(¯`·._(¯`·......Wha Gwaan in R.A.W......·´¯)_.·´¯) Monday May 08, 2006 _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ *INDEX [1] HAJI MIKE: THE STORYMAN MASH DOWN BABYLON MIX TAPE PODCAST AND MUCH MORE... [2] Looking for an ENGLISH GIRL! [3] SOULMEDIC NEWS AND SHOW DATES [4] Reggae Runnings...Win Burning Spear Tickets [5] HAJI MIKE: DIARY OF A 24/7 CANDIDATE HAJI MIKE @ NEW DIVISION [6] Groundation mini tour of CA b4 leaving for Europe _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ [1] *=*=*=*=*=*=*= *=*=*=*=*=*=*= *=*=*=*=*=*=*= >From: Haji Mike (R.A.W. #) Subject: HAJI MIKE: THE STORYMAN MASH DOWN BABYLON MIX TAPE PODCAST AND MUCH MORE... Date: Thu, 4 May 2006 01:48:31 -0400 From: HAJI MIKE CHECK THE LATEST PODCAST - THE STORYMAN MASH DOWN BABYLON MIX TAPE VERSION 1 FREE 30 MINUTE DOWNLOAD AVAILABLE AT http://www.clickcaster.com/vraggadon1 THE STORYMAN HAS BEEN AIRED IN MANY COUNTRIES OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS, INCLUDING PRINCE THIERRY IN FRANCE, check http://www.dancehallstyle.net/ ALSO GREAT REVIEW IN THE UK REGGAE GUIDE at http://www.ukreggaeguide.co.uk/index.php?id=99 AND THE CD IS NO AVAILABLE FOR SALE AT CDBABY.COM check http://cdbaby.com/cd/hajimike VOTE FOR 'WE DON'T WANT WAR!' IN SOUNDCLICK.COM REGGAE CHART - NOW STANDING AT NUMBER 33 OUT OF OVER 6,000 SONGS! FINALLY HAJI MIKE WILL BE FILMED BY EURONEWS IN THE A.M AND TONIGHT AT CLUB RED IN NICOSIA ALONSIDE SOFOZ, POTS, X-FORCE AND DJ MAGOS.... PEACE! band page: http://www.soundclick.com/hajimike [2] *=*=*=*=*=*=*= *=*=*=*=*=*=*= *=*=*=*=*=*=*= >From: Manwel Tabone (R.A.W. #13) Subject: Looking for an ENGLISH GIRL! Date: Thu, 4 May 2006 22:11:06 +0200 From: Manwel Tabone Yeah, I'm still looking for the following 12" on the JAH SHAKA label - 12" - SHAKA 826 - English Girl - Audrey I have now put together a list of 7" singles available for trade - 2nd tracks - nyah - bob andy - 1975 african museum - gp - gregory isaacs - 1985 atra - julie/everyday wondering - johnny clarke - 1974 attack - nothing is impossible - interns - 1975 black legacy - warning - tena stelin - 1991 brown sugar - freedom - admiral tibett - 1990 burning sounds - love marcus - black harmony - 1977 burning sounds - blood suckers - pablo gad - 1979 burning spear - bad to worse - burning spear - 1980 burning spear - mandela marcus - burning spear - 1987 burning spear - come come - burning spear - 1991 coxsone - free mandela - hugh griffiths - 1987 creation - jah calling all over the world - icho candy - 1990 daddy kool - i heart is clean - cornell campbell - 1976 daddy kool - we nah go suffer - black stones - 1976 diamond - dollars - nitty gritty - 1991 dread at the controls - rockers delight - mikey dread - 1980 firehouse - can't knock me - anthony red rose - 1986 front line - no more war - prince far i - 1978 front line - this land is for everyone - abyssinians - 1978 front line - struggle - gladiators - 1979 grammy rose - bogus badge - michael rose - 1985 greensleeves - best dressed chicken in town/can't conquer natty dreadlocks - dr. alimantado - 1978 (yellow vinyl) hitbound - mr. money man - barrington levy - 1983 hitbound - lend me your chopper - johnny osbourne - 1983 intelitec - school days - white mice - 1990 jah life time - wicked runaway - carlton livingston - 1990 jahmani - high price crisis - ijahman levi - 1991 jah works - got to pray - martin campbell - 1991 jah works - richman - martin campbell - 1993 jammys - mr. vincent - black crucial - 1983 jammys - run round the world - nitty gritty - 1991 joe gibbs - natty dread taking over - culture - 1977 joe gibbs - them a fight - barry brown - 1983 klik - to love somebody - bunny scott - 1975 laser - massacre - nigger kojak - 1979 laser - so jah say - dennis brown - 1979 laser - slave driver - dennis brown - 1979 lightning - jah pretty face - culture - 1977 lightning - equal rights - dennis brown - 1978 lightning - ina jah children - dhaima - 1978 locks - back weh (you no mafia) - mighty diamond - 1975 mango - prophecy must fulfil - justin hinds - 1975 mello sounds - reggae international - colourman - 1986 message - golden seal - augustus pablo music works - come a we - tetrack - 1983 paradise - i got a feeling - tyrone taylor - 1977 paradise - jah-jah-i - dyhema - 1977 people unite - wandering wanderer - misty in roots - 1988 polydor - mother earth - cimarons - 1978 (green vinyl) power house - folly rankin - triston palma - 1983 power house - diet rock - charlie chaplin - 1984 prince buster - words, sound & power - max romeo - 1972 rambo - president botha - cocoa tea - 1988 rockers - if i had a hammer - roman stewart rockers - corner stone dub - augustus pablo rockers - pure worries - tetrack rockers - thunderclap - augustus pablo rockers - king of the minstrels - augustus pablo rockers - danger zone - ruffy & tuffy - 1990 rockers - struggle in babylon - yami bolo - 1990 rockers - seven winds from zion - augustus pablo - 1992 roosevelt - the world upside down - joe higgs - 1971 ruddy t - go home son - ruddy thomas - 1981 solomonic - gamblings - bunny wailer - 1980 sonic sounds - lion rock - culture - 1982 sound tracs - feeling soul - bob andy - 1976 south east - resisdent bouta - the lord son - 1988 studio one - slogan on the wall - voice roys - 1977 studio one - pirates - rapper roberts & jim brown - 1983 studio one - lend me the sixteen - johnny osbourne - 1983 studio one - dub street - johnny earl jenny - 1984 third world - domestic affair - gene rondo - 1977 third world - aggrovators knock them out - jah stitch - 1977 third world - age is growing - johnny clarke - 1977 treble - beast from the east - shorty the president - 1975 treble - eva - chantells - 1976 tropical - iffie this company - jah woosh - 1975 ujama - musical addick - hugh roy - 1986 ujama - jah people - sonia spence - 1987 ujama - wild jazbo - prince jazbo - 1988 ujama - lally - prince jazzbo - 1989 ujama - kill that sound - major cristy - 1991 ujama - gun talk - john mouse - 1991 ujama - grudge de liro - prince jazzbo - 1991 ujama - naw flex right - prince jazzbo - 1991 volcano - come we come fe mash - tony tuff - 1983 xterminator - rivers to cross - brown lion - 1997 xterminator - judgement morning - peter franks - 1997 xterminator - calling for peace - brown lion - 1997 xterminator - run come - junior delgado - 1997 xterminator - ready fi dem - prince malachi - 1998 xterminator - watch over we - prince malachi - 1999 xterminator - think of peace - turbulence - 1999 If you have ENGLISH GIRL and would swap with any of the above releases, please email me or leave a message here - any questions about the 7" singles are welcome! Manwel Tabone REGGAE CLUB http://reggaeclub.org R.A.W. #13 [3] *=*=*=*=*=*=*= *=*=*=*=*=*=*= *=*=*=*=*=*=*= >From: Soulmedic (R.A.W. #) Subject: SOULMEDIC NEWS AND SHOW DATES Date: Fri, 5 May 2006 01:56:20 -0700 (PDT) From: Sean Mitchell SOULMEDIC NEWS AND TOUR DATES Bless up Reggae Massive, Give thanks 2 the entire Reggae community for the support and feedback of the new Jah Kebra release from Soulmedic- Western Cleansing (preview and buy at CDbaby.com, ebreggae.com). Jah Kebra Music is pleased to announce its new distributor- IDC , Independent Distribution Collective will be offering Western Cleansing from Soulmedic alongside their quality collection of titles. IDC can be contacted at info@independentdistro.com (415) 292-7007 Soulmedic has been hard at work in the studio and out touring supporting the new release- Western Cleansing. Big up to all fans that attended the Western Medicine Tour w Rocker T, Soulmedic, and Fiyah this last month, boomshot to Jack Herer and the NORML massive! There are 3 Northern California shows scheduled this month before Medic joins with Jahworks the Revolutionary and Warrior in Hawaii for a 4 show run. SOULMEDIC SHOW DATES- SAT MAY 6 SEBASTAPOOL, CA W/ COMANCHE HI POWER and from Tobago- Warrior Jasper Ofarrels, 9pm MON MAY 15 SAN FRANCISCO W / AMHA BARAKA at Club Dread/ Studio Z 314 11th st SAT MAY 20 NEVADA CITY W/ HEART, LIFE AND SOUL 325 Commercial St. 9 pm HAWAIIAN TOUR W SOULMEDIC, JAHWORKS THE REVOLUTIONARY, AND WARRIOR WED MAY 31 KEIHEI, MAUI W/ DJ BOOMSHOT HAPPAS BREW HOUSE 41 E LIPOSA ST 808 879 9001 9PM THURS JUNE 1 HONOLULU, OAHU, appearance W/ PACIFIC SOUND OUTERNATIONAL and dj LELOA VENUE TBA FRI JUNE 2 HONOLULU, OAHU W/ MAMA T AND THE ONE LOVE BAND CLUB BLISS 327 KEAWE ST acoss from comp usa 9PM SAT JUNE 3 KONA ,HI W/ CONCIOUS RIDDEMS AND SELECTA ROOTS GWAAN ALOHA THEATRE 79-7384 MAMALAHOA HWY 9PM Soulmedic, Jahworks the Revolutionary, and PURE anywear clothing are currently booking for July and August- call or write Sean Mitchell at fadamedic@yahoo.com or 530 559 4062 if you are interested in this package to tour your area. PREVIEW SOULMEDIC'S NEW ALBUM- WESTERN CLEANSING AT myspace.com/soulmedic sonicgarden.com/soulmedic cdbaby.com purchaceon the web at CDBABY.COM, TOWERECORDS.COM , ITUNES, EBREGGAE.COM SEAN MITCHELLceo Jah Kebra Music po box 570 Nevada City. CA 95959 530 559 4062 fadamedic@yahoo.com check out Jahkebra.com (visible but under construction) for the latest news on Soulmedic [4] *=*=*=*=*=*=*= *=*=*=*=*=*=*= *=*=*=*=*=*=*= >From: Ambassador David (R.A.W. #) Subject: Reggae Runnings...Win Burning Spear Tickets Date: Sat, 6 May 2006 18:29:26 EDT From: Davidbauma@aol.com Ambassador David's Productions 269-271-5219 "Your Caribbean Music Connection" Reggae Music "Special Music for Special People" Rastaman Nane Ambassador David's Pick 1st person to reply to this email will win two tickets to Burning Spear and a ride from the Kazoo Area. Please reply with your name and phone number. ^^ Indicates New Listing Intersection, 133 Grandville SW Grand Rapids, MI 616-459-0931 www.sectionlive.com May 9th - Burning Spear and the Burning Band (Grammy Awarded Winner) 18+ welcome. $18 in advance. 8:00 pm doors, 9:00 pm show. Great Jamaica Food so come hungry! www.ticketmaster.com 616-373-7000 Tortilla Flats 124 Portage St. 269-381-4958 Saturday Nights Latin Dance Party 9 PM 21 + Featuring DJs Sammy Montero & DJ Tropickz Free Dance lessons from 9:30 P - 10:30 P VIP room with the Kanemaster at the controls. New Top 40 in Francois Party Picks VIP passes good for ladies Until 11 P Czar's 505 - http://www.czars.com 505 Pleasant St. St. Joseph 269-983-1166 - 10 PM Jamaica Me Crazy Fridays REGGAE BANDS EVERY 1ST FRIDAY OF THE MONTH ^^June 2nd - Universal Xpression ^^July 7th - Indika with Bunny Jackson & U-Roy Jr. ^^ Aug 4th - Gizzae I think: Stage Coach Barn (Behind the Black Hawk Restaurants) Corner of M-43 & M-89 Richland 269-629-9460 9 PM May 6th - Soul Men - ALL AGE Blue Bothers Impersonators with the Kalamazoo Ave. Band May 12th & 13th -Zion Lion ^^June 9th & 10th - Zion Lion Boathouse 269-857-2888 10 PM 449 Water St. Saugatuck, MI. May 6th - Ras SoulJah ^^ Box Factory for the Arts 1101 Broad St. St. Joseph, MI. 269-983-3688 All Age 8 PM May 20th - Zion Lion ^^ Spirit Rhythms Coffee House 7 PM 56050 Buckhorn Rd. Three Rivers, MI 269-278-7245 June 24th Zion Lion ^^ Till Midnight 9:30 PM 171 East 24th Holland, Michigan 616.392.6883 June 9th Third Coast Steel Band July 14th Out of Favor Boys ^^Kingfish Restaurant and Tiki Room. 1019 North Water Street. , Bay City, MI Starting 06/01/2006 05:00 PM Every Other Thursday David Asher DJs Reggae. September 29th & 30th NEW DATE Kalamazoo Music Cruise 2 nights 4 venues 8 bands Francois, Tortilla Flats more venues in downtown Kalamazoo TBA $10.00 both night all venues $8.00 one night all venues 5.00 one night one venue Reggae DJ Clubs OZ - With DJ Billy the Kid Thursdays 210 South 5th St. Ann Arbor, MI Infinity Sounds & Spector Entertainment 2nd Saturdays at WIAA Hall 2015 E. 7 Mile Rd Detroit Every Thursday Passa Passa - 9 PM Café Lura-3184 N Milwaukee Ave Milwaukee & Belmont, Chicago Dancehall 101 Wednesdays - Joe's Sports Bar Weed Street, Chicago 11pm -4am Caribbean Foods Jamaican Dave's Take Out "The Real Taste Of Jamaica" 1059 Wealthy, Grand Rapids 616-458-7875 Co Co Tropical 517-485-2894 East Grand River Ave., Lansing Hot Spot 269-927-1303 Island Cuisine 76 West Wall Street, Benton Harbor Reggae Radio Dancehall/Reggae WCBN 88.3 FM - Ann Arbor Saturday 7:00p-9:00p Host: Brian Tomsic http://141.211.233.117/rss/Dancehall_Reggae/ Ghetto Vibez CJAM 91.5 FM - Windsor, On. Saturday 3:00p-5:00p Hosts: Ghetto Vibez Sound Crew The Michael Julien Show WDET 101.9 FM - Detroit Saturday 12:00p-5:00a Host: Michael Julien - http://141.211.233.117/rss/Train_To_Skaville/ Reggae Revolution WIDR 89.1 FM DJ - I.B. - Kazoo Tuesday 10 PM - Midnight Request line 269-387-6303 Natty Dreadlock Rock - Rootsmon Bird- Lansing Sundays 5pm-9pm, WLNZ, 89.7, www.wlnz.org or webradio.com WCBN, 88.3 FM Train to Skaville "Strictly Vintage Jamaican Music" 7PM-8PM Tuesday REGGAE STREET WSND 88.9 FM - South Bend 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 WHPR 88.1 FM - Detroit Fridays 9 PM to 2 AM Live from Gibson's Lounge 12924 Puritan, Detroit. Simulcast on TV 33 or Comcast TV 71. Larock and O.C. Roberts Sundays - 12MID-2AM 102.7 FM / Radio 1 Detroit Reggae Web Sites Caribbeanconnection2002.com (for your Live and DJ Reggae needs) Reggaeambassadors.org Islandfestkalamazoo.com ^^www.kalamazoosalsa.com Jaman Reggae DVDs www.jamanreggaedvd.com www.myccco.com (Caribbean Cultural Carnival Origination) www.kalamazoosalsa.com Detroitreggae.com Chicago_Reggae.com Niceup.com Chicagoreggae.com Strictlyrootsmusic.com South Bend Reggae www.southbendreggae.com 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 [5] *=*=*=*=*=*=*= *=*=*=*=*=*=*= *=*=*=*=*=*=*= >From: Haji Mike (R.A.W. #) Subject: HAJI MIKE: DIARY OF A 24/7 CANDIDATE HAJI MIKE @ NEW DIVISION Date: Sun, 7 May 2006 04:22:08 -0400 From: HAJI MIKE On the campaign trail with Haji Mike, who is standing for Parliament in the May 21st Elections. Check Diary of a 24/7 Candidate in today's Sunday Mail at http://www.cyprus-mail.com/news/ Haji Mike will also be doing a Live DJ set entitled Tales of The StoryMan and Beyond on Saturday 13th May @ NEW DIVISION in Nicosia. Chart report - We Don't Want War! featuring Greekie Lion, MD & CES ONE currently sitting at number 22 (out of over 6,000 songs) in the Soundclick Reggae Chart. Finally, Haji Mike will be appearing on several Tv's shows this week including SiGMA and EuroNews...more updates to come on times and days. Peace! band page: http://www.soundclick.com/hajimike [6] *=*=*=*=*=*=*= *=*=*=*=*=*=*= *=*=*=*=*=*=*= >For: Groundation (R.A.W. #) Subject: Groundation mini tour of CA b4 leaving for Europe Date: Sun, 7 May 2006 13:37:14 -0700 From: Bob Slayton International recording artist, Groundation, the Sonoma based reggae band, is gearing up for a long summer of touring ahead. They will be playing a 9 city mini tour of California As the first leg of their summer tour. The last time through California, in February, legendary drummer Leroy "Horsemouth" Wallace (from Burning Spear's band) and Jazz guitarist Will Bernard (from San Francisco based band Motherbug) joined them for a tribute to Bob Marley. Since, traveled to Montreal Quebec to play with Alpha Blondy for a very special benefit "12 Hours of Music Against Racism" and to Puerto Rico for their first show there ever. Harrison Stafford, the lead singer and one of the original founding members of the band, flew to Paris France to promote their current release "Dub Wars." Nocturne Records, the bands European distributor, had him play an acoustic set at the FNAC World Music Conference. As if playing in 3 different countries in two months wasn't enough, 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 next release on this upcoming tour along with all your favorite Groundation songs, Groundation is a powerful force in reggae music today, They are respected world wide for their love of Jah music, and the positive message they bring to each and every show. No matter what happens, Groundation relizes they would not be where we are today, without the support and love of all our fans. This will be your last chance to see the band in America as they are departing for their fourth tour of Europe in 3 years on May 26. They will be returning from Europe in mid August and starting on their first ever tour of the United States which will last through September. 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, 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. Recording artist Kerry-Ann Morgan from Kingston, Jamaica joins her. 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. You can find tour dates, band discography, and many other facts on their web site www.groundation.com or on their record label web site www.youngtreerecords.com So come check out the band and the vibes. For the S Ca dates Groundation will be joined by Jayson Robinson, the original sax player who went off to teach music at some University in S CA... MAY 11- Groundation @ Mystic Theatre - Petaluma 23 Petaluma Blvd N (707) 765-2121 18+ Doors 8:30pm Show 9:30pm Tickets $15 www.mystictheatre.com 12- Groundation @ Slim's - San Francisco 333 11th Stret (415) 255-0333 All Ages doors 8pm show 9pm Tickets $15/17 www.slims-sf.com 13- Groundation @ Catalyst - Santa Cruz 1011 Pacific Ave (831) 423-1338 16+ doors 8pm show 9pm Tickets $14/16 www.catalystclub.com 14- Groundation @ 1st Annual Manila Music & Arts Fest - Arcata Manila Dunes Community Center 1611 Penninsula Drive (707) 445-3309 All Ages Tickets $ 22/25 Doors 11am - Show Noon - 9pm w/Blue Turtle Seduction & Hamsa Lila www.myspace.com/dunedance 17- Groundation @ SoHo - Santa Barbara 1221 State Street (805) 962-7776 21+ Doors 8pm Show 9pm Tickets $ 13/15 www.sohosb.com 18- Groundation @ Coach House - San Juan Capistrano 33157 Camino Capistrano (949) 496-8930 Doors 6pm Show 8pm Tickets $15 All Ages w/Supply & Demand www.thecoachhouse.com Friday, May 19 Groundation @ Tangiers - Los Feliz 2138 Hillhurst Ave (323) 666-8666 $15 adv $20 door / 21+ / 9pm 20- Groundation @ 4TH ANNUAL JOSHUA TREE MUSIC FESTIVAL @ JOSHUA TREE LAKE CAMPGROUND - JOSHUA TREE CA www.joshuatreemusicfestival.com 19-21 ALL AGES $80.00 for Early Bird Ticket Special for Weekend... $30-35 daily 21- Groundation @ Belly Up - Solana Beach 143 S Cedros Ave (858) 481-8140 21 + Doors 8pm Show 9pm Tickets $15/17 www.bellyup.com Jah Guide & Protect Bob Slayton http://www.onelovereggae.com www.groundation.com www.youngtreerecords.com www.krcb.org www.kmud.org *********************************************************************** 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."