 |
This week's program highlights the new MARK WONDER album "VICTORY - THE MYSTERY UNFOLDS", along with a Trinity of new albums from the Virgin Islands: BAMBU STATION's "CHANT OF THE LIONS", BATCH's "I-VER STRONG" and RAS ATTITUDE's "TRODDING HOME" and a Trinity of new albums from HIGHER BOUND PRODUCTIONS: SISTER KAT'S "INNER STRENGTH", BIBLICAL'S "INBORN PRECEPTS" and MIDNITE/HIGHER BOUNDS' "BLESS GO ROUN". Our broadcast includes new materials from Albrosie, Tarrus Riley, Midnite/Rastar, Midnite/I Grade. David Morrison, Uton Green, Natty King, Mark Wonder, Mikey General, Ras Bumpa, Pressure, Rafijah, Batch, Ras Attitude, Sister Kat, Biblical and Midnite/Higher Bound. Go Deh!!!!
This Week's Playlist:
Artist - Title - Label - Format
Mutabaruka - "How Long?" - Philosophies & Opinions of Marcus Garvey Excerpt
Albrosie - Free Yourself - VP Records - CD (Riddim Driven)
Bescenta Hold It Out - VP Records - CD (Riddim Driven)
Tarrus Riley - Africa Awaits - VP Records - CD (Riddim Driven)
Midnite/Rastar - Negus I Rastafari - Rastar Records - CD (Better World Rasta)
Midnite / I Grade - Is Real - I Grade Records - CD (Rule The Time)
David Morrison - Wicked Development Dub - Million 7 Sound - CD (One Day at a Time)
David Morrison - Wicked Development - Million 7 Sound - CD (One Day at a Time)
Uton Green - People Crying - Pleasure Beat - 7"
Natty King - "Wake Up Africa" - Philosophies of Marcus Garvey Excerpt
Natty King - Dem A Fight - Pleasure Beat - 7"
Mark Wonder - Victory - Battle Axe/Jah Light - CD (Victory)
Mark Wonder - Misconception - Battle Axe/Jah Light - CD (Victory)
Mark Wonder - "Life" - Philosophies & Opinions of Marcus Garvey Excerpt
Mark Wonder - Smile With The World - Battle Axe/Jah Light - CD (Victory)
Mikey General - Confidence In Self - Prerelease
Ras Bumpa - Taste Of Consciousness - Mt. Nebo Records - CD (Chant of the Lions)
Pressure - Firebun Day - Mt. Nebo Records - CD (Chant of the Lions)
Rafijah - Jah Iz - Mt. Nebo Records - CD (Chant of the Lions)
Batch - Son Of The Ghetto - Greensphere - CD (I-ver Strong)
Batch, Blaak Lung, Ras Attitude & Afyah Melanin - Greensphere - CD (I-ver Strong)
Batch - Marijuana Fi Blaze - Greensphere - CD (I-ver Strong)
Ras Attitude - Cut & Go Round - Greensphere - CD (Trodding Home)
Ras Attitude & Malika Madremana - Jah Lives - Greensphere - CD (Trodding Home)
Ras Attitude - Trodding Home - Greensphere - CD (Trodding Home)
Sister Kat - Jah Carry I and I - Higher Bound - Prerelease
Sister Kat - Emaye - Higher Bound - Prerelease
Sister Kat - Inner Strength - Higher Bound - Prerelease
Biblical - Jah Works - Higher Bound - CD (Inborn Precepts)
Biblical & Ishence - Deliver The Poor Higher Bound CD (Inborn Precepts)
Biblical Jah - Lead InI - Higher Bound - CD (Inborn Precepts)
Midnite/Higher Bound - Raining King - Higher Bound - CD (Bless Go Roun)
Midnite/Higher Bound - All Out - Higher Bound - CD (Bless Go Roun)
Midnite/Higher Bound - Bless Go Roun - Higher Bound - CD (Bless Go Roun)
Three of the world’s top reggae/dancehall singers have renounced homophobia and condemned violence against lesbians and gay men.
Beenie Man, Sizzla and Capleton had previously released anti-gay hate songs, including incitements to murder lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.
They have now signed up to the Reggae Compassionate Act in a deal brokered with top reggae promoters and Stop Murder Music activists.
The agreement follows the three-year-long Stop Murder Music campaign, which resulted in the cancellation of hundreds of the singers’ concerts and sponsorship deals, causing them income losses estimated in excess of five million dollars.
“The Reggae Compassionate Act is a big breakthrough,” said Peter Tatchell, of the British gay human rights group OutRage!.
Mr Tatchell is coordinator of the worldwide Stop Murder Music campaign. He helped negotiate the deal with the three singers.
“The singers’ rejection of homophobia and sexism is an important milestone. We rejoice at their new commitment to music without prejudice,” said Mr Tatchell.
 |
If Tiken Jah is the Africa's voice, he is also a light for all the nations and assembles people around his music all the ones thirsty of Justice.
We propose you therefore in Hyphen a selection of texts that aim to break the silence that our leaders want to maintain on the passed, maybe for not to justify itself abérrations that continue to produce itself on our planet.
What be they for you, readers, a source of meditation, and to all those that itself there recognize, the témoignge of our pardon.
First selected text in Premier texte sélectionné dans "Cahier d'un retour au pays natal" d'Aimé Cézaire.
 |
Dhamaal Collective Editors Pick Best of the Bay 2003
Dhamaal Soundsystem Winner Best Electronic Act 2004
Club Six Winner Best Dance Club 2004
Dub Mission Winner Best Dub Club
(Maneesh the Twister - resident selector)
Maneesh the Twister Clubby Award for Best Reggae DJ 1999
Click here to check the feature on Surya Dub in the SF Weekly
  |
"People criticise what they don't know or understand and develop preconceptions, and so given that, I have gone against what they've developed as a stereotype," said Redwood, who is in Mexico for the Miss Universe final on May 28 in Mexico City.
Rastafarians -- who worship the late Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie as a God they call "Jah" -- stress peace, love, spiritual goals and natural living, Redwood said, denying a clash between Rasta culture and being a beauty queen.
"The Rastafarian culture and beauty pageants have a great deal in common because they both promote decorum in the attitude of the female and the female as a role model in society. You're looking at beauty of the mind, body and soul," she said.
Rather than discrimination, the main reason for a dearth of Rasta beauty queens on the international circuit is the movement's rejection of the more corrupt or gaudy facets of modern society, which they call "Babylon," Redwood said.
Made famous around the world by Bob Marley's reggae songs, the Rasta culture emphasizes human dignity and self-respect.
"Rastafarians have been a very conservative group so modelling and pageants have been considered Babylonian to some extent," Redwood said.
 said.
Lawd have mercy...... The Broadcasting Commision of Jamaica is instilling its rules and regulations..... dem a gwann wicked see yah now dem ban Red Rad Song because of its lyrical contect by using the word GLAMITY.....
THIS IS WHAT one876entertainment.com has to say about this
Red Rat banned? Dancehall fans have been stunned by the latest move by the Broadcasting Commission to ban Red Rat's popular It Good song because of the use of the word 'glamity' in one of the verses.
"I just got word that it was banned from Hitz and FAME because they said that I used the word 'glamity'. I can't believe it all now, they ban my song because of that word and yet you have man ah kill people inna song, mi nah call no name, and yet he is not banned," an incensed Red Rat told One876Entertainment.com.
"I won't accept it, my management is writing a letter to the Broadcasting Commission right now, I don't understand this at all, 'glamity' is not even in the dictionary, it is not a swear word, it is a Jamaican slang term, and my song is not even derogatory, it is bigging up the girls dem," Red Rat, who buried his father a few weeks ago, said.
Red Rat is known for the dancehall girls, Shelly Ann and Charlene Have Pretty Car Eye.
Blessed Love
Mystri
 |
The song's refrain: "It's not about class, color or races, let's get together and see different places" is propelled by images of a mohawk haired-woman, an Orthodox Jewish man, along with African, and Asian people whose singing faces are imposed and depicted Gentleman's dancing torso.
Los Angeles-based players Adam Arredondo, Spacey, Dr. Scorp (pictured on drums), Cedric (R) (pictured here with Ras Kassa (L) and Shawn (on bass) were hired to act as the musicians performing the Firehouse crew-crafted rhythm track. Another of the video's scenes depicted here, features Gentleman singing with the band in front of a multi-flag backdrop.
Greetings reggae massive:
For this week's braodcast, we reach back into our record collection to play for a variety of selections from dayz gone by.... Go Deh!!!!
materials to the address below for use in future broadcasts, and inclusion
in our Sound Station.
Here are Ireggae's TOP 10 ALBUMS as of May 1, 2007. Reviews and audio
samples of these albums may be accessed from our TOP TEN page on our web
site at: http://www.ireggae.com/top10.htm
http://www.ireggae.com/uprising.htm
Daniel Frankston (RAW#495)
IREGGAE.COM
895 29th Avenue, #203
San Francisco, CA 94121
 |
AMAZING OPPORTUNITY FOR REGGAE/DANCEHALL ARTISTS OUTSIDE OF JAMAICA
Maria Jackson in collaboration with G-Mac Promotions and Weekenz Nightclub presents: INTIMATE & INTERACTIVE FRIDAYS @ WEEKENZ
This event will feature a different international artist or group each month. If you would like to be considered for this opportunity, please email us and we will give you all the details. www.mariajackson.ca
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
| Â |
AMAZING OPPORTUNITY FOR REGGAE/DANCEHALL ARTISTS OUTSIDE OF JAMAICA
Maria Jackson in collaboration with G-Mac Promotions and Weekenz Nightclub presents: INTIMATE & INTERACTIVE FRIDAYS @ WEEKENZ
This event will feature a different international artist or group each month. If you would like to be considered for this opportunity, please email us and we will give you all the details. www.mariajackson.ca
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
  |
MASSIVE REGGAE TRIOÂ ROYAL AFRICAN SOLDIERS:
Greetings,
 I am RasTakura of the trio of Jamaican base Spoken word (reggae) Dub Poets,  Royal African Soldiers, we have been making a significant mark in reggae music  since our inception, we have done shows such as Reble Salute 2007, Reggae Sum fest 2003,Smile Jamaica Bob Marley concert .07, Fiwi Sing ting,University of the West Indies, St. Mary Mi come from,"Capleton and frenze" just to name a few,
Listen to their reggae tunes:
LINK REMOVED COZ THEIR WEBSITE IS DOWN
i would like for you to consider booking my group for your next Production, you can listen to our cd, view a video clip of a live performance and get general information about the group. Â Pleas go to our website
looking forward to your response
 |
Dr. Das on MySpace: www.myspace.com/drdas
Innerviews' Dr. Das Feature: www.innerviews.org/inner/adf.html
zion high!
this message to present you my creations,(t-shirts)
that you? can discover on : myspace.com/171531273
i'm painter , myspace.com/123042099
i hope that you will appreciate i works , thanks for your attention
blessed love , itection
 Â |
| Â |
cultural & original design for all the family !you can also check my profiles on myspace.com:
 |
(pictured: Selecta Kurious)
Reality Time on Bigupradio.com airs every Sunday @ 12am 6am 12pm and 6pm (pst)
SELECTA KURIOUS �
More than 15 years of consistant participation in Northern California 's� reggae scene qualifies Kurious as an old dog among the Bay Area's myriad selectas and sound systems. Top artists like Luciano, Yami Bolo and Warrior King have contributed to his impressive collection of dubplates. This Oakland native has spun at every dancehall venue worth its salt and 'long side any and all reputable selectas in the area. Reggae heads come from all 'round to hear his generous mix of
bashment,� ganjaman and God-bless riddims every time the shows up to the dance.
MC TAIYEFOON
taj weekes & adowa
Reggae / Roots Music / Dub
 |
On his aptly-titled debut CD, Hope and Doubt, Taj sings about life..s tug of war the way only a man of experience can. Born the youngest of ten children, Taj grew up on the Caribbean island of St Lucia. He became aware of the disparity between the well-heeled tourists and the striving locals early on.
On tour next:
Mar 31, 2007 2:00pm Medgar Evers College Brooklyn, NY
Apr 28, 2007 8:00pm Club Helsinki Great Barrington, MA
May 25, 2007 TBA Dynamic Grooves Festival TBA, NY
May 27, 2007 TBA Dynamic Grooves Festival TBA, NY
  |
| Â |
Sean Paul Basseterre, St. Kitts (April XX, 2007) - Mr. Allister Williams, Executive Director of the St. Kitts Music Festival, today announces that three more of today's hottest reggae artists have been added to the line-up for the St. Kitts regggae Music Festival. Sean Paul, Maxi Priest, and Ne-Yo have all been confirmed to perform at the 11th annual event taking place from June 21st to 24th, 2007.
"This year marks the beginning of the second decade of the St. Kitts reggae Music Festival and we want to continue to improve the audience experience," said Richard "Ricky" O. Skerritt, Minister of State in the Ministry of Tourism, Sports and Culture for St. Kitts. "I'm very pleased that acclaimed artists such as Maxi Priest, Ne-Yo and Sean Paul will be in St Kitts for our annual reggae warm, festive and family-oriented gathering of reggae music lovers. Such an exciting line-up of reggae artists adds to the attractiveness of our destination where visitors from across North America, Europe and the Caribbean explore the unique charm of St. Kitts and our sister island, Nevis."
Well the hot news from DUTTY Fridaze this week is that popular selecta Foota Hype from the Alliance used the power of the microphone to demand money from all the celebrities present at Dutty Fridaze to raise funds for Shiloh Basic School in Fletchers Land...... Foota Hype jus sey "Ëinstein yuh have big tune now, sen aon some money.. Coolio Coolio jus come from prison and him drop a ting... "
Travelling to Jamaica? Find cheap hotel room in Jamaica
But what made me laugh was when a man said 'Play de music nuh"... Foota Hype just mudd him up and and said "Louw mi mek mi collect money fi di school"... Bwoy if I had a Street Vibes Humanitarian Award I would have given it to Foot Hype...... BIG UP FOOTA HYPE!!!! Nuff respect!!!!!>
 |
Bandung is the reggae capital of Indonesia and hundreds of their bands play countrywide, too few internationally.
Steve & the Coconut Trees is a rising reggae band, starting to pull out serious recordings. They are based in Jakarta and as most indonesian reggae bands, they are hard to find in stores or online, and when you're not in Indonesia, there's no way to get hold of their tunes. Below you can find the 3 only tunes i could find (from www.deviantart.com). They're a little cheesy, but i heard of my rat about much more bouncing tunes and mad concerts...
Please, if you know more about this band and other Indonesian Reggae news, let us know or register and post them.
Man.... I miss Dangdut...
 |
Toured Martinique 77/78.Toured and recorded nine(9) albums with longtime veteran Cadence Lypso artist Anthony Gussie.
Toured with Bankie Banx,one of the Caribbean's well known pop reggae artist. Original member of the Gramacks New Generation, toured and recorded during eight(8) years the Caribbean, Europe, New York and La Reunion.
RAS JUMBO WILL PERFORM NEAR YOU!! TOUR DATES IN ARTICLE
 |
especially Rub-A-Dub
and a bit of Lover's Rock
Representing the small but growing dub scene in Thailand, the Bangkok Massive Soundsystem was founded by AGENT SMIFF (www.agentsmiff.com) and DON P (a.k.a. The Oracle) in 2002. Since AGENT SMIFF's move to Spain in 2005, there have been many changes with the Massive. Aside from Don P, the current line up includes: DJ TUM, and MCs JAGO, JOHN-Z, the Singjay Picolo Pete, Bushman Dan, and Junior Masters.
The ceremony, which recognizes the best in reggae and world beat music, will be giving the special 'Producer's "Respect" Award' to Jamaican musical stars Half Pint, Gregory Issacs as well as American hip-hop legend Doug E. Fresh.
Half Pint's work with celebrated producer King Jammy helped to usher a lighter, more relaxed approach to dancehall music, with content that was both romantic and socially conscious. Inarguably, his most famous track would be the international hit 'Greetings', which eventually set the tone for the 'ragga' style that was, at that time, taking over Jamaican music.
 |
Our store is located at 642 Nostrand Avenue, Brooklyn, NY. We carry unisex adult and will soon carry children's revolutionary fashion, books, accessiories.
Our goal is to spread and teach African culture through fashion. These are just a few of the designs we carry. The website will be up soon!! Come out and support! WEBSITE WILL BE UP SOON.
If you missed your chance to visit with the Dancehall’s top vixen, Lady Saw, she will return to NYC from April 11th to April 22nd on her second round of promotion for her album “Walk Out.” For any press inquires please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .
Three weeks ago, Lady Saw wrapped up her L.A. video shoot w/ Wylcef's artist Sun a.k.a Geisha from China for the track 'Kill Bill', and went to New York for promotion. She visited the offices of Essence Magazine and AOL Black Voices to speak about her new album and single, “No Less Than A Woman (Infertility).” Lady Saw completed a photo shoot for the cover of Caribbean Posh Magazine and Where Itz At Magazine. She also interviewed with hip hop magazines Rap-Fanatic & Don Diva, as well as a number of other publications, NY radio stations and video shows. Then she wrapped up her trip by talking a stroll down the red carpet at Vibe's exclusive 150th issue Anniversary party, with other A-list celebs, like, Dougie Fresh, Swizz Beatz, and Kid Capri.
Tiffany Mea
VP Records Publicity
89-05 138th St.
Jamaica, NY 11435
AIM: VPTIFF
PH: (718)-425-1151
FAX: (718)-658-3573
 |
| General Shanky |
Top nominees walking the red carpet include Sean Paul; Also hosts and performing nominees for the night include Doug E. Fresh, Machel Montano, Luciano, Macka Diamond, Ce'Cile, Lady G, Gregory Isaacs, Tarrus Riley, Leon & The Peoples, Half Pint, B.B. Seaton & the Gaylads, Tony Matterhorn, Alaine, Dean Fraser, Gyptian, Da'Ville, Ruff Stuff, Katalys Crew, Mutabaruka, Ed Robinson, Winsome Benjamin, among others.