(¯`·._(¯`·......Wha Gwaan in R.A.W......·´¯)_.·´¯) Friday April 14, 2006 _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ *INDEX [1] ROOTS REGGAE HITS THE U.S. CAPITOL AREA!!! [2] Our New REGGAE RAGS baseball jackets have ARRIVED !!! [3] Dr. Israel & Dreadtone International --- 2006 European Tour! [4] HAJI MIKE: www.hajimike.com up and running [5] The Ark Band next recording in a different style, soon com [6] Henry Turner Jr. & Flavor Hurricane fund raising tour 2006 _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ [1] *=*=*=*=*=*=*= *=*=*=*=*=*=*= *=*=*=*=*=*=*= >From: Mt Nebo Records (R.A.W. #) Subject: ROOTS REGGAE HITS THE U.S. CAPITOL AREA!!! Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2006 02:46:22 -0400 From: Mt. NEBO RECORDS IMMEDIATE RELEASE: ROOTS REGGAE HITS THE U.S. CAPITOL AREA! by Hector Rosario / hector@mtneborecords.com (We apologize in advance if you have received this notice twice.) (Washington, D.C.) - It is seldom that we can all agree on what is musical greatness, but starting Thursday, April 13, 2006 through April 16, 2006, Washington, D.C., Virginia and Maryland reggae fans will have the opportunity to witness and enjoy the truly great talent of St. Croix's Batch, Ras Attitude & the Zioneers. They are some of reggae's finest emerging artists to come to the Washington Metro area in years! Batch is one of St.Croix's most acclaimed producers, singers and musicians. After he founded SOUND VIZION Records (www.soundvizionrecords.com) in October 2000, he produced or co-produced many popular releases which include the popular compilations Culturellenium I & II, Mada Nile's debut "Rise Today," Midnite's "He Is Jah," Bambu Station's single "Amadou Diallo," Ras Attitude's "Happiness" and "Love Life" and Jerome Austrie's debut gospel album "Love, Life, Spirit" which was nominated for several prestigious awards. While these accomplishments are worthy to note, Batch has also produced his own albums to worldwide acclaim. Songs from his albums "Who You Are," "Keep The Faith," and his newest release "Jah Guidance" can be heard online or on local stations in Germany, France, Brazil, Holland, the U.S. and Puerto Rico to name a few. Along with Batch will be Ras Attitude, one of the most versatile singers to have graced any stage in the Washington, D.C. area. From his DJ chants to his falsettoes, Attitude's amazing singing voice is only matched by his upful presence and stage performance. Singing songs from his previous two albums and his newest release, "Holding Firm," Ras Attitude is surely one attitude not to be missed. Super performer and lyricist! ZIONEERS. ZIONEERS. ZIONEERS. It is with much respect we must highlight one of the most treasured bands from the Virgin Islands. While not receiving worl-wide acclaim, the ZIONEERS have trodded spiritually in the depths of the music from St. Croix to Puerto Rico since the early 90's. Holding the band's current foundation of drum and bass is the father and son combination of Ras Ibeshee and his son Ras Kwome. You WILL talk about them after you witness their skill level and vibes. Multi-instrumentalist and singer Ras Ibednego and keyboardist Sonny Andrews gives to the group the versatility and heartfulness that makes this one of reggae's premier bands. Don't let the lack of corporate advertisement dollars fool you. The fans at the 2005 Sierra Nevada World Music Fest says so. The folks in New Orleans says so. Chicago, California, North Carolina, Boston, Virginia, Florida and all the many places that have experienced this band says so. Each venue has it's very own appeal and these artists are really worth seeing three times in one week, they are that good. Thursday, April 13th, Club U-Turn (Ethiopian cuisine) 1942 11th Street, NW, Washington, DC Admission: $10 / Doors Open: 9pm sharp! Saturday, April 15th, The Yabba Pot (Vegan Cuisine) Voted "Best Vegetarian Restaurant" 7771 Washington Blvd, Baltimore, MD Admission: $10 / Showtime: 9pm (410) 962 - 8638 / www.theyabbapot.com Sunday, April 16th, The Norva with Jamaica's T.O.K. 317 Monticello Ave, Norfolk, VA (757) 627 - 4500 / www.thenorva.com Admission: $25 Merchandise will be available for purchase at each show. Thursday and Saturday nights at U-Turn and Yabba Pot are expecting a large turnout so get there early. Take at least an hour to support the hardworking musicians that supports you. See you there. [2] *=*=*=*=*=*=*= *=*=*=*=*=*=*= *=*=*=*=*=*=*= >From: ReggaeCD.com (R.A.W. #) Subject: Our New REGGAE RAGS baseball jackets have ARRIVED !!! Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2006 00:43:02 -0400 From: Ejaness.com Greetings Customers, To complete our recently launched spring sports collection...our REGGAE RAGS baseball jackets have now arrived. Log on today to pick up your jackets: http://www.reggaerags.com/store/mcart.php?ID=102 http://www.reggaerags.com/store/mcart.php?ID=103 As EJANESS continues to expand we are making every attempt to accomodate the ever inceasing traffic to our websites. We have upgrared our web server to a brand new state-of-the-art machine. Check out our new improved speed today. One Love... Customer Service EJANESS INTERNET STORES www.Ejaness.com www.ReggaeCD.com www.ReggaeRags.com www.ReggaeKing.com www.DVDTrail.com www.HealthyLivity.com www.HotGyal.com PO Box 100-887 Brooklyn, NY 11210 Tel: (718) 362-1711 Fax: (718) 763-6241 CustomerService@Ejaness.com "A GLOBAL LEADER IN REGGAE AND SPECIALTY MERCHANDISING" ReggaeCD.com http://www.reggaecd.com/ [3] *=*=*=*=*=*=*= *=*=*=*=*=*=*= *=*=*=*=*=*=*= >From: ROIR (R.A.W. #) Subject: Dr. Israel & Dreadtone International --- 2006 European Tour! Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2006 10:47:15 -0400 From: "Marie-Claire@ROIR" “Dr. Israel returns with a masterpiece. 9/10.” – XLR8R Dr. Israel never rests. Fresh off of touring the West Coast with Heavyweight Dub Champion, he’s already gearing up to take on Europe with the ladies of Dreadtone International, Lady K and Chemda. DR. ISRAEL & DREADTONE INTERNATIONAL – 2006 EUROPEAN TOUR Thu Apr 20th : 4 Sans, Bordeaux, France (w/ Brain Damage) Fri Apr 21st : Parc Expo, Tarbes, France (w/ Brain Damage) Sat Apr 22nd : Salle Félix Arnaudin, St Paul les Dax, France (w/ Brain Damage) Sun Apr 23rd : Le Bar ’Ouf, Cholet, France Wed Apr 26th : Batofar, Paris, France (w/ Brain Damage) Thu Apr 27th : EMB, Sannois, France (w/ Brain Damage) Fri Apr 28th : L’Empreinte, Savigny le Temple, France (w/ Brain Damage) Sat Apr 29th : l’Usine à Chapeaux, Rambouillet, France (w/ Brain Damage) Sun Apr 30th : Le Temple, Auray, France (w/ Brain Damage) Tue May 2nd : Bateau Ivre, Tours, France (w/ Brain Damage) Wed May 3rd : Confort Moderne, Poitiers, France (w/ Brain Damage) Thu May 4th : VIP, St. Nazaire, France (w/ Brain Damage) Fri May 5th : Noumatrouff, Mulhouse, France (w/ Brain Damage Sat May 6th : Café Charbon, Nevers, France (w/ Brain Damage) Sun May 7th : Le Chalet En Scene, Lille, France Tue May 9th : Underground, Koln, Germany Wed May 10th : Café Atlantic, Freiburg, Germany Thu May 11th : Café Mokka, Thun, Switzerland Fri May 12th : Festival Freeson, Carpentras, France Sat May 13th : Le Reservoir, Perigueux, France Mon May 15th : Cookie’s, Frankfurt, Germany Wed May 17th : Movimento, Wien, Austria Dr. Israel Presents Dreadtone International – Patterns of War spent six straight weeks at #1 on CMJ’s New World Chart! And the Press- well they had a lot of good things to say as well: “Massive; that last word summates the exceptional largeness of his latest outing…everything about Israel emanates from the chest region.” – RELIX “For all the dub-reggae rumbling out of Brooklyn, Dr. Israel rumbles just a bit louder than the rest.” – RESONANCE “Patterns Of War; it doesn’t get any better than this!” – GHETTOBLASTER Find out some more about Doc at www.myspace.com/dreadtoneinternational Or if you want to read what his label has to say: secret page…. http://www.roir-usa.com/lionssay/drisrael/special.htm And for all you scholarly types: Back in ’99, Dr. Israel was in the midst of his first west-coast tour in support of his new album Inna City Pressure. He was the toast of the music press, receiving great coverage in Rolling Stone, Vibe, LA Times & The Village Voice, among others. Inna City Pressure had sold over 10,000 copies and Doc was, as they say in the Biz, “on his way.” Unbeknownst to Doc, the label had closed its doors for good midway through the tour, leaving Doc 3000 miles away from his home in Brooklyn supporting an album that no longer had a label. Dr. Israel Presents Dreadtone International - Patterns of War is Doc’s first album in over 3 years and his first “proper” album in even longer. It also marks the return of a huge talent to the world music genre. As with Inna City Pressure, Doc’s soulful production, deep vocals, and global-urban consciousness allow Patterns of War to freely roam the earth while remaining grounded in Brooklyn’s gritty streets. Think Massive Attack vs. Sade vs. Bob Marley. Heavy, heavy bass lines, thundering beats, beautiful melodies, pristinely produced vocals, and conscious lyrics paint an overall soundscape which is as powerful as it is unique. Marie-Claire Balabanian ROIR (say roar!) mc@roir-usa.com 212.477.0563 OUT NOW: Jon Langford - Gold Brick Mike Ladd Presents - Father Divine Dr. Israel presents Dreadtone International - Patterns of War (new album) Bush Chemists - Raw Raw Dub 10 ft Ganja Plant - Bass Chalice Dr. Israel - Inna City Pressure (re-issue) COMING SOON: 4/25/06 Roots Tonic Meets Bill Laswell 5/23/06 Dub Trio- "New Heavy" (w/ special guest vocals on "Not Alone" by Mike Patton) 5/30/06 Legendary Pink Dots- 25th Anniv. Album!!! "Your Children Placate You From Premature Graves" ROIR (say roar!) PO Box 501 Prince St. Station New York, NY 10012 [4] *=*=*=*=*=*=*= *=*=*=*=*=*=*= *=*=*=*=*=*=*= >From: Haji Mike (R.A.W. #) Subject: HAJI MIKE: www.hajimike.com up and running Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2006 09:29:52 -0400 From: HAJI MIKE www.hajimike.com is finally up and running check it out! Massive thanks to Savvas @ Eyedealistic for the design. StoryMan release parties will be happening in different towns in Cyprus throughout May. Watch this space for more details. Peace band page: http://www.soundclick.com/hajimike [5] *=*=*=*=*=*=*= *=*=*=*=*=*=*= *=*=*=*=*=*=*= >From: Roots-ee (R.A.W. #) Subject: The Ark Band next recording in a different style, soon com Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2006 16:51:44 -0000 From: roots_ee jah guide i&i, one peace roots-ee http://thearkband.com [6] *=*=*=*=*=*=*= *=*=*=*=*=*=*= *=*=*=*=*=*=*= >From: Henry Turner Jr & Flavor (R.A.W. #) Subject: Henry Turner Jr. & Flavor Hurricane fund raising tour 2006 for Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2006 12:05:53 -0500 From: Henry Turner urgent release and updates April 21nd &22rd Under the Hill Saloon silver street Natchez MS 9:00 PM 23rd Ozone Film festival Green Room Covington La. 8:00pm 29th & 30th Marlene's Place 3715 Tchoupitoulas street New Orleans La. 70130 9:00pm May 13th Holiday Inn North Padre Island TX 6:00pm 14th Bernie's Port Aransas TX 8:00pm 18th Slippery Pete's 16640 Florida Blvd Baton Rouge La. 9:00pm 26th The Vineyards 321 N. Columbia St. Covington la. 7:00pm 29th Reggae on the River Memorial Day Celebration River front Amphitheater Vidalia La. 3:00pm June 1st Oak Creek Brewery 2050 Yavapai Sedona Az 2nd Relics at historic rainbows inn 3335 west Hwy 89A Sedona AZ.86336 Hurricane Katrina fund raiser 8th Lyzzard's Lounge 120 north cortez Presscott AZ 9th Oak Creek Brewery 2050 Yavapai Sedona AZ 10th &11th Juneteenth Celebration Arcosanti Mayer AZ 14th Salt Lake City Henry Turner Jr. and Flavor with special guest DJ Rebel Venue TBA 15th Utah TBA 16th Cisero's Park City Utah 10:00pm 19th Salt Lake City Utah Monks House of Jazz 19 East 200 South 11:00 pm to 12:00pm 30th Holiday Inn North Padre island TX 6:00pm July 14th Trillium cafe 207 oak ave Hood River OR 97031 8:00pm 15th River City Saloon 207 casade ave Hood River OR 97031 10:00pm 16th Hemp Fest Washington Jefferson park Eugene Or 6:00pm 22nd Slippery Pete's 16640 Florida Blvd Baton Rouge La.70819 9:00pm Henry Turner Jr. and Flavor RAW #741 PO BOX 64895 Baton Rouge La. 70896 henryturner@juno.com 225-952-0784 www.HenryTurnerjr.com www.Flavor.ballardsbytes.com www.myspace.com/henryturnerjrandflavor http://wildplum.co.uk/music/henryturnerjr.andflavor/ *********************************************************************** 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."