(¯`·._(¯`·......Wha Gwaan in R.A.W......·´¯)_.·´¯) Friday August 25, 2006 _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ *INDEX [1] Joseph Hill [2] Two Day Sale! Ras Iba's Brand New, "Many Lives" [3] SEEFARI news [4] Saturday, September 2 -TRUCKEE REGGAE FESTIVAL DON CARLOS, PATO BANTON-Truckee River Park, Truckee, CA [5] GROUNDATION - reggaeRiver Ranch Lodge, [6] Reggae Radio & 'REGGAE VIBES' #538 [7] REPORT TO THE MASSIVE [8] SEEFARI news [9]Queen Ifrica in the new issue of Amnesty International magazine _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ [1] *=*=*=*=*=*=*= *=*=*=*=*=*=*= *=*=*=*=*=*=*= >From: Sista Irie (R.A.W. #) Subject: Joseph Hill Date: Sun, 20 Aug 2006 22:19:55 -0500 From: Sista Irie Blessed love, We collaborated with George at Fast Lane and set up a memorial guest book in memory of Joseph at the following site. Please feel free to post your condolences to the family, friends and fans of Joseph. Also, feel free to pass on the link. http://www.consciousparty.com/joehilltributebook.html more love, sis irie [2] *=*=*=*=*=*=*= *=*=*=*=*=*=*= *=*=*=*=*=*=*= >From: Mt Nebo Records (R.A.W. #) Subject: Two Day Sale! Ras Iba's Brand New, "Many Lives" Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2006 08:21:33 -0400 From: Mt. NEBO RECORDS Greetings Reggae Family, We pray that this notice finds you in good health and balance and that your ears are ready for a refreshingly new album. We are pleased to announce the release of the amazing new album from St. Croix's Ras Iba, entitled "Many Lives." Starting today, this new album will be offered for the special price of $10US. This special offer will end on Wednesday so we hope you are able to take advantage of it. Ras Iba is currently on a month-long European Tour along with Bambu Station and each show has been a tremendous celebration with audiences loving the new and old songs. This album contains many great songs and improves further on his first album "Jah Lion (Children of the Nile)." It includes a spirited collaboration with Ijah Menelik of Montseratt entitled "Afrika," insightful and energetic songs such as "World Crisis," "Jah Teachings," "Save The World" and "Stay In The Right" and the already much beloved ode to his Mother and all mothers, "Strongest Woman." Unlike many releases of today, the album contains even more songs very worthy of mention in any review of the album. "Many Lives" is a wonderful celebration of music and community building and we look forward to arranging performances in your area in the coming months. We do hope you can take advantage of this special offer and look forward to your feedback on this and the many releases we offer. Much Regards, Ez Mt. Nebo Records Other New Releases: Bambu Station - Break The Soil Black Culture - Lion's Den Adversity Abja - Mahogany Road Coming Soon: Chant of the Lions I - Various Artists, Mt. Nebo Records Ras Abijah - Ras Abijah vs The Beast, "THE CLASSIC!" [3] *=*=*=*=*=*=*= *=*=*=*=*=*=*= *=*=*=*=*=*=*= >From: Hylton The Whistler Brown (R.A.W. #) Subject: Hylton The Whistler Brown on YouTube Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2006 12:33:16 +0000 From: J&G Prod J&G Productions GbR R.A.W.#98 Greetings reggae and peace and justice lovers around our planet! We are proud to announce our newly uploaded movies at http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=HyltonWBrown and at our site at http://www.geocities.com/reggaewhistler The movie "Never get away" was recorded at the Reggae Ambassadors Conference at Las Vegas! In our online shop we are selling DVDs too, among many CDs. Just for you to remember: Hylton "The Whistler" Brown is a Jamaican with lot`s of fans in Europe,the Caribbean and the US, known for his golden voice, his entertaining roots reggae live performance and , that`s very one-in-the-world , his splendid whistlings. He was a performer of the 2005 International Whistler`s Convention,held in Louisburg NC in April - as first Jamaican ever and out of reach with his highest techniques and his energetic reggae mix style. Respect. Franz Luessem from the J&G-team [4] *=*=*=*=*=*=*= *=*=*=*=*=*=*= *=*=*=*=*=*=*= >From: Kaati (R.A.W. #) Subject: Saturday, September 2 -TRUCKEE REGGAE FESTIVAL DON CARLOS, PATO BANTON-Truckee River Park, Truckee, CA Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2006 11:44:21 -0700 From: Kaati Greetings from Kaati #111 Reggae Festival Guide Saturday, September 2 TRUCKEE REGGAE FESTIVAL DON CARLOS, PATO BANTON DJ ­ Anthony ³ The Rastaman² Blackman Truckee River Park, Truckee, CA 5:30 pm (Gates Open at 5:00 pm) $20.00 advance/$25 day of show All Ages ­ kids under 12 free. Truckee River Regional Park hosts the second Truckee Reggae Festival this summer on Saturday, September 2 with a double headliners: Don Carlos also Pato Banton. DJ Anthony ³The Rastamon² Blackman will spin reggae when the gates open at 5pm and entertain the audiences between sets while they shop for arts and crafts or visit our beer and wine garden. Don Carlos (born Euvin Spencer) legendary reggae artist - Born and raised in one of the most deprived regions of Western Kingston, Jamaica, in a district notoriously known as Waterhouse, which incidentally is also a musical spawning ground for many of Reggae's greatest ever talents, such as King Tubby, Black Uhuru, The Jays, Junior Reid and King Jammy, to name but a few. Don Carlos started his singing career in 1965 in conjunction with other artists and quickly moved on to creating solo singles. In 1972, Don moved into a trio as one of the original contributors of Black Uhuru, alongside other founding members, Garth Dennis who later went on to joining the Wailing Souls, and Derrick Ducky Simpson. Two years after the trio's groundbreaking debut, the group split in different directions and Don continued to pursue a solo career. Within three years, developing his song writing and grooming his distinctive vocal style, in May 1981 Suffering was released. This strong release took the musical industry by storm, courtesy of a heavy roots and culture flavored showcase for the Negus Roots label. This album was a massive hit in Africa, selling unprecedented units. At this time, he worked alongside Gold, his co writer, and back up vocalist. Together they brought through such timeless creations as Harvest Time, Day to Day Living, Them Never Know A Natty Dread Have Credentials, between 1980 to 1984. Don continued on with more releases including Laser Beam, Raving Tonight, Never Run Away, Just a Passing Glance, Ghetto Living, and Deeply Concerned. During the eighties, Don was a popular artist in the Dance Hall scene with numerous top ten hits between 1982 ­ 1985, such as: Late Night Blues, Nice Time Tonight, Dice Cup, Hog & Goat, I'm Not Getting Crazy, Fight Fight Fight, Traveling, Laser Beam, Johnny Big Mouth and Spread Out. Don is still churning out solid, melodic roots reggae. Other titles in his rich catalogue include Roots and Culture, Pure Gold, Spread Out, Plantation, Slow Down Vol. 3, Prophecy, Firehouse Clash, Ras Portraits, Head to Head, Jah Light, Live in San Francisco (2002), and Special Edition to name a few. There's an old saying in the music industry that claims: What goes around, comes back around. In Dons' case, a request from Duckie for Don to continue his former role as lead vocalist in a rejuvenated Black Uhuru reunion resulted in another strong Black Uhuru album ­ Now. 1989 marked the reunion of the original vocal trio with Don, Garth and Duckie. After six years- 1989-1994 and four albums, singing lead for Black Uhuru in the studio, and on the road, Don again went back to his solo career. His other titles with Black Uhuru include Mystical Truths, Iron Storm and Strong. All of these four albums are classics with Don up front on lead vocals. All of these titles being nominated for Grammy Awards. After the Black Uhuru reunion, Don continued to show his inspiration through his albums Ease Up, Seven Days A Week and Groove With Me. During this time Don kept on tour and in the new millennium he joined forces with the California based Reggae Angels for four years with a solid backing band. He continues to tour successfully with this band globally. Don¹s popularity has been consistently growing. He is now one of the most sought after roots reggae artists in the business. With his inspirations stronger than ever and two new albums to be released this year, Elevate The Roots and Live at Belly Up, Don has more in store for his growing number of fans across the globe. Look for his new DC Clothing Line and biography, Global Roots, due out in 2007. For continuing updates, information and music visit him at www.DonCarlosInternational.com Pato Banton is undoubtedly the reggae star for this generation. His career to date has seen a stream of chart-topping hits worldwide and his unique talent has already attracted mega artists such as Sting, Aswad and UB40 to feature on his tracks. Born and raised in Birmingham, England , Pato was introduced to music as an MC in his stepfather¹s traveling reggae disco sound-system act. At a very young age, he was already mixing records and ³toasting² (fast Jamaican rapping to a heavy beat.) While establishing a strong, local following and reputation, he caught the ear of the English Beat¹s Ranking Roger, who took young Pato under his wing and pushed him Into becoming a musical performer in his own right and expanding his sights beyond Birmingham. It paid off. With the release of his first two albums - ³Never Give In² and ³Vision Of the World², Pato¹s status began to blossom around the world. Two subsequent studio records, ³Universal Love² and ³Wize Up² combined with constant touring firmly entrenched him as a musical force to be reckoned with. Although Pato has always had major success in the United States (album sales and touring), he is a bona fide megastar in Europe and South America, selling over 3,000,000 albums and headline stadium tours. His fifth studio album ³Stay Positive² spurred the Top 5 UK single, ³Groovin¹.² Mystic Roots are winners of the 2005 Los Angeles Music Award for Best Pop/Reggae Album, Mystic Roots Band serves up an original style blending reggae, hip-hop, and dancehall, with overtones of rock, funk, and ska. MRB is consistently placed at the top of playlists by DJs & listeners of all musical genres. MRB's own national primetime TV special on TLC reached half a million viewers. This Chico-born, now San Diego-based group embraces the nature of roots reggae wholeheartedly and performs it confidently. The list of bands that they have shared the stage with reads like a "who's who" of reggae music, including The Wailers, Pato Banton, Gregory Isaacs, Jimmy Cliff, as well as Jurassic 5, Long Beach Dub All Stars, Sir Mix-a-Lot, Ozomatli, and Digital Underground to name just a few. Having independently sold close to 10,000 albums, topping Amazon.com's chart of independent artist sales, and killing music download sites with their underground hit "Pass" (go check for yourself right now!), it's no wonder why Mystic Roots Band was recently voted #1 band in Playboy Magazine's #1 party college town, Chico California, and was TOP RANKED in both Reggae and Hip-Hop categories on myspace.com with over 30 million members for over six months - and still going strong. Fans describe MRB's style as a unique combination of No Doubt, Sublime, The Police, Sean Paul, The Fugees and Cypress Hill with the spirit and consciousness of Bob Marley and Spearhead. This diverse sound enables MRB to continually produce dynamic, cutting edge songs that fans are immediately drawn to. When coming to an MRB concert you are guaranteed more than just music for your ears, but rather a high-energy and powerful experience you'll never forget. Advance tickets are available: Tahoe/Truckee: New Moon, Joby¹s, The Dam Café, Alice¹s Mountain Market in Squaw Valley, Mad About Music, Tahoe Hemp; Reno: Recycled Records. Online at www.renegadeshows.com . Credit card phone orders at 530/583-2801.. For more info or credit card phone order contact Renegade Productions: 530/583-2801 or 775-337-8344. [5] *=*=*=*=*=*=*= *=*=*=*=*=*=*= *=*=*=*=*=*=*= >From: Kaati (R.A.W. #111) Subject: Thursday, August 24GROUNDATION - reggaeRiver Ranch Lodge, Tahoe City, CA Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2006 11:51:50 -0700 From: Kaati Thursday, August 24 GROUNDATION - reggae River Ranch Lodge, Tahoe City, CA 9:00 pm (Doors Open at 8:00 pm) $15.00 advance/$20 day of show 21 + GROUNDATION BRINGS POSITIVE REGGAE MIXED WITH A TOUCH OF JAZZ, FUNK AND DUB TO RIVER RANCH ON THURSDAY, AUGUST 24 International recording artist, Groundation, the Sonoma California based reggae band, is coming to the River Ranch Lodge on Highway 89 just outside of Tahoe City on Thursday, August 24 at 9pm. They have just returned from a long summer of touring Europe. This was their fourth tour there in the past three years, and it went great. Two months on the road, nine countries, two dozen reggae festivals, numerous club dates, and hundreds of thousands of reggae fans along the way.... A Couple of the highlites included being the first US reggae band to play in Morocco, and in front of 50,000 fans... our first time in Cassablanca in front of 40,000 fans....all having been exposed to the Positive vibes that Groundation brings to each and every show, and all looking forward to their next trip back. Cultural conscious roots reggae music. Positive lyrics, mixed with a touch of jazz, funk & dub, has brought the band to where it is today. With hundreds of thousands of fans worldwide, their popularity just keeps growing. And once you've seen them, you will know why. And here is your chance, Groundation will be coming to (each venues info, date /time etc) 2006 has been a busy year for the band. Starting in February doing their annual Bob Marley Tribute tour, this year with legendary drummer Leroy "Horsemouth" Wallace (from Burning Spear's band, and star of the movie "Rockers") and Jazz guitarist Will Bernard (from San Francisco based band Motherbug). They then flew to Montreal Quebec to play with Alpha Blondy for a very special benefit "12 Hours of Music Against Racism" and then it was off to Puerto Rico for their first show there ever. Harrison Stafford, the lead singer and one of the original founding members of the band also was flown to Paris France to promote their current release "Dub Wars" by Nocturne Records, the bands European distributor, to play a acoustic set at the FNAC World Music Conference. And if all that wasn't enough, playing in three different countries in two months, the band has also been busy in the recording studio working on their next release, due out in October 06, "Upon the Bridge". They will be including songs from this release on this upcoming tour.... so along with all your favorite Groundation songs, you'll also get a chance to hear some new songs for the very first time, from their soon to be released "Upon the Bridge" cd. Each of the Groundation releases have had special guests appearing on the cd's, and "Upon the Bridge" will be no exception. On this release they will have two legends in the reggae music scene, Ijahman Levi & Pablo Moses joining them. They are in the studio right now finishing up on this release, which again is due out in October. Groundation is a powerful force in reggae music today, They are respected world wide for their love of Jah music, and the postive message Groundation brings to each and every show. The word is spreading. Groundation is a powerful force in Reggae music that can not be denied. It is said that if you don't know your past, you don't know your future; well Groundation knows its past, and they're stepping into the future. While capturing the essence of true roots reggae, internationally renowned, Groundation aims to take the genre to a new height by blending elements of both jazz and dub in their sound. The band Groundation was founded in the fall of 1998 when three long time musicians Marcus Urani (keyboards), Ryan Newman (bass), and Harrison Stafford (vocals/guitar) came together to form the core of the band after meeting at Sonoma State University . They were later joined in 2000 by San Francisco based Jazz trumpeter David Chachere and the North Bay's Kelsey Howard on trombone. . Drummer Paul Spina who played with Les Claypool & Will Bernard's band Mother Bug, has been with the group since December 2001. They have added a pair of female singer's from Jamaica to the band just this year... the first is Ikesha Johnson, who the band met last summer while touring Europe when she was with the "Black Uhuru Re-Union" tour of 2005 taking the place of the late Puma Jones. She is joined by Kerry-Ann Morgan from Kingston, Jamaica, and who is currently signed to Sly & Robbie's label. The evolution of Groundation continues... from their beginnings and their love of jazz music and the freedom of self expression, they have blended this with the cultural conscious lyrics of reggae music and heavily influences of dub to create a sound that is uniquely their own. Advanced tickets are available at: North Lake Tahoe/Truckee: River Ranch, Joby's, New Moon Natural Foods, Squaw Valley Community Market, Mad About Music, Tahoe Records & Tapes, Tahoe Hemp Company; Reno: Recycled Records; Online at www.renegadeshows.com , jambasetickets.com or call 530-583-2801. Kaati REGGAE FESTIVAL GUIDE #111 P.O. Box 50635 Reno, NV 89513 (775) 337-8344 fax: 775/337-6499 Sign up for our weekly Reggae Festival e-guide newsletter Go to [6] *=*=*=*=*=*=*= *=*=*=*=*=*=*= *=*=*=*=*=*=*= >From: Lance-O (R.A.W. #) Subject: reggae radio & 'REGGAE VIBES' #538 Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2006 21:58:45 -0400 From: lanceo@kulchashok.com I am actively seeking more affiliates: radio stations, websites, internet, satellite & more. If you know anywhere that would be interested in carrying 'REGGAE VIBES' please let me know. For those that haven't submitted your station info please do so *PLEASE TAKE NOTE* I am updating my site on a major level and on the website. If I do not get your info, you will not go the site so I need to know when you are playing 'REGGAE VIBES.' I need everything day, time slot & exact time 'REGGAE VIBES' airs. I also need if it's been dropped too. I only want stations that are playing the program. I repeat, If I do not get this info I will be dropping you & you wont be listed on the website. Thanks as always for your support. Greetings Reggae, Soca & Caribbean music fans, Anyone interested in booking Elvis White please let me know. They are especially interested in doing college shows. They are also looking to visit US radio stations.. Anyone interested in an in studio interview let me know. First to hear this week's edition or to download click here: http://www.kulchashok.com/mp3/reggaevibes538.mp3 THIS WEEKS EDITION is brought to you by ELVIS WHITE & their single 'I Promise You'. Their cd Promise Live & Direct releases September with songs available for download Aug 8 thru Itunes. There will also be a vacation giveaway for a lucky person for a weekend for Miami Carnival Oct 6-8. If you need their music let me know. For more http://www.elviswhite.com 'REGGAE VIBES' is produced each by KULCHA SHOK MUZIK. A production company that specializes in reggae, soca & Caribbean music. KULCHA SHOK produces radio programming, radio spots, music, voiceovers, music videos & shows. Kulcha Shok also does promotions, marketing, bookings, parties, special events, bookings, tours, djing, MCing, hosting & consulting. I host a weekly reggae night with live bands & videos. If you want to send along your product, please do. This week it's 'REGGAE VIBES' Top Ten songs: 10.GOODAS FI DEM TONY MATTERHORN VP 9. WORK IT OUT TOK BIRCHILL 8. ALL NIGHT DAMIEN MARLEY/STEPHEN MARLEY TUFF GONG 7. SEXY WAIST ELVIS WHITE 1720 6 ON MY MIND DAVILLE FASHOOZY 5. GREETINGS DAMIEN MARLEY 4. RUDE BOY PLEDGE BABY CHAM MADHOUSE 3. GIVE IT UP TO ME SEAN PAUL ATLANTIC 2. DUTTY WINE TONY MATTERHORN VP 1. GHETTO STORY BABY CHAM/ALICA KEYS ATLANTIC This weeks top stories: 1. IRIE JAMBOREE 2. MTV MUSIC AWARDS 3. JOSEPH HILL 4. NEW RELEASES 5. TRIVIA 6. 'SELECTOR'S CHOICE': GYPTAIN 'SEARCHING FOR' Love & Respect, LANCE-O KULCHA SHOK MUZIK 1218 Drexel Av ste# 203 Miami, Fl 33139 http://www.kulchashok.com 305.534.6110 [7] *=*=*=*=*=*=*= *=*=*=*=*=*=*= *=*=*=*=*=*=*= >From: Hiatus Prods (R.A.W. #) Subject: REPORT TO THE MASSIVE Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2006 13:15:05 -0700 From: sonoratna@juno.com Report to the Massive 2006 Magic of the Night – Sonora California Soul Majestic provided one of their best performances (of all times) at this free annual event in Sonora California August 11th 2006. This band keeps getting better and better; their message of unity and love pulls together many different relations of our dear mother earth. From the very young to the very young of heart Soul Majestic knows how to move a crowd with their music and keeps them dancing from to start to finish. Luv Fyah, another up and coming artist, also performed with Soul Majestic this year bringing the massive some uplifting chants and smooth lyrical riddims; delivering a whole new edge to Soul Majestic’s repertoire’. Thanks to Mountain Lion Sound System for providing the DJ to warm the crowd up; Josh & Gabe Bridges are the coolest! Josh & Gabe also hosted the Love Creek Summer Music Fest the following evening. All in all, the 2006 Magic of the Night event was a huge success for the City of Sonora and for Soul Majestic with an estimated event attendance of 3,000; 300+ of which stayed at the “Main Stage” with Soul Majestic while they performed; helping the band to sell all of their CD’s and most of their other merchandise. Thanks to all that participated and attended, with a special thanks and mention to the event Sponsors: The City of Sonora, Hiatus Productions, Sign Pro of Sonora, Black Oak Casino, Leon Realty & Loans Tuolumne, Sierra Repertory Theatre and the Heart Rock Cafe. Big Up to Richard Sholer of Sho Sounds, for providing the very best sound and lighting equipment available in the area!! Who knows who will be on the “Main Stage” next year? Will it be your band? Are you worthy? Contact: Tommy Little-Hawk of Hiatus Productions if you know that your band is worthy of the 2007 Magic of the Night “Main Stage”. 209-928-4901 or e-mail him at tuolumnetommy@yahoo.com . Pictures are available (e-mail only) from Tommy as well; just ask. The 2006 Love Creek Summer Music Fest Wow! What a venue! Big Up to Josh, Gabe and Rocky Bridges for hosting this event!! I can't wait to attend next year! The 2006 Love Creek Summer Music Fest was more than anyone could have expected! Great Ital food, fresh home brewed ales from Rocky, and several other vendors helped to provide a great atmosphere and service to the 300 or so reggae music enthusiasts that attended. The stage was set alongside a pond, that’s filled with clean spring water for swimming; it was the hit of the day. There were hiking and biking trails that seemed to go on forever and beautiful camping spots within 100 yards of the stage. Mountain Lion Sound System spun vinyl; reggae music from around the globe, getting everyone in the mood for the evening performances. Kicking off the live performances was a great band out of the Sacramento area; “Rebeloution”. Rebeloution played an almost two hour set that had the crowd dancing and singing the whole time with at least two encores. Up next was the most inspiring reggae band of the 21st century; Soul Majestic. Soul Majestic played for over two hours awing the crowd with their conscious lyrics and tight musical performance. This writer highly recommends that all try to attend this event next year. Its well worth the drive and other related cost! For information on next year’s event contact Josh or Gabe Bridges at 209-795-4809 or send an e-mail to Josh at joshbridges@hotmail.com Hiatus Productions is looking for Talent! We need talent for the 2007 One Love One World Music & Culture Festival to be held in Tuolumne California June 1st, 2nd & 3rd 2007. Musical and Cultural Acts. Contact Tommy Little-Hawk at 209-928-4901 or e-mail him at tuolumnetommy@yahoo.com Hiatus Productions is looking for Vendors! We need vendors for the 2007 One Love One World Music & Culture Festival to be held in Tuolumne California June 1st, 2nd & 3rd 2007. There is space for 50 vendors’ maximum, for the outside daytime activities and only room for 8 vendors’ for the two inside evening events. Contact Tommy Little-Hawk at 209-928-4901 or e-mail him at tuolumnetommy@yahoo.com . First Come, First Serve! These articles have been provided by: Tommy Little-Hawk of Hiatus Productions RAW # 1836 [8] *=*=*=*=*=*=*= *=*=*=*=*=*=*= *=*=*=*=*=*=*= >From: Seefari (R.A.W. #) Subject: SEEFARI news Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2006 23:35:11 -0400 From: info@seefari.com SEEFARI news: *SEEFARI announces the release of a brand new cd maxi-single - "Festival" featuring four mixes of the world beat tune "Festival" (written by SEEFARI about the Dayton Reggae Fest) + 2 mixes of "Hold it down" a brand new reggae-rocker from SEEFARI's forth coming full-length cd "Rootsman" Will be available at upcoming shows and coming soon to cdbaby, iTunes etc. Upcoming shows: *Wednesday Aug 23 - 8AM -SEEFARI live on Channel 45 TV's morning show (acoustic unplugged with horns) *Wednesday Aug 23 - 10 PM - Oregon Express (Fifth St Dayton) SEEFARI with Groove Therapy (Funk/Rock /Reggae band featuring members of SEEFARI's band) *Saturday Aug 26 - Kenwood Country Club (Private event) SEEFARI Trio *Sunday Aug 27 - 4PM The Fraze Pavilion's Seafest annual seafood festival - SEEFARI performs at the Lincoln Park Commons from 4PM - 7PM *Wednesday Aug 30 - 10PM Oregon Express with Groove Therapy (featuring Danny, Mikey, Monkey, Ras Kuti and friends) *Sunday Sep 3 - 19th Annual Dayton Third World Reggae Festival SEEFARI performs at 6PM followed at 7PM by an all-star jam/finale led by Tom "SEEFARI" Carroll for full band lineup visit the festival site: http://www.seefari.com/dayton_third_world_reggae_fest.htm *Sunday Sep 3 - 11PM - Reggae Fest after party at The Tumbleweed Connection on 5th St in Dayton's Oregon District featuring Groove Therapy w/ special guests including SEEFARI & Big Dread Don't' forget to buy the SEEFARI Sampler cd at www.cdbaby.com/seefari or download it at iTunes http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playListId=86703 016 also available at MusicNet, Ymusic and most other digital music services and can be ordered from any music store in the USA www.seefari.com www.myspace.com/seefari [9] *=*=*=*=*=*=*= *=*=*=*=*=*=*= *=*=*=*=*=*=*= >From: Michael Kuelker (R.A.W. #1190) Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2006 20:29:40 EDT From: MJKuelker@aol.com Subject: Queen Ifrica in the new issue of Amnesty International magazine Greetings, R.A.W. people. I'd like to let everyone know that the new issue of Amnesty International magazine contains a short article of mine on Queen Africa. The piece is complemented by a beautiful accompanying photo -- Ifrica performing at Rebel Salute -- taken by Sista Irie. As many of you know, the murder rate in JA last year was the worst ever. In response, Queen Ifrica, Tony Rebel and other artists and activists have been part of a bold, ongoing peace initiative in Kingston. For the last year and a half, they have brought community leaders and dons from some of the garrisons in Kingston to the table for negotiations, and out of a series of fractious meetings has come a period of reduced violence. There are cooperative projects such as Unity Sundays concerts with the proceeds going to an account shared by among several communities. I think this kind of activism shows the best of reggae, and I have maximum respect for the artists and activists who have participated in the development of their community with this level of commitment. Queen Ifrica's told me: "I believe the house is a very good start. If you're developing a positive energy, no matter where your house is, you can bring that to the community and to your surroundings, and from there we can see if we can bring about a different kind of change instead of taking up a gun." I encourage everyone to inform themselves more about human rights in Jamaica (see for instance _www.amnestyusa.org/countries/jamaica/index.do_ (http://www.amnestyusa.org/countries/jamaica/index.do) ). I'll go a step further and issue an exhortation to get involved in some way in human rights for Jamaica. If Amnesty International is not the right fit, then find your niche. There are human rights NGOs based in JA that you can find out more about. The two most active seem to be the Independent Jamaica Council for Human Rights (_www.ijchr.com_ (http://www.ijchr.com) ), the oldest human rights organization in the Caribbean (est. 1968) and Jamaicans for Justice (_www.jamaicansforjustice.com_ (http://www.jamaicansforjustice.com) ), which focuses primarily on police brutality/misconduct issues and cases. Two others rights organizations in Jamaica are SOS Jamaica ("reggae people fighting for justice," _www.sosjamaica.org_ (http://www.sosjamaica.org) ) and J-Flag (a gay and lesbian rights organization, _www.jflag.org_ (http://www.jflag.org) ). You might also go to _www.jamaicagleaner.com_ (http://www.jamaicagleaner.com) and do a keyword search on "Nancy Anderson" and "Carolyn Gomes." They head the IJCHR and JFJ respectively, and they have been sources of information or in the center of the news having to do with human rights in Jamaica. They are both extremely knowledgeable and resolute in their pursuit of justice. There is plenty to read about them in the Daily Gleaner archives. Look for a greatly expanded article on Queen Ifrica's music and peace activism to appear at Conscious Party (_www.consciousparty.com_ (http://www.consciousparty.com) ) in just a short while. Many thanks to Sista Irie for contributing the photo of the artist. Michael Kuelker R.A.W. 1190 *********************************************************************** 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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