souls, Integrating ************************************************************************* [1] *=*=*=*=*=*=*= *=*=*=*=*=*=*= *=*=*=*=*=*=*= >From Ambassador David (R.A.W. #5) Subject: Reggae Runnings.... Date: Sun, 12 Sep 2004 11:53:09 EDT From: Davidbauma@aol.com Ambassador David's Picks Much Much More Than A Caribbean Festival! Two Stages of Live Music Caribbean / Jazz / Blues September 18 Albion Festival of the Forks Lloyd Park on the banks of the Kalamazoo River "Day in the Caribbean" Bring a Blanket / Lawn Chair Noon to 8 PM - FREE Youth Music Workshop - Roots Rock Society - Los Bandits - Xpression Steel Band Universal Xpression More TBA Food / Craft Vendors www.festivaloftheforks.org Ambassador David's Productions 269-665-7483 "Your Caribbean Connection" Reggae Music "Special Music for Special People" Toots and the Maytals Intersection, Grand Rapids, MI Mon, Sep 13, 2004 07:00 PM Tickets are available at www.ticketmaster.com Czars 505 Pleasant St. St. Joseph 269-983-1166 - 10 PM September 17 - Roots Vibration NEW-NEW-NEW-NEW-NEW-NEW-NEW-NEW- NEW Starting October 1 Jamaica Me Crazy Fridays REGGAE BANDS EVERY 1ST FRIDAY OF THE MONTH October 1 - Dub Dis & Devon Brown November 5 - Indika & Rasta Kelly December 3 - Natty Nation January 7 - Aswah Greggori Dyckman 9 PM 201 E Michigan Ave. Paw Paw 269-655-2222 September 18 - 33rd St. Band (Top 40) September 25 - Jewell & Future Boathouse 10 PM 449 Water St. Saugatuck, 269-857-2888 September 5 - Out of Favor Boys Union Cabaret & Grill 125 South Kalamazoo Mall 269-384-6756 - 9 PM September 30 - Zion Lion October 1 - Gypsi Fari October 2 - Gypsi Fari New Year Eve - Gypsi Fari JANUARY 29 BOB MARLEY'S B-BASH STATE THEATRE KAZOO The Radio Tavern 616-235-0531 661 Bridge NW, Grand Rapids Sunday Nights Reggae Night with Selector Hazey Check It Out! Detroitreggae.com Chicago_Reggae.com September 25 - Sister Myra's 29th Birthday 1076 11th St. ,Plainwell 6 PM & Midnight $10.00 All You Can Eat & Drink Aswah Greggori & Enforcers More Info. Email: mumstheword@accn.org Summer Festivals September WWW.TULIPANES.ORG 24 Orquesta Ranura - Tulipanes Fest. Holland - Huntington Bank - 8 PM - Need Tickets 25 Orquesta Ranura - Tulipanes Fest. Holland Corner of 13th St. & Maple St. - 11 AM 28 Contrabando - Tulipanes Fest. Holland - Buzz Coffee House - 6PM 30 Rene Meave Trio - Tulipanes Fest - Davenport College Holland 7 PM October 2 - Contrabando - Tulipanes Fest. - West Shore Mall - 11AM 3 - Rene Meave Trio - Tulipanes Fest. - Holland Museum - 3 PM T.C. Speakeasy 207 East Michigan Ave., Ypsilanti Reggae Sundays DJ Joshua OZ 210 S. Fifth Ave. Ann Arbor Every Thursday Night 10 PM - 4 AM Reggae Dancehall with DJ Billy the Kid Ital Shack Record & Music, Clothing, Culture Store and Much More. 1479 Lake Drive, Grand Rapids - 616-774-4825 Jamaican Dave's Take Out "The Real Taste Of Jamaica" 1059 Wealthy, Grand Rapids 616-458-7875 11 AM - 10 PM Tuesday - Saturday Reggae Revolution WIDR 89.1 FM DJ - I.B. Tuesday 10 PM - Midnight Request line 269-387-6303 Reggae Sunsplash Sundays 2pm-6pm. WDBM, 88.9, www.impact89fm.org Natty Dreadlock Rock - Rootsmon Bird Sundays 5pm-9pm, WLNZ, 89.7, www.wlnz.org or webradio.com Reggae on WCBN, 88.3 www.wcbn.org Saturdays from 6-9pm Train to Skaville "Strictly Vintage Jamaican Music" 7pm-9pm Saturday REGGAE STREET WSND 88.9 FM The African Teacher & Jah Dave @ the Controls Saturday 10 PM - Midnight Rastaman Vibrations Monday from 9-10pm on WXOU 88.3FM - Detroit O.C Roberts & Reggae Sound Blast WDTR 90.9 FM SAT.1:00 PM to 4:30 PM Please Forward This Email to All Your Friends Turn Them On To Jah's Music - Reggae Music - To Be Added To Ambassador David's Reggae Mailing List Please Reply To Davidbauma@aol.com [2] *=*=*=*=*=*=*= *=*=*=*=*=*=*= *=*=*=*=*=*=*= >From Mushiya Felecia Strickland (R.A.W. #1667) Subject: Air Jamaica comes on board with Mikey Dread Reggae on the Beach Miami Date: Sat, 11 Sep 2004 22:45:13 EDT From: MOJAMAICA@aol.com Air Jamaica is our Sponsor: www.airjamaica.com Also Air Jamaica is offering (any fan that purchases a ticket to Reggae on the Beach (http://www.mikeydread.com/conx1.html) And living in the Caribbean like in Jamaica, Barbados and other Caribbean Islands (that Air Jamaica flies) an opportunity to get a major discount on their airfare purchase to Miami. Fans are encouraged to get proof of tickets to the concert to earn their discount from Air Jamaica. You can contact Dread At the Controls for Ticket purchase and more info on how to get this discount to Miami to attend the Reggae on The Beach event featuring Mikey Dread, Leroy Sibbles, Cornell Campbell, Lorna Bennett, Junior Fearon and Javaughn Genius plus local Miami and Fort Lauderdale reggae artists like: Michelle Gordon, Johnny Dread, Jango and more artists TBA Tickets are available on line right now at: http://www.mikeydread.com/conx1.html The musicians will be backed by The Dread At TheControls Band and the DATC Horns. Reggae on The Beach is an outdoor event on the beach in Key Biscayne at the Bayside Hut, 3501 Rickenbacker Causeway, Key Biscayne. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Reggae on the Beach - Key Biscayne (Miami) When: On Sunday, October 10th, 2004 (Columbus Day Weekend) Where: Bayside Hut, 3501 Rickenbacker Causeway, Key Biscayne (Miami) Who: Dread At The Controls will stage a Reggae Classics Event in Key Biscayne, Miami featuring the cream of the crop of the 70s and 80s Jamaican Music History. Live in concert: Leroy Sibbles, Cornell Campbell, Lorna Bennett, Mikey Dread, Plus several local Miami/Fort Lauderdale Reggae Artists like Johnny Dread and Junior Fearon a new talent coming out of Ajang Music Kingston, Jamaica on his debut performance. Reggae on the Beach is a Roots and Culture event showcasing the 70s timeline in Reggae History with the legends and the musical architects of that era, reuniting to recreate a long lost cultural Jamaican tradition in Reggae Music. The artist line up is consistent with the mid 70s era of Jamaican Music when Leroy Sibbles and the Heptones ruled the dances and the parties with innumerable hits and timeless Reggae classics. It was an era shared also by Cornell Campbell whose Studio One collaborated songs like Queen of the Minstrel and  Stars became monumental hits in the industry. Later an association with King Tubbys studio and Bunny Lee hit again with Dread inna Greenwich Farm  There was Lorna Bennett, whose hit Breakfast in Bed became an anthem at home and abroad and has a special place in the development and historical timeline of Reggae. By the time Mikey Dread reached JBC he was already familiar with Leroy Sibbles, Cornell Campbell and Lorna Bennett amongst other prominent Jamaican hit makers of the day. His mission was to open up the Reggae industry and give the music maximum exposure and continuous airplay as he devoted his airtime strictly to the promotion of Reggae artists, musicians, labels and the entire Jamaica music Industry who witnessed a revival in the industry, and a demand for their music, public appreciation for their recordings while the country saw a drop in crime rate. By the turn of the 80s Reggae music had established itself on radio worldwide. The message and the vibe was now reaching people on several continents by various means, sound systems, live concerts radio and the press, and they wanted more. Jamaica Reggae Time Line  The continuum. Reggae On The Beach - Sunday, October 10, 2004 Bayside Hut, 3501 Rickenbacker Causeway, Key Biscayne, Miami Gates Open: 4.00pm Show starts at: 6.00pm- 3.00am Admission: $20 advance Music by: London Connection and Ital K Info: (727) 455-5958 This is an outdoor Event. Professional sound and lights secured. A real Production with professional quality sounds. There is no school, no work on Monday, October 11th, 2004 so this is your party. Lets Party on the Beach. A must see be there event! More info at: www.mikeydread.com Leroy Sibbles Bio: http://ubl.artistdirect.com/music/artist/bio/0,,492894,00.html?artist=Leroy+Sibb les Cornell Campbell Bio: http://ubl.artistdirect.com/music/artist/bio/0,,411387,00.html?artist=Cornell+ Campbell Mikey Dread Bio: http://ubl.artistdirect.com/music/artist/bio/0,,425065,00.html?artist=Mikey+Dr ead Lorna Bennett Bio: http://www.ajangmusic.com/artiste/artiste_profile.php?artiste_id=10 A Dread At the Controls Production Hosted by Mikey Dread Tel: 727 455 59 58 Email: mikey@mikeydread.com Dread At the Controls Inc., PO Box 9112 Coral Springs, Fl 33073 USA Driving Directions: Take I-95 North or South and take exit 1.Then Go East, pay toll($1.00), then after you go over the bridge, the venue will be on your right hand side. Follow the sounds. DJ Music provided by London Connection, Oliver Crooks, Ital K and Survival A Sound Station. Various prominent Radio DJs will be working the show, including: Clint ONeil (WLRN), John T.(WAVS) Marie Garth(original broadcaster from RJR in the 70s/80s) and Ital K. This is gonna be a musical calm after the hurricane storm so be there to celebrate the return of the Classics of the 70s and 80s era in the timeline of Jamaicas popular music, reggae. The line up is available for other engagements as a package and will be touring the US and Europe in 2005 as one of the more serious and historical reggae packages right now. With two major Studio One foundation artists on board there will be a musical tribute honoring the works of Clement Coxsone Dodd and Studio one. Both Sibbles and Cornell Campbell are from relatively the same era and their music has passed several decades and generations of authentic reggae fans who have for the most borrowed from them in some way or form. This is the year.The year for a change. The change begins with the foundation sounds of reggae roots and culture music. The music can be found on the Beach so see you there. Reggae on The Beach, another exclusive Dread At The Controls Production. http://www.mikeydread.com http://www.datcreggae.com mikey@mikeydread.com Media/Press and PR Contact: Mushiya Felecia Strickland RAW #1667 Mushiya 89.3 Irie FM Dallas, Reggae DJ's PR http://www.mikeydread.com/ http://www.innervisionsreggae.com/ (214) 342-5638 tel: (469) 767-9730 Mojamaica@aol.com [3] *=*=*=*=*=*=*= *=*=*=*=*=*=*= *=*=*=*=*=*=*= >From Kaati (R.A.W. #111) Subject: SATURDAY & SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 25 & 26 DREADSTOCK FESTIVAL M.U.S.I.C. [ISO-8859-1] - Music Uniting Souls, Integrating Communities VALLEJO MARINA Vallejo, CA Date: Sun, 12 Sep 2004 10:32:22 -0700 From: Kaati Please note a change - Carlton Livingston is not performing at the Dreadstock Festival. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: SATURDAY & SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 25 & 26 DREADSTOCK FESTIVAL M.U.S.I.C. - Music Uniting Souls, Integrating Communities VALLEJO MARINA 320 Mare Island Way, Vallejo, CA 94590 11:00am - 8:30pm daily THE UNITY LIFE YOUTH PROJECT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE VALLEJO NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSING SERVICES, INC. PROUDLY PRESENTS THE DREADSTOCK FESTIVAL AT THE VALLEJO MARINA IN VALLEJO, CA ON SEPTEMBER 25 & 26 FROM 11:00AM UNTIL 8:30PM. Located on the beautiful grassy lawn of the scenic Vallejo Marina, the Dreadstock Festival on September 25 and 26, includes two days of Caribbean and African music plus an international marketplace offering arts, clothing and crafts as well as ethnic and favorite festival foods. Dreadstock 2004 will feature the Jamaican roots reggae of Mikey Dread, Pablo Moses, Prezident Brown, Earl Zero, and Wadi Gad; a roots of aloha celebration with the incredible Hawaiian roots man, Humble Soul plus Marty Dread, both backed by the Native Elements band. Latin reggae sensation, Red I, and California favorites including Groundation, Dubwize, Resination, Tchiya Amet and Luna Angel will also be gracing the main stage. There will be a second stage with toasting and djs including Rankin9 Joe, Sammy Dread, and Ras D. Radio personalities Rocky Bailey from KKUP, Spliff Skankin9 of KFJC and KPFA and Tony Moses from KPOO will be the Masters of Ceremonies all weekend. For decades, reggae music has connected youth and elders through dynamic and conscious music. Dreadstock stems from this same foundation - bringing community members of all ages together through the power of music. Dreadstock fulfills its motto of M.U.S.I.C. - 3Music Uniting Souls, Integrating Communities2, by bringing reggae music where it is needed! Dreadstock was created and founded by Dennis Johnson and John Dillinger, executive directors of Unity Life Youth Project, in partnership with the Vallejo Neighborhood Housing Services Inc., two Vallejo non-profit organizations. Tickets are available online at www.dreadstock.com or call 707-642-2750 ADVANCE TICKET PRICES : One-Day Pass - $15 for 18 & under, $20 for Adult Weekend Pass - $30 for 18 & under, $40 for Adult Children under 5 FREE Main Stage Schedule: Saturday, September 25 Mikey Dread, Prezident Brown, Earl Zero, Haile Maskel, Wadi Gad, Red I, Tchiya Amet, Dubwize Sunday, September 26 Pablo Moses, Humble Soul, Marty Dread, Native Elements, Groundation, Luna Angel, Resination Midnite Dread Sound System and DJ Sister Yasmin, Crucial Dance Riddims spinning on the main stage between sets both days. About Unity & Life Youth Project (ULYP) ULYP9s purpose is to provide holistic youth development through free youth workshops and seminars within ULYP's 6-Star Programs: *Academic Enhancement, *Health and Wellness, *Mentorship Counseling, *Community Outreach, *Computer Technology & Application, and *Career Building. ULYP is based in Vallejo and serves Bay Area youth! For more info about this organization, call Dennis Johnson, Executive Director, at 707-642-2750 www.unitylifeyouth.org About Vallejo Neighborhood Housing Services Inc. (VNHS) VNHS9s purpose is to facilitate the production, acquisition, rehabilitation and preservation of housing for low to moderate income households in order to combat community deterioration and to preserve neighborhood stability. For more info about this organization call 707-643-2143 or go to www.vallejonhs.org For more festival info, please call our hotline at 707-642-2750 or go to www.dreadstock.com For media inquires please call Amy Shapas at 831-479-0711, ashapas@sbcglobal.net More Details about the Festival DJ Tent Schedule Saturday, September 25 DJ Hadi, Cali Hi-Fi, DJ Selecta 7, Sammy Dread & Ranking Joe plus special guests, backed by Tree of Life Sound System & DJ Riddim, Jah Yzer and DJ Sister Yasmin, Crucial Dance Riddims Sunday, September 26 Clique Intl., Black Love, J-Bone & Ragga Mobbin, Hurricane & Majestic & Ras D, DJ Supa Mario, Tribe of Kings Sound System *lineup on main stage and dj tent is subject to change. Lodging: The Quality Inn - Vallejo has provided a special Dreadstock rate of $65 per night. Make your reservations now as rooms are going fast by calling 707-643-1061. Artist Bios: Mikey Dread: Michael Campbell, a.k.a. Mikey Dread is one of the most influential performers and innovators in reggae music. His abilities, technical expertise, and unique vocal delivery combine to create a unique sound that tells the listener emphatically that it is the "Dread at the Controls." Perhaps Mikey's work with The Clash has garnered him with the most recognition, but his credentials and resume started long before his eye-opening production on several releases with the renowned Punk Stars from London. Throughout the years 1998-2001 Mikey has been making impressive and captivating live concert performances with the Fully Fullwood Band across Hawaii and California. Most recently he has performed in Brighton, England with his UK Band "Colors" late October 2001 getting rave reviews and requests from other venues to return to Europe in 2002. His performances in Italy in November 2001 in Bari and Rome has re-established him as one of the original roots reggae icons of the mid-seventies/early 80s reggae era of Jamaican music. His mission continues, globally. Pablo Moses: Hailing from Jamaica, Pablo Moses released his first album in 1975, 3Revolutionary Dream2 and he has not let up since, bringing his messages of Rastafari to the masses. As a 3university trained poet2, according to the New York Village Voice, 3Moses articulated his Rastafarian ideology with unprecedented political frankness in a horn-like voice.2 After more than twenty years recording and performing reggae music, Pablo Moses remains one of the most original out-spoken roots reggae artist in Jamaica, in part because he9s still throwing out lyrics that are socially, politically and culturally connected. Moses is a teacher, a father and a revolutionary who never and will never deter from the path that he has taken as a voice for the poor and oppressed people of the world. Prezident Brown: Fitz Albert Cotterell, aka Prezident Brown was born in the green hills of Clarendon, J.A. As "Junior Ranking," a name his mother gave him, he would grab the mic and chant away at schoolyards and country dances. The biggest and most formative influence for the Junior MC was producer and sound system operator, Jack Ruby, prominent in the Ocho Rios music scene at that time. Ruby saw something special in him. He took the fatherless Slim Brown under his wing, re-christened him, Prezident Brown and appointed him resident M.C. of his Hi-Power Sound System, traveling worldwide. Prezident Brown's music speaks a universal language. All of his albums and singles will remain timelessly beautiful and his fourth album, 3To Jah Only2, features one of the most spiritually devoted songs in reggae history, "To Jah Only." His music is echoed overseas and his talent is unequivocal. All of his albums are a must for anyone who loves reggae music. Prezident Brown is an artist driven by a sense of mission and purpose, which dictates that he "edutains" (heightens the consciousness of a people) as much as entertains. For more festival info, please call our hotline at 707-642-2750 or go to www.dreadstock.com For media inquires please call Amy Shapas at 831-479-0711, ashapas@sbcglobal.net -- Kaati REGGAE FESTIVAL GUIDE P.O. 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