(¯`ˇ._(¯`ˇ......Wha Gwaan in R.A.W......ˇ´¯)_.ˇ´¯) Monday, April 16, 2007 _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ *INDEX [1] From Mystic Lion [2] Reggae Runnings... [3] The ark band's ALL THINGS CONSIDERED ( review ) AND news from rootsmon bird in michigan ( RAW 36 ) @ KLNZ 89.7 FM [4]APRIL EVENTS UPCOMING w/ Selecta7souN'systeM #1792* [5] Baldread Reggae on the Mountain Bear Valley Ski Resort [6] BAMBU STATION "FLOWERED INTO MAGNIFICENCE" [7] DJ Alert! [8] Henry Turner and flavor @ Music Tent Press Release [9] Jahstone has moved...Eggs still firing!!! [10] Live on the Web.. [11] Reggae in PDX [12] REGGAE VIbes Newsletter #571 _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ [1] *=*=*=*=*=*=*= *=*=*=*=*=*=*= *=*=*=*=*=*=*= >From: Mystic Lion [Reggae Ambassadors Worldwide #] Subject: From Mystic Lion Date: Monday, April 16, 2007 2:43 AM Spring 2007 Lionšs Roar Greetings from Mystic Lion Studio. Wešre getting ready for our festival season, with new shirt designs, new stage backdrops, and new festivals. Wešll be in the Sierra foothills for an Earth Day celebration at Tuolumne, California on Friday April 20th. Wešll have a booth and our art will be flying on the stage. Our friends Marty Dread from Hawaii and Native Elements from San Francisco will be performing along with many other great bands. On June 2nd and 3rd we have two festivals to attend. The Summer Arts and Music Festival will be in Benbow, California, at the State Park. Wešll have a booth and the Solar Stage will be displaying Mystic Lion backdrops. Also that weekend wešll be back in Tuolumne, California for the One World Festival, with a booth and the main stage backdrop. The One World Festival in Tuolumne is a new festival that is free during the day, featuring dancers and musicians from around the world. At night it moves indoors for a reggae celebration with Marty Dread, Native Elements, Soul Majestic, and more wonderful performers. Sierra Nevada World Music Festival in Boonville, California, from June 22-24, will be flying our flags throughout the fairgrounds. The small stage under the trees will be ornamented by a Mystic Lion backdrop, and wešll be sharing a booth with PURE Anywear. Wešre continuing our team work with PURE this year, and developing new designs on hemp shirts. Look for our new ŗsky gallery˛, on the top of the PURE booth, featuring light-sensitive flags and banners. A special ŗthank-you and mahalo˛ to all our Hawaiian friends who came out for our shows in Hawaii. Some of the best reggae crowds are in the islands. Also a big shout out to Native Elements, my first band client when I started out years ago. They made their first trip to Hawaii and put on a fabulous show, premiering some incredible new songs. [2] *=*=*=*=*=*=*= *=*=*=*=*=*=*= *=*=*=*=*=*=*= >From: Ambassador David [Reggae Ambassadors Worldwide #] Subject: Reggae Runnings... Ambassador David's Productions 269-271-5219 "Your Caribbean Music Connection" Reggae Music "Special Music for Special People" Rastaman Nane Ambassador David's Picks Ticket on sales NOW for the Process @ Planet Rock Looking to book some GREAT entertainment > www.caribbeanconnection2002.com ^^ Indicates New Listing ^^LATIN DANCE WEEK-END! April 20th & 21st Last Resort B & B Inn - South Haven Mi. (half block to Lake Michigan). featuring DAVID SEYMOUR dance instructor, Alberto Quiroga D.J. for the evening! Join us for a lot of fun at the Inn, Dinner is included in price ...come for one or two nights for this very special Salsa, Merengue, Bachata $110 for the Weekend! Call 1 866-637-8943, or 269 637-8943 Czar's 505 - 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 ^^ May 4th - Flex Crew ^^ June 1st - Roots Vibration NEW NEW NEW NEW "Strictly the Best Dance Contest" with the African Teacher Winner gets - Free Drinks - T-Shirts -CDs VIP pass to all "Jamaica Me Crazy Fridays: at Czar's ^^ Detroit Music Awards State Theatre 2115 Woodward Ave, Detroit www.detroitmusicawards.com Ambassador David's Production Individual & Bands Receiving Nominated BLACKMAN & ARNOLD STACIA PETRIE, DENNIS BURR, SUSIE WOODMAN, KATE HART, LADY T RHONDA BANTSIMBA, VALERIE BARRYMORE (Detroit Women) BUGS BEDDOW BAND THE PROCESS RAS KENTE AND TAKE NO PRISONERS POSEE ROOTS VIBRATION UNIVERSAL EXPRESSIONOR QUESTA LA INSPIRACION ORQUESTA SENSACIONAL TRINIDAD TRIPOLI STEEL BAND BILL KOGGENHOP, (BASS) - ORQUESTA SENSACIONAL GARRICK OWEN, (GUITAR (ELECTRIC)) - THE PROCESS KERRY LUNDQUIST, (KEYBOARDS) - ORQUESTA SENSACIONAL XAVIER ROSARIO, (TIMBALES/CONGAS/PERCUSSION) - ORQUESTA SENSACIONAL TUMBAO BRAVO DAVID ASHER, (PROCESS, THE) JAMES RODRIGUEZ, (ORQUESTA SENSACIONAL) PABLO OVALLES, (ORQUESTA SENSACIONAL) PATHE JASSI, (BLACKMAN & ARNOLD) ^^ Planet Rock 269-962-2121 Doors 8 PM 191 Angell, Battle Creek 21+ April 28th - Reggae Rock Sensation The Process www.processonline.com Nominated for 5 Detroit Music Awards Special Guest: Search Party For Mel Ticket available at Planet Rock or by calling 269-271-5219 ^^ Oil City Rock & Reggae festival Salt River Acres Camp Ground April 28th Oil City (20 miles east of Mt. Pleasant) Zion Lion - much moreŠŠŠ.. www.saltriveracres.com ^^ Welch's 269-651-1800 27068 Fawn River Rd. Sturgis, MI. April 28th - Island Party with Son of Beaches ^^ May 4th Grand Rapids Arts Museum 6PM South Side Evolucion ^^Intersection, 616-459-0931 8 PM 133 Grandville SW Grand Rapids, MI May 5th City of Grand Rapids - Cinco Mayo Celebration LaFamiglia, Grupo Falcon and South Side Evolucion. All proceeds go to the Sister City's Program. Tickets - www.sectionlive.com ^^ Stage Coach Barn (Behind The Black Hawk Restaurants) 269-629-9460 9 PM Corner Of M-43 & M-89, Richland May 11th & 12th Kalamazoo Avenue Band July 13th & 14th Zion Lion June 16th Soul Men Blues Bother Impersonators With the Kalamazoo Avenue Band White House 269-684-1790 2839 North 5th St (M-51) Niles, Michigan Every First Friday - DJ Cabana Boy Reggae DJ Clubs 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 Tropical Hut, Detroit Thursday, 9pm 313-861-5340 Dancehall Reggae featuring Infinity Sound Fridays Live & Direct TrenchTown 3919 Woodward (2 Blks N. of Mack), Detroit Friday, 11pm - 4am 313-836-8686 or (313)831-8552 Featuring Miami, Atlanta, Toronto & Detroit's Strictly Roots Movement with Selectah Kadhafi Reggae dancehall Explosion TrenchTown 3919 Woodward(2 Blks N. of Mack), Detroit Saturday, 11pm 5am 313-836-8686 or (313)831-8552 Strictly Roots Movement, Selectah John John, Killa, Kadhafi & Crew Clubhouse Tavern 3011 W. Grand Blvd., Detroit Saturday, 9pm 2am 313-717-3782 Soca, Reggae & Hip-Hop Reggae Radio Reggae Revolution WIDR 89.1 FM DJ - I.B. - Kazoo Tuesday 10 PM - Midnight Request line 269-387-6303 REGGAE STREET WSND 88.9 FM - South Bend The African Teacher & Jah Dave @ the Controls Saturday 10 PM - Midnight WYCE 88.1FM Grand Rapids www.wyce.org Reggae regularly mixed in with folk, blues, jazz, rock and other world beat tunes Alam Latina WMUK 102.1 FM WMU Sundays 6 PM to 7 PM Dancehall/Reggae WCBN 88.3 FM - Ann Arbor Saturday 7:00p-9:00p Host: Brian Tomsic 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 12:00a-4:00a 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 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 Caribbean Foods Jamaican Dave's Take Out "The Real Taste Of Jamaica" 1059 Wealthy, Grand Rapids 616-458-7875 Reggae Web Sites Caribbeanconnection2002.com (for your Live and DJ Reggae needs) Reggaeambassadors.org World Largest Network of Reggae Enthusiast Islandfestkalamazoo.com June 22 & 23 TimeandPlace.homestead.com (Rastamon Nanne) Co- Founder of Reggae Ambassadors Worlwide Jaman Reggae DVDs www.jamanreggaedvd.com www.myccco.com (Caribbean Cultural Carnival Origination) Rude Gal Entertainment. http://www.rudegal.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 [3] *=*=*=*=*=*=*= *=*=*=*=*=*=*= *=*=*=*=*=*=*= >From: Roots-ee [Reggae Ambassadors Worldwide #1414] Subject: The ark band's ALL THINGS CONSIDERED ( review ) AND news from rootsmon bird in michigan ( RAW 36 ) @ KLNZ 89.7 FM Date: Wednesday, April 11, 2007 5:56 PM from rootsmon bird in michigan ( R.A.W. 36 ) @ KLNZ 89.7 FM REGGAE UPDATE The Beat, volume 26 no 1, 2007, page 12 by Chuck Foster There are American veterans as well and The Ark Band definitely qualifies as one of the premier stateside reggae outfits. ALL THINGS CONSIDERED ( Ark Band ) is, with the exception of the opening cut "Warriors" and "official" closer "Climb aboard the Ark" ( both what Frank Zappa used to call "advertisements for the band" ), an album of cover tunes including Peter Tosh's "African." "Land Down Under" from Men at Work and Lord Creator's "Kingston Town." That the band can move so easily from a reggae version of the Eagles' "Hotel California" to Alvin Marcellin's "Last Dance" shows versatility, something The Ark Band has plenty of. Their cover of "The Way You Do the Things You Do" sounds so much like the UB40 version you wouldn't think these guys were from Ohio and their cover of "Electric Avenue" might make you think it 'is' Eddy Grant version -- until ( in both cases ) they jump into the rap section. Hip-hop and rock are major elements -- and rightly so, this is an American reggae band--but The Ark Band holds to a roots vibe throughout. This is made especially clear on two bonus closing dubs ( of the two originals ). Three stripes. ( www.thearkband.com ) Rootsmon Bird ( R.A.W. 36 ) in Lansing, Michigan at WLNZ 89.7 FM has given The Ark Band's ALL THINGS CONSIDERED a big 'thumbs up' as he has been listening a lot to it. Subsequently he has booked The Ark Band to play at his festival this year in august in Lansing, Michigan. ( Big up Bird!!!!!!!!!!) best, one love one peace roots-ee --- the ark band RAW 214 – R.A.W. 1414 http://thearkband.com http://thearkband.com/gigz/index.html http://www.myspace.com/thearkbandmyspace ***no one but ourselves can free our minds*** [4] *=*=*=*=*=*=*= *=*=*=*=*=*=*= *=*=*=*=*=*=*= >From: Selecta7sounNšsystemM [Reggae Ambassadors Worldwide #1792] Subject: APRIL EVENTS UPCOMING w/ Selecta7souN'systeM #1792* Date: Saturday, April 14, 2007 4:21 AM From Selecta7sounNšsystemM Greeting All R.A.W. Massive N' Crew* Selecta7souN'systeM events soon come in April* 4/20 Four Twenty Reggae Jam 2007 opening set just before very special guest: GROUNDATION @Club Red in Tempe,AZ. 2151 E.University (location SW corner of University & Loop101*) age21+ doors 8pm - tickets $20.00 more info call hotline: 480-233-7144 4/21 Reggae on Verde River 2007 playing killer jungle steppers set till 4am just after: KINDREAD (all ages free show w/ camping*) back by popular demand another '4hour dUb session' ! ! ! ! @Camp Verde Hot Springs Arizona more info call hotline: 623-205-9066 Dont miss Selecta7souN'systeM's only April shows! featuring raggamuffin dub specialist: Jahmeek Selecta -> on the control tower pushing the dUb session vibes. . . Booking A Show ? Need A Mobile SouN' StatioN ? Call: 480-897-1404 or E-mail: selecta7soun@yahoo.com For more info on please visit myspace links; http://www.myspace.com/jahmeek http://www.myspace.com/jahmeekselecta http://www.myspace.com/selecta7sounsystem Dubwise No Compromise! PEACE* [5] *=*=*=*=*=*=*= *=*=*=*=*=*=*= *=*=*=*=*=*=*= >From: Baldread [Reggae Ambassadors Worldwide #] Subject: Baldread Reggae on the Mountain Bear Valley Ski Resort Date: Thursday, April 12, 2007 5:21 PM From Baldread Calling all Raggamuffin Souljahs! Another year has come and gone. Getting ready to see some familiar faces and ready to see some new. Time for Baldread and friends to bring Reggae back to the mountain once again.This weekend, April 14th... Calling all warriors to Bear Valley Ski Resort's "Reggae on the Mountain Micro Brew Festival". http://www.bearvalley.com/events/reggae.asp Bring your mugs and your smiling faces, Raise your hands and let us cheer... Jah has blessed us another year. [6] *=*=*=*=*=*=*= *=*=*=*=*=*=*= *=*=*=*=*=*=*= >From: Mt Nebo [Reggae Ambassadors Worldwide #] Subject: BAMBU STATION "FLOWERED INTO MAGNIFICENCE" Date: Thursday, April 12, 2007 11:33 PM (Washington, DC) Mt. Nebo Records / 202-321-2263 / contactus@mtneborecords.com Leading entertainment media guide ALLMUSIC.com recently featured critical reviews of Bambu Station's new album "Break The Soil" and their award-winning release "One Day." Both reviews were written by Jo-Ann Greene and are included here for your convenience. Source articles can be viewed at the links at the end of the reviews. Bambu Station is a 5 member roots reggae band from St. Croix and St. Thomas, Virgin Islands. "Break The Soil" (Mt. Nebo Records) / www.AllMusic.com / Jo-Ann Greene "Who doesn't adore this band? For a decade now the Virgin Island based Bambu Station has been pumping out uplifting reggae music for the massive, garnering a world wide following in the process. Break the Soil is thegroup's fifth full-length, and a splendid one at that, book-ended by a pair of superb unity numbers, "Brotherhood", which opens the set in prime Bambu fashion and "Injoy", which closes it in classic roots reggae style. Both showcase Jalani Horton, the band's lead singer/lyricist, who is not just one of the best composers on today's scene, but one of the most literate, thoughtful, and thought-provoking period. His messages are clear, concise, extremely well reasoned, and inevitably persuasive. Horton's incredibly fresh takes on the well-worn unity theme is impressive, but "New World Order" is awesome, an absolutely inspired dissection of the war on terror and the terrorism that provoked it. Equally heavy hitting is "Who (Litany of Liars)" revolving around colonialism past and present, while "Sing Upright" makes it personal, chiding those reggae stars who would sell their mothers to get on MTV. "Chance to Grow" connects the two, bemoaning the loss of indigenous culture and the rise of ignorance that helps lead the youth astray, whilst counseling a better way, the latter further expostulated on "Sense Enemy". Babies having babies, women who need to learn self-respect, those who talk a good game, but whose actions consistently defy their words, all receive lessons from Bambu's life coach. Of course, Jah is praised many times over, His munificence noted with thanks, and the path He wishes us to walk beautifully illuminated. On "I Remembah", Horton recalls his happy childhood and the life lessons imparted by his much adored Granny, who so obviously laid the foundation for the man he has become. This lovely number, moves Bambu into new, jazz-flecked territory, just one of a number of excursions into new musical lands the band undertakes. An airy flute haunts the intro to "Beloved People", "Enemy" is stripped to the musical bone, guesting Reemah stamps her imprimatur on "Grow," sweet harmonies echo across "Liars," classic brass-splashed roots send "Bird's I View" flying, soul licks round I Sing Prayses", a hint of funk flickers round "Brotherhood", while Tuff Lion's fabulously versatile guitar is evident across the set. Break the Soil? surely the band did that long ago, the musical seed, too, was already planted, and with this album the group has now flowered into full magnificence." "One Day" (Mt. Nebo Records) / www.AllMusic.com / Jo-Ann Greene "One-drop rhythms are flooding back into fashion in the dancehalls, while consciousness continues its inexorable rise, so few bands should be better placed to be swept up in the cultural wave's crest than Bambu Station. Unfortunately, the group hail from the wrong Caribbean island, the Virgin ones, not Jamaica, otherwise they'd already be hailed as the new Wailers. So Station may have their work cut out for them, but there's no doubt they're up to the challenge, brimming as they are with self-confidence and a determination to deliver their message and music to the world. Working out of their own studio, this self- contained unit writes, records, mixes, produces and releases their own exceptional material; and in that respect Bambu are actually closer in spirit to the early British roots reggae scene, than the Jamaican. They too have been inspired by the originators, even as other influences have left their mark, giving the group a unique roots style. If one needs a comparison, very early Steel Pulse springs to mind, there's the same laid-back atmospheres and bubbly rhythms, counter-pointed by tough themes and extremely sharp, resonating lyrics. Opening with a sobering look at the divided and diseased state of the world and closing with a lesson in righteous life that emphasizes the importance of the individual, One Day offers critiques on virtually every subject worthy of attention. Violence, war, the divisions the drive them both, man's responsibilities, forgiveness and correspondingly lack of mercy, religion and politics all inform Jalani Horton's astute and insightful lyrics, which continually give new impetus to these much discussed issues. Along the way, there's a lovely homage to Malcolm X's widow Betty Sha[z]bazz that doubles as a call for female dignity, and a powerful, heartfelt tribute to Amadou Diallo, the innocent immigrant who died in a hail of police bullets in New York City. It's easy to lose one's self In Horton's impassioned performance and words, but his bandmates are just as worthy of note, creating blissful backings that effortlessly bubble along behind him. The heavy-hitting "Gunsmoke" evokes all the power of Steel Pulse's classic "Handsworth Revolution", "Pass It" captures all the incendiary fire of the roots rockers age, while the haunting "One Day" hints at The Specials at their moodiest. But these are merely points of reference, numbers like the anthemic "Fire" and the mesmerizing "Move On" confound any easy comparisons, bringing the glory of the roots age into modern times. This is a fabulous album that demands a place of pride in every cultural fan's collection." Source articles available at: Break The Soil http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:zu8ibkk9takz One Day http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:7d77gjlrj699 Bambu Station US, Europe & South America Tour dates will be announced shortly. [7] *=*=*=*=*=*=*= *=*=*=*=*=*=*= *=*=*=*=*=*=*= >From: Roots Rock Society [Reggae Ambassadors Worldwide #] Subject: DJ Alert! Date: Thursday, April 12, 2007 4:57 AM DJ Alert 2K7 Greetings to All Units Celebrating 20 Years! Stann Champion's Roots Rock Society announces a new breakthrough Single "La Familia" (The Family/An International Anthem) on RRS International Records. This Single CD from the upcoming "TimeBless", will feature 3 bonus tracks. Tracks done at Circle House Studios in Miami with finishing touches at Airstream Audio in Chicago. For advance promo CD for DJ's/Reviewers send mailing info to: stanchamp@prodigy.net Note: Quantities are limited! Please respond by April 5 2007 visit: rootsrocksociety.com myspace.com YouTube.com [8] *=*=*=*=*=*=*= *=*=*=*=*=*=*= *=*=*=*=*=*=*= >From: Henry Turner Jr & Flavor [Reggae Ambassadors Worldwide #] Subject: Henry Turner and flavor @ Music Tent Press Release Date: Thursday, April 12, 2007 5:29 PM Respect and oneness !!! Henry Turner Jr.(flavor) RAW# 741 www.Henryturnerjr.com www.myspace.com/henryturnerjrandflavor www.flavor.ballardsbytes.com/ PO Box 64895 Baton Rouge La.70896 225-952-0784 [9] *=*=*=*=*=*=*= *=*=*=*=*=*=*= *=*=*=*=*=*=*= >From: Jahstone [Reggae Ambassadors Worldwide #] Subject: Jahstone has moved...Eggs still firing!!! Date: Friday, April 13, 2007 7:08 PM Greetings massive! Just want to let you know that I haved moved from Colorado to Portland, OR. However...Eggs over Irie will still air at the same time on the same station (10Am-Noon 102.3/102.7 FM in Breckenridge, every Sunday). If artists are coming to the NW USA, that is the best time to do interviews and station id's. Currently, I am working to upgrade my software so I can do these over the phone. All new music will air "on time" as always!!! Much thanks to everyone as we continue this journey next week with version 363! My new info: Justin "Jahstone" Barnett 380 SE 27th Ave, unit 3 Portland, OR 97214 503-265-8868 or 970-376-3429 Next show is my annual 420 show and the following week is my annual reggae festival preview show! Nuff respect, Jahstone [10] *=*=*=*=*=*=*= *=*=*=*=*=*=*= *=*=*=*=*=*=*= >From: Patrick Mystery [Reggae Ambassadors Worldwide #] Subject: Live on the Web.. Date: Thursday, April 12, 2007 4:55 AM – Live Webcast Acoustic performance Live on the Web! Friday, April 13th, at 8p.m. Go to: www.touchtheskyrecordings.com And click on "WEB CAM" The evening's featured artists include: Bro-Ken Patrick Mystery Karin Suttmann (w/ "Wild Bill" Kulick) R.L. Hargis & Eva Basic6 www.touchtheskyrecordings.com For information call: 215-942-2720 http://www.myspace.com/patrickmystery http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxY8ZQMrWQ4 [11] *=*=*=*=*=*=*= *=*=*=*=*=*=*= *=*=*=*=*=*=*= >From: NW World Reggae [Reggae Ambassadors Worldwide #] Subject: Reggae in PDX Date: Saturday, April 14, 2007 4:19 AM Hi All Tickets are on Sale for NWWRF 2007 see the website www.nwworldreggae.com We also have new photos of our site. Check them out. The line up is almost full so get your early bird tickets soon before we sell out of that price. We will be announcing our local ticket outlets in Oregon , Washington and California soon. This and Next Weeks Shows. April 14- April 24 Genocide Awareness Week Saturday April 14 Nuborn with Cassandra Robertson Eric Schwieterman Liberty Hall 311 N Ivy St Portland , Oregon one block south of Fremont St 7:30 PM Sliding Scale Come down and support a worthy cause. The Portland Coalition for Genocide Awareness. is helping educate us on what is and needs to be going on in our world because of our governments policies. They need our support to help stop genocide from being our legacy. This is the kick off for an 11 Day push for awareness of this global problem. Brought to you by the Portland Coalition for Genocide Awareness. There will be events each day. Check the web site www.genocideawareness.net for details Abstract Earth Project and NW World Reggae 2007 presents Friday April 20th 420 Show with Heavyweight Dub Champions Luminous Fog Nuborn Small Axe in the 2nd Floor Lounge Fez Ballroom 316 SW 11th and Burnside Portland, Oregon Doors at 9 pm $15.00 at the Door 21 and over This will be a great show. Come early and support our great local talent. And get ready for the group that KRS-ONE says will " restores all hope". HWDC will be bringing down the House. City Repair presents Earthday Saturday April 21 10 AM until 10 PM Woodlawn Park NE 13th Ave and Dekum Portland Oregon Check the website for details http://www.cityrepair.org/wiki.php/projects/earthday We will be there all day doing the sound and promoting the NWWRF 2007! Stop by and say hi and support the fine folks there. Lineup 10:00 am - Kazum (Acro-Balance Troupe) 11:00 am - Celilo (Indie-Roots-Pop) 12:15 pm - Hunter Paye (Folk/Roots Rock) 1:30 pm - Nuborn Tribe (Reggae) 2:45 pm - Sneakinš Out (Eclectic Acoustic Trio) 3:00 pm - Sprockettes (All Female Synchronized Mini-Bike Dance Troupe) > > > Join the Sprockettes on the main Basketball Court < < < 4:00 pm - Ramblinš Rose (Grateful Dead Tribute) 5:30 pm - Cubaneo (Traditional Cuban Music) 6:45 pm - Lauren Sheehan Band (Traditional American) 8:00 pm - Dear Diary (Hip-Hop) 9:15 pm - Organic Flood (Funk/Rock/Blues/Hip Hop) Ulotrich presents Groundation with Uprite Dub Orchestra and DJ Short Change Berbati's Pan 19 SW 2nd Portland, Oregon $12 advance $15 Day of Show 21 and over See Groundation before they start their European tour this summer. See you at the shows Doug [12] *=*=*=*=*=*=*= *=*=*=*=*=*=*= *=*=*=*=*=*=*= >From: Lance-O [Reggae Ambassadors Worldwide #] Subject: REGGAE VIbes Newsletter #571 Date: Friday, April 13, 2007 7:08 PM Greetings 'Reggae Vibes' Here's the new full newsletter that will be posted on the new & improved kulchashok website as the text version of 'REGGAE VIBES.' First the audio link: http://www.kulchashok.com/old/mp3/reggaevibes571.mp3 Now this weeks top 10 according to 'REGGAE VIBES' & it's contributing stations: 10. COME AROUND COLLIE BUDDZ SONY 09. ON MY MIND DAVILLE FASHOZY 08. REAL THING BITTY MCCLEAN PECKINGS 07. BROOKLYN JAMAICA MORGAN HERITAGE VP 06. THIS TIME I PROMISE DAVILLE FASHOZY 05. GONNA LOVE YOU WAYNE WONDER K LICIOUS 04. HIDEAWAY TESANNE CHIN KLARITI PRODUCTIONS 03. BROWN SKIN RICHIE SPICE MASSIVE B 02. DRIVER A BUJU BANTON GARGAMEL MUSIC 01. CHURCH HEATHEN SHAGGY BIG YARD Today's Chart Topper is brought to you by Florida's Caribbean Law Firm, delancyhill, P.A. Supporting Caribbean Life & Culture 786-777-1084 - www.delancyhill.com Keep On (Game of Life) by Jamaican singer/songwriter Cezar has recently been awarded second place in the finals of the ISC (International Songwriting Competition) in the category of World Music. Cezar told 'REGGAE VIBES,' 'To have been selected out of 15,000 songs is one of the greatest achievements of my career. I entered only this song and I'm happy to know that the special feeling I have for the song is shared by others.'As second place winner in the category, Cezar collects US $2,000. Cezar continues, 'I can safely say that from the day the song was penned I thought it was special. I felt a diffeent kind of inspiration.' Cezar's sound is described as a fusion of musical influences that balances his pop and r&b-infused vocal style and guitar riffs with reggae and dancehall beats. He was born to musically inclined parents Rupert and Sonia Cunningham, cofounders of London-based reggae labels Ashanti & Bamboo Records. In 2003, his first release Sexyways on the Greensleeves Records compilation was put into rotation on BBC radio's reggae & dancehall show in the UK. His lilting ballad Take The Fall is now broadcast globally on BETJ. You've been listening to his award winning song 'Keep On.' In our extended sound bites section this week, first Jamaican singer, Courtney John's music video for his current single Sometimes has now been added and is in rotation on International networks VH1 Soul, BETJ, and MTV's Tempo, while in Jamaica the video is currently in high rotation on top cable stations. The ladies seem to relate to this song well. His previous music video, a collaboration with Jovi Rockwell, Hey will be added this month to MTV Demand. Bob Marley's 'One Love' was sung by the American Idol contestants as Ford used the song in one of their tv commercials. Stanley Beckford, the legendary mento artiste from Jamaica died on Friday March 30. The Woman of Great Esteem Organization has honored Ms. Patricia Chin, Co-Founder of VP Records and Founder of Riddim Driven Clothing, for her admired contributions. She, along with nine other women, were the chosen few who were presented with the Emerald Award on Saturday, March 31 in Brooklyn. The Emerald Awards Ceremony recognizes women for their astonishing achievements and dedication in a multi-cultural society. The event was held at the Brooklyn Museum's Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Auditorium. Keith David, movie actor, is the honorary chairperson and Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke was the keynote speaker at the gala. In our new releases this week from out of Germany on the Wobbly Web label is a great dub album from a band called the Abassi All Stars. I am not the not the biggest fan of dub but this is good stuff. A little more uptempo, still spacey with sampled lyrics & positive this is the dub I'm made of. VP Records release Lady Saw's latest 'Walk Out.' Typical but good stuff...that's if you like the Rude lady of dancehall. In any case, always entertaining. They also release in their Riddim Driven series the popular & hard 'Power Cut.' Not for the lame or soft dancehall fan goes well with the SAW. Lastly from VP it's 'YOW Street Gospel 4.' A tough cd hat focuses on the word of Jesus inna dancehall style. Great production & talented artists. In fact this weeks Selector's Choice' is one of Sherwin Gardener's songs. M Big records distributed by CED Entertainment, releases the 'Shoalin Temple' riddim. A little different sounding riddim but nothing special. Each week we ask a trivia question first last week we asked, The John Peel Sessions were big in Europe Clint Eastwood & General Saint appeared on that as well as Radio One in concert session, who were the only other 2 reggae groups to do so? Aswad & Bob Marley & the Wailers. This week we ask, the dj Clint Eastwood was the younger brother of which other dj? In case you don't know. we will have all that & more on next weeks edition.... It can also be heard on KTUH Honolulu, Hi 90.3 w/ Loriel WHCJ Savannah, Ga 90.3 w/ Ras Hanif KRUA Anchorage, Ak 88.1 w/ Ras Jah Real WESU Hartford, Ct 88.1 w/ Donovan Longmore Selector's Choice Sherwin Gardener "Give Praise" Love & Respect, LANCE-O KULCHA SHOK MUZIK 1218 Drexel Av ste# 203 Miami, Fl 33139 http://www.kulchashok.com http://www.kulchasurf.com myspace.com/kulchashok 305.534.6110 *********************************************************************** In the abundance of water, the fool is thirsty Forward the Reggae Vibe...Every Time ! 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