Roots Reggae Club news and updates: reggae, dancehall, ska, dub http://www.rootsreggaeclub.com Mon, 12 May 2008 05:47:09 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.rootsreggaeclub.com/images/M_images/joomla_rss.png http://www.rootsreggaeclub.com Roots Reggae Club news and updates: reggae, dancehall, ska, dub http://www.rootsreggaeclub.com/news-and-articles-reggae/reggae4i.html Reggae4i.com Evolving slowly from the year 2000, Reggae4i.com - the home site of KRucial Reggae promotions - now receives about 10,000 visitors per month. What is news is that we're hoping to relaunch this summer with a similar look, but many more robust features. For starters, the store will be more functional, there will be banners when you open it up, and we'll be able to switch out songs in the Audio Player and videos in the Video Player. Come see what we've got - some good live footage - some positive text, but keep in touch to see what the future holds for Reggae4i and all those we represent! ARTICLES - News and Articles: Reggae Thu, 08 May 2008 11:50:48 +0100 http://www.rootsreggaeclub.com/news-and-articles-reggae/good-news-the-biggest-reggae-event-will-finally-find-a-sponsor-other-than-an-evil-alcohol-d.html The organisers of Reggae Sumfest, Summerfest Productions, in their first public statement since the announcement of Red Stripe's withdrawal from the event, say that while Red Stripe's contribution was significant to the staging of the festival and they will miss working with the company, their absence will in no way deter the festival. According to the release, Summerfest Productions believe in the importance of Reggae Sumfest as a national event that contributes in a large way to the overall economy and are determined to make Reggae Sumfest 2008 a big success with the help of their current sponsors. In commenting on the decision of Red Stripe to withdraw its title sponsorship after seven years, Mr Gourzong said: Red Stripe, in their role as title sponsor, has been integral to the success of the festival over the last seven years, and we wish to express our sincere thanks for that support. Red Stripe has taken a position against what they see as some very negative aspects of the dancehall music, and while we will certainly miss them, we appreciate and accept their decision. Our local performers have been integral to the success of Reggae Sumfest over the years. They are extremely talented and our music is world acclaimed, we do not need to use indecency... ARTICLES - News and Articles: Reggae Wed, 07 May 2008 22:16:53 +0100 http://www.rootsreggaeclub.com/newly-burnt-/reggae-vibes-.-com.html # Win a free copy of Dispatch's Zimbabwe Live at Madison Square DVD/CD, compliments of Special Ops Media. We're giving away three sets. Contest ends Wednesday 30th April. # Morgan Heritage's 10th album Mission In Progress is an only half-satisfying effort. # Riddim Driven ~ Rub-A-Dub features another scorcher riddim from producer Kemar 'DJ Flava' McGregor. # Hi Grade Anthems Vol. 2 compiles some of reggae and dancehall's best known tunes about ganja, marijuana, collie, weed, sess, sensimillia and whatever other name used for the herbs. # Da'Ville's Do You Love Me is an absolutely brilliant EP. # Supersonic Sound's first production is a riddim selection called Devil's Angel . # Interview with Morgan Heritage... by Rastafaria. # 'Videoclip Of The Week' features Elephant Man Demarco's Our World . # Playlist for Reggae Vibes Radio Show ~ Thursday, April 17, 2008. NEW RELEASE - NEWLY BURNT!! Thu, 24 Apr 2008 11:48:33 +0100 http://www.rootsreggaeclub.com/live-me-/bob-marley-celebration-in-jamaica.html One Love Festival 15th,16th,17th August Reggae, Dub, Chill out and Electronic 30th Anniversary of Bob Marley 1978 One Love concert, A full moon solar eclipse weekend during the Perseid meteor shower. Bob Marley and The Wailers performed at the One Love Peace concert in Kingston\'s National Arena with other main-line reggae artists of the day, in an attempt to link Jamaica\'s feuding political parties; Against all the odds, Marley symbolically joined the hands of bitter rivals Michael Manley and Edward Seaga on stage and unite them in handshake accompanied by a flash of lighting and clap of thunder from the heavens , following the concert, the opposing factions, having seen that their leaders weren\'t hell bent on killing each other, cooled down the conflict. In this 30th anniversary, We hope to highlight a landmark occasion and legendary artist while pushing the theme for Peace and Acceptance! Mixing Reggae with Chill Out and Deep Electronic Music! LIVE ME - LIVE ME! Mon, 07 Apr 2008 08:14:35 +0100 http://www.rootsreggaeclub.com/news-and-articles-reggae/great-reggae-ambassador-will-be-missed.html It is with great sadness that we at West Indian Times have to report that Michael 'Mikey Dread' Campbell who was always 'The Dread At The Control' has passed away. Mikey passed away at approximately 6:50pm Eastern Standard Time on Saturday, March 15th, 2008. He was surrounded by his family in the home of his sister in Connecticut at the time of his passing. We had reported in October 2007 that Mikey had been diagnosed with a brain tumor and that he was fighting with all his might to recover from his illness. Mikey constantly remained upbeat and hopeful for a full recovery so that he could continue doing what he loved; spreading Jah music to the world. Mikey's family including his children; 2 sons from Jamaica, a daughter who lives in Houston, TX, a son who lives in Canada, a daughter who lives in Belize, and his 4 month old son Zylen Jahlight had been close by in the last few months as he fought to stay with them. We will keep you updated as service arrangements are made. West Indian Times sends our deep condolence to the family and friends of Mikey Dread. His passing is a great loss to the Universe. He will be greatly missed. Mikey, may your soul rest in eternal peace.... ARTICLES - News and Articles: Reggae Sun, 16 Mar 2008 10:16:35 +0100 http://www.rootsreggaeclub.com/latest/interview-reggae-tribute-to-jimi-hendrix-15-march-wkcr.org.html LISTEN TO THE INTERVIEW FROM SATURDAY 15 MARCH WKCR.ORG www.angelfire.com/hi5/rankinproductions/Rankin_Po_WKCR.mp3 (http://www.angelfire.com/hi5/rankinproductions/Rankin_Po_WKCR.mp3) Tony Rankin and Friends March, 15 2008 at WKCR FM Radio 89.9 or on Line at: www.wkcr.org WKCR FM 89.9 New York Tony Rankin at Sumfest jamaica... News - Latest Mon, 10 Mar 2008 21:46:54 +0100 http://www.rootsreggaeclub.com/news-and-articles-reggae/uncle-lucky-dube-rest-in-peace.html A Division of STE Media ™ Teresa Castellucci sweettee@sympatico.ca stemedia@gmail.com www.myspace.com/stemedia Jah Birth New Ltd. Secures a Deal with South African Broadcasting Corporation for “CHANCE – A TRIBUTE TO LUCKY DUBE” Johannesburg, South Africa Jah Birth New Ltd., based in Kingston Jamaica has secured an exclusive deal with the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC), one of the nation’s largest and most powerful broadcasters. The SABC has entered an agreement with Jah Birth to acquire the full and exclusive rights to Prophecy’s single “CHANCE – A TRIBUTE TO LUCKY DUBE” for a limited period in South Africa and the rest of the world; the agreement also extends to the single’s video. The song was written and recorded in Jamaica on the Jah Birth label and was dedicated to Lucky Dube after he was murdered in Johannesburg on October 18th. Rohan Brown, a.k.a. Prophecy, is an up and coming Jamaican reggae artist who has been with Jah Birth since 2000. “This project is a spiritual one and one which we had to do” says Delroy “Worm” Nevin, Chief Executive Officer of Jah Birth New Limited. Nevin continues to explain “that something needed to be done to honour a revolutionary, a humanitarian and a fellow reggae ambassador.” Thereafter, CHANCE – A TRIBUTE TO LUCKY DUBE was born. While the... ARTICLES - News and Articles: Reggae Fri, 11 Jan 2008 00:53:29 +0100 http://www.rootsreggaeclub.com/latest/2007-red-cstripe-reggae-sumfest-revied-by-easy-star-records-and-rankin-2.html The Greatest Reggae Show on Earth, Red Stripe Reggae Sumfest, the 15th Anniversary 2007. Wow, every year the number of visitors to attend this show goes up. From July 19 - 21, 2007 - sixty thousand musical connoisseurs and Reggae lovers graced the ground of St. Catherine in Montego-Bay, Jamaica's second largest city, in the parish of St. James, to enjoy Red Stripe's three nights of exquisite entertainment of an incomparable musical extravaganza. Red Stripe Reggae Sumfest Photo Album http://picasaweb.google.com/TonyRankin07/UntitledAlbum (http://picasaweb.google.com/TonyRankin07/UntitledAlbum) Local and international superstars of Reggae, R B, Hip Hop and Dance Hall music, as well as budding new stars came to bust out on stage, to join the arena with Beenie Man, Buju, Shaggy, Beres, Lady Saw and Macka Diamond. We were not dissapointed as Tanya Stephens and Taurus Riley gave brilliant outstanding performances. This splended annual event brought together a galaxy of musicians from the Diasporas from R B, Hip Hop and Reggae reaching across the oceans to display their talents. On Thursday July 19th the MC's Richie B - News - Latest Fri, 04 Jan 2008 12:54:42 +0100 http://www.rootsreggaeclub.com/newly-burnt-/lafricain-de-tiken-jah-fakoly.html TIKEN JAH FAKOLYL'Africain nouvelle édition - Inclus 4 inédits + 4 duos !Sortie le 10/12 2008Déjà disponible en digital en cliquant ici ! (http://click.musicreg.net/r/n_799891436/t_Jj/u_achat-express.secure-paiement.com/v2/shopStart.php?shopId=410 partner=1 crm=0000100205 userCrm=rootsmassive@gmail.com)(Version 18 titres : 4 inédits + 2 duos)Vous pourrez soit télécharger l'album digital nouvelle version - 18 pistes - ou compléter votre version de L'Africain en téléchargeant les 6 titres disponibles l'unité, piste par piste, soit 4 inédits et 2 duos.Sur son nouvel album, Tiken Jah Fakoly est cet Africain dont l’identité multiple est déclinée dès la première chanson (« dioula, akan, sénoufo, brésilien, black-américain …») comme pour mieux en réaffirmer la richesse culturelle, disséminée partout dans le monde, mais aussi l’unité. Cet Africain vit aujourd’hui une expérience extrême, celle de se voir chaque jour un peu plus mis à l’écart, distancé dans la course folle de la globalisation. C’est cette expérience que Tiken nous fait partager sur ce disque poignant et engagé. NEW RELEASE - NEWLY BURNT!! Tue, 04 Dec 2007 23:51:49 +0100 http://www.rootsreggaeclub.com/live-me-/greatest-reggae-music-production.html July 16-24 2006 by Tony Rankin Winn, Cindy Simeon As in many years of production and performances, hundreds of artist, multitudes of press, both local and international, thousands of fans, Reggae Sumfest came and left great memories of some of the greatest Reggae artist and performances in Montego Bay.This year Easy Star Records was invited to cover Reggae Sumfest with their international Crew. Consisting of Tony Rankin, Virginia Sharif, and Clyde Williams (MontegoBay),and Cindy Simeon.The task of Covering Sumfest was made very accommodating.Thru the years of covering Sumfest, various Production Companies have had the Challenge of Making it all work.Prievious years this contract was maintained by Headline Entertainment (Based in Kingston).Headliner was very professional in compiling the venue, stage, vendors, artist, scheduling ,stage and back stage access, and great accomo0dations for the press to interview,video,and photograph all the artist. Production plays a great part in making it all work. In the past the venues were very comfortable when meeting artist and utilizing the pressroom. Here, there are computers, Internet, fax, copy machines and huge wide screen plasma TV of the ongoing show. You never miss anything. The Schedule of Performances can be viewed on their Reggae Sumfest Web site.www.reggaesumfest.com (http://www.reggaesumfest.com/) The Easy Star Crew arrived Wednesday just in time to obtain the Press Accreditation Passes, and meet the New Production Company. This year it is TOUCHSTONE ENTERTAINMENT from Kingston. This was the first year for them to take on the task of producing REGGAE SUMFEST 2006. LIVE ME - LIVE ME! Wed, 14 Nov 2007 23:08:47 +0100