Reggae Club

IF WE WERE GODS finally make it to Byron Bay, playing the Beach Hotel on Friday 18th April.

After playing to huge enthusiastic crowds at The Port Fairy Folk Festival recently, IWWG’s live set is getting feet jumpin’ where ever they play. Blending their original songs with some crowd favourites, their set unites one and all with grooves that shake the foundations.

With the band in production for their upcoming album, they have decided to interrupt all recordings to make it up to Byron for this one and only show, before returning to Melbourne to complete recordings.

“Why wouldn’t we? Man, although recording is a blast it can be tiring. Playing a gig up the Nth Coast was a no brainer with all very excited by it.” explains Nic ‘Lazyman’ Heraclides. “Scott and I played at the Beach Hotel about 5 years ago when we were with Jah Roots and it went off, remember it well, so to take the GODS up will be a lot of fun, can’t wait actually.”

With fantastic reviews of their debut EP messylazycrazy nationally and abroad, IWWGs plan on the release of their debut album late in 2008 but will continue to play the odd gig around the country during the recording process.

“Man, you have too! In fact when we first started playing we thought the only album releases we would do would be live ones. We had no idea how we could capture the energy in the studio, which I guess is an issue for every act. However, not being a ‘Video Hits’ type of act this idea was incredibly appealing. Who knows, we might even have to go back to that idea if these sessions sound like crap but luckily, so far, its all cool. To do gigs during recording definitely gives one a truer perspective but man, who doesn’t love playing live!“.

IF WE WERE GODS play the Beach Hotel on Friday 18th April.
Entry Free with free copies of messylazycrazy to be given away.

Every so often you while listening to music, hairs stand on end and you realise that whats hitting your ears is new and exciting, inventive but more than anything else honest. IF WE WERE GODS debut EP ‘messylazycrazy’ did that to me and continues to with each listen.

This reggae rocker outfit from Melbourne consists of seasoned reggae musos mixed with some of the best of the young brigade coming through the reggae scene in recent years. Scott Morgan writes the tracks however the credits indicate it’s not a one man band. All members have contributed to this unique, new yet comfortably familiar sound, with the reggae vibrations shining through !

More than anything else, the most refreshing element is how this Australian act has stayed true to the genre without subscribing to cringe-worthy false Jamaican accents, a true sign of self-belief and worth.

Through-out the EP you hear glimpses of Wailers rhythms, dubs worthy of Lee Scratch Perry himself, samples that could easily have been lifted from an ON-U track, however it still retains its uniqueness. The last track ‘KINGS ARE CRAZY’ is an 8 minute journey that has to be taken. The opening samples stating ‘Governments are no longer servants of the people’, the lyrics telling us the Kings are Crazy while the bands groove is a foundation shaker.

This is a fantastic debut release by IF WE WERE GODS, but 4 tracks wont hold me for long. Bring on the album Gods!

‘messylazycrazy’ (TCP002 TCP/GREEN/MGM) is due for release on the 15th January 2008.

www.myspace.com/ifweweregods

SHASHA MARLEY - PLUS his Eight Piece All-Star Band of International Musicians @ Hotel Great Northern Saturday 29th September 2007

“Wow, this brother is pure talent…” Isaac Hayes

Shasha Marley is an exciting and dynamic reggae artist who has burst onto the African reggae scene with a voice that is now captivating audiences worldwide. Accompanied by an all-star band of international musicians, Shasha is an impressive presence on stage in a hood over a matching cassock and sash.

Growing up in his native Ghana, Shasha was inspired by such greats as Bob Marley, Stevie Wonder, the Commodores, Fela Ransom Kuti and many others. He was also profoundly influenced by the dedication, personal sacrifice and courage of Nelson Mandela. During the first Miss Universe Beauty Pageant in Ghana, Sasha stole the show with a performance that tore the house down and greatly impressed international visitors.

It was this performance which launched him out into the wider world.

Recently Shasha led fifteen top Ghanaian artists in an all star musical collaboration, produced via the sponsorship of the Johns Hopkins University, as a benefit against HIV/AIDS in Africa. Truly a musician with heart he has been at the forefront of the war against HIV/AIDS. Shasha uses his music to break down the stigma of the disease, travelling from village to village and deliberately embracing the sick and those orphaned because of the epidemic.

After Isaac Hayes was adopted into the Ocansey Royal Family of Ada in Ghana and made a King, Shasha started to listen to the music of this American King of Soul. Then Princess Asie Ocansey of Ada encouraged Shasha to produce a song she wrote and introduced him to Isaac. The original Black Moses was so impressed when he first heard Shasha sing that he asked him to collaborate on the song which has now been released…. Save A Million Lives.

Shasha travelled to Jamaica to negotiate with The Wailers to perform on his most recent album Lost & Found. The producer for the project was George Kouakou, once the producer for Alpha Blondy, but now the keyboard player for The Wailers. Shasha’s latest album has been described as “the kind of music that would lift the soul of the depressed and bring hope to the hopeless” and has received rave reviews throughout the world. Recorded with the Wailers Band and featuring Junior Marvin, it’s as powerful a statement of contemporary reggae and social awareness that you are ever likely to hear.

So far Shasha Marley has not relented in his pursuit to make a difference through the powerful message of his songs and his constantly uplifting live performances. This tour will launch the Limited Edition of his latest CD LOST & FOUND with nationwide distribution through FUSE music.

www.shashamarley.com

Contact Ku Promotions: 66 847 921 mob 0412 140 320
www.kupromotions.com.au

Born at Exodus festival in 2007 , Fyah Walk brings together the vocal and songwriting talents of Simon Jerrems backed by a unique combination of some of the North Coast of New South Wales best reggae musicians. Featuring core members of Freakylou, Dubshack and the Lion I band , Fyah Walk have a original sound and energetic live show. Their first ever meeting together was recorded at Grooven Studios in March 2007, they then went on to play the hugely successful Dressed up in Dub show at Durrumbul Hall and then the Moving on up showcase show at the Railway Hotel In Byron Bay ——- Since then Fyah Walk are busy writing, performing and recording their first cd to be released soon.

For more information and songs and bookings please visit www.myspace.com/fyahwalk

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MOVEMENT of the People TOUR
Featuring KATCHAFIRE (NZ)
SOUTHPORT RSL – FRI 12th MAY 2006

With Special Guests
DJ DEZASTER

A FUSION OF REGGAE, SOUL, and WORLD GROOVES

This is no ordinary gig; it’s a bombastic experience!

An extravaganza, packed full with 2 HOUR SETS, dance, movement and colour at every turn will be delivered to an anticipating crowd.

The aim of the show is to deliver a memorable night where people from all
walks of life can gather in a peaceful yet electric environment in the universal sounds of PEACE LOVE & FREEDOM - REGGAE!

Reggae is one of the bloodlines of New Zealand music - which accounts for the extraordinary success of Hamilton’s Katchafire who, two years ago, emerged as the hardest working reggae band in the world.
Their astonishing debut album, the prophetically named Revival, sold in excess of 30,000 copies (double platinum) and have scored massive hits since with their follow up release Slow Burning.

Katchafire’s music is uplifting and celebratory, and their gigs are joyous sing-along affairs where people of all cultures and affiliations were welcomed. Their audiences are still the most cross-cultural, cross-generational in the world.

Katchafire shows are always celebratory affairs and with their latest Australian Tour the band have even more to be joyous to be about. Be prepared to celebrate with them.

Experience the dream theatre that is MOVEMENT of the PEOPLE!

Tix will sell fast on word of mouth hype alone, so get in quick and book your seat on Australia’s first dedicated Reggae Soul & World Groove experience!

GOLD COAST TIX Southport RSL Box Office: Phone Order 07 553 122 89

VENUE: SOUTHPORT RSL – 36 Scarborough St, Southport
www.southportrsl.com.au / Ph: 07 5531 2289
PRICES: $25 + bf /DOOR $30 DOORS OPEN - 8PM
TIX Southport RSL Box Office: Phone Order 07 553 122 89
CONTACT: Mothership Music on 02 9516 5703
E-mail: info@mothershipmusic.com.au
Lee Hemi on 0412 533 704

We are Supreme Promotions in Jamaica who is the promoter of the longest running reggae festival call STING billed as ‘The Greatest One Night Reggae/ Dancehall Show on Earth’ staged every Boxing Day December 26 since 1984…… www.mysapce.com/reggaesting

Supreme Promtions also Book and manage the following artistes:-

ARTISTE ROSTER

POET
Tesah Linton www.myspace.com/tesahlinton

LOVERS ROCK SINGERS
• Anthony Cruz
• Halloway
• Bennetto www.myspace.com/benettoreggae
• Guidance

CULTURAL SINGERS
• Richie Spice
• Natural Black
• Little Hero www.myspace.com/littleheroreggae
• First Born - Group

CULTURAL DEEJAYS
• Chuck Fenda www.myspace.com/chuckfenda
• Turbulance
• Frisco Kid / Ancient Monarchy
• Suga Roy & Conrad Crystal – Duo www.myspace.com/sugaroyandconradcrystal
• Ras Myrhdak

DANCEHALL DEEJAYS
Female
• Spice
• Queen Paula
• Face www.space.com/djfacereggae
• Ruffiann
• D’Angel
Male
Mad Cobra
• Ninja Man
• Kiprich
• Lexxus
• Ward 21 – Group
• Predator
• Captain Barkey & Wickerman – Duo
• Don Mafiah
• Whisky Baggio
• School Boy
• DJ LA Lewis www.lalewis.net

Looking forward to hearing from you

Tesah Linton
Supreme Promotions Limited
35 Burlington Avenue
Kingston 10
JAMAICA, WI
Office:- 876-906-9182
Fax:- 876-906-9123
www.myspace.com/reggaesting

Wednesday’s Cutting Edge pays tribute to the late Mortimo “Kumi” Planno, renowned Rastafari elder and considered one of the ideological founders of this back-to-Africa movement. Mutabaruka will present a lecture given by Planno in 1998 at University of the West Indies (Mona), titled “Polite Violence”.

Planno, who passed away last week, met with Haile Selassie on his visit to Jamaica in 1966, and is consider the founder of the first “free village” in Jamaica in Sligoville. He is referred to by academics as a teacher/leader within the context of the faith given his life’s work.

Don’t miss Cutting Edge every Wednesday @ 11:00 pm EST until . . .

CHAT WITH LEE “SCRATCH” PERRY
Mark your calendars! Don’t miss the chance to talk live with Producer/musician/singer Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry on Wednesday, April 26, 2006. The 2003 Grammy winner for Best Reggae Album is one of the most influential people in the development of reggae and dub music in Jamaica. Perry made outstanding music in his Black Ark studio during the 1970s and worked with some of the greatest names in Jamaican music.

Come chat with Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry. You don’t have to be a member to join in.

REGGAE NOTES
1995 - Shaggy’s Boombastic, aided by a Levi’s commercial, becomes the first reggae record to simultaneously achieve a UK and US No. 1. Boombastic takes the Grammy that year.

1996 - Bunny Wailer takes his third Grammy for the album A Tribute to Bob Marley’s 50th Anniversary

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MUSIC NEWS
Lexxus Parked on the Radio
Lexx has also been working in the studio. His new tunes which you can listen out for are: Sakka Sakka on the Inevitable rhythm, We Seh Party produced by Arif Cooper, Real Gangstas produced by Ballaz Production, Go Weh by DJ Karim with Lexx. Lexxus and Vegas are currently on tour in Canada. While there, he is also shooting a new video for the song, We Seh Party.
Wayne Wonder shoots You
The smooth crooner himself has been off in Brooklyn, not on vacation, but working as he was shooting his new video for a song, simply entitled You. The shoot took 3-days as the talented and crafty duo, Reid and Vanrenesse, ensured they got everything they may need to make this one a hot one! You was produced by DJ Obsession and FX. Look out for the music video for You, coming your way soon!
Bling Dawg Cooking Up Hits in the Studio
Bling Dawg has been busy in the studios, recording some new tunes. So be on the look out for these tunes: How on the Gangsta Rock rhythm, Oh, Oh on the Sweat rhythm, Full Up A Grass which features Bounty Killa and Vybz Kartel on the Petty Tief rhythm and Buy A Credit on the Galore rhythm.
Music News courtesy of Headline Entertainment

The month is going by fast so if you want to cant up on the Reggae News around the Country check out the Gig Guide, the Venue Guide, and the News page for the new updates

HERES Two HEAD LINES TO DO WITH THE rastainoz.com sound system crew We hope to see some of
you there…
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RASTA inOZ soundsystem hit the Gold Coast QUEENSLAND the FIRST FRIDAY OF EVERY MONTH!!!!

Chant Down keep the interstate guests coming for Australia’s biggest regular reggae/dancehall session, with RASTA in OZ Sound from Brisbane
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http://rastainoz.com just trying to keep you informed….

JAH LIVES
Green

‘Rasta in OZ’ Information, Gig Guide, News & Reviews On Rasta in
Australia
http://rastainoz.com
New Zealand Rastafari, News, Gig Guide and Reggae Information
http://newzealand.rastainoz.com
‘Rastafari in Australia’ Information on H.I.M. Selassie visit to
Australia on May 13th 1968
http://members.optusnet.com.au/~reynaud/index.html 

Presented by Red Stripe, PBS Radio & Terrasphere

Direct from Jamaica - Reggae Legends.

BIG YOUTH for the first time in Australia & THIRD WORLD back by massive public demand.

Support on the night by Chantdown Sound, Heartical Hifi, and Ranking Yoni.

Two of Jamaica’s absolute legendary reggae acts are heading to Australia. BIG YOUTH the uncompromising lyrical Deejay voice of the Ghetto for the first time in Australia and the awesome THIRD WORLD back by massive public demand, who brought us hits like “96 degrees in the shade”, “Satta Amasa Gana”, “Reggae Ambassador,” and more. Roots Reggae at its finest.

PENALTY RECORDINGS AND FINE GOLD PRODUCTIONS TO RELEASE
IT’S ALL ABOUT DANCING
THE FIRST OFFICIAL JAMAICAN DANCEHALL “DANCE-U-MENTARY”

New York, NY – On January 31, Penalty Recordings in conjunction with Fine Gold Productions will release It’s All About Dancing: A Jamaican Dance-U-Mentary, the first official DVD to capture the vibrant culture of the Jamaican dancehall. The film features local and international dancehall artists and dancers: Beenie Man, Elephant Man, T.O.K., Mr. Vegas, Voicemail, Macka Diamond, Tanto Metro & Devonte, Tony Matterhorn, Richie Feelings, Bogle, John Hype, Ice, Sadiqy & G-Unit, Latisha and Kiyo (dancehall queens).

It’s All About Dancing does for Jamaican dancing what David LaChappelle’s acclaimed film “Rize” did for Los Angeles “krump” dancing: It is the first feature-length documentary to showcase a local dance culture in its truest form. Filmed on location in the country where dancehall was born, this DVD spotlights the scene’s rich and colorful cast of talent: dancehall selectors, DJs and dancers, almost all of whom are native to Jamaica. The film is hosted by premiere Jamaican dancer “Ding Dong,” who was discovered by infamous DJ Tony Matterhorn and–having recently appeared in videos by Elephant Man and Beenie Man–is today’s hottest dancehall personality.

Together in one “dance-u-mentary,” dancehall superstars delve into the history, language and sometimes over-the-top style of dancehall culture. Directed
by Jason “Jay Will” Williams (who has directed internationally released music videos for Shaggy, T.O.K., Voicemail) and produced by Carleene Samuels, It’s All About Dancing is an eye-catching, entertaining documentary that reveals the essence of dancehall via interviews and candid monologues, inter-spliced with improvisational dance sequences meant to school even a beginner in the moves of the dancehall.

The DVD also features a tribute to Gerald “Bogle” Levy, founding father of Jamaican dancing (and mentor to Ding Dong). Bogle was gunned down in Kingston over a year ago. An all-star dance tribute, along with never-before-seen footage of Bogle can be found on the main DVD menu.

To buy your copy todat Click http://www.reggaecd.com/store/mcart.php?ID=14535

Hello Everyone

Well it’s on this here Saturday, make your way to this one for real, if you can tell friends and family and forward this
email on that’d be great

Check flyer here: www.rhythmcollision.com.au/feb0406show.jpg

Saturday 4th February
Rhythm Collision Sound System - Explosive Dancehall and Reggae vibes. The Emerald Room, upstairs @ The Pavilion
123 Boundary Street, West End. Big tune selection from Basmati, Jah Blair (originally UK) and Krazy Dayv (Byron Bay),
session controller man called MC Jamaican Destiny. 9pm til real late. Lucky door prize pack of reggae CDs from
www.didgerecords.com Entry $7 / $5 before 10pm or Rhythm Collision members. Email us to enquire about our Season
Passes for members. Season Passes available at the show for $50 - gives you entry to all 11 shows for the year !

Don’t forget to check all things reggae in Brisbane and Australia at the Australian reggae forum: www.ozreggae.com
the latest reggae runnings, reasonings, Radio shows, info and news

Also….

Friday 3rd February
Freaky Lou and Tommee And The Neighbourhood
Sound Lounge, Gold Coast

Wednesday 8th February - Big Youth and Third World - Live and Direct from Jamaica
The Prince Bandroom, 29 Fitzroy Street, St Kilda, Melbourne. Support by Chantdown Fire Sound, Heartical HiFi and
Ranking Yoni. Info (03) 9536 1166. Tickets $55 + bf Ticketek www.ticketek.coom www.princebandroom.com.au

Thursday 9th February - Big Youth and Third World - Live and Direct from Jamaica
The Metro, 624 George Street, Sydney. Support by Nasty Tek Soundsystem, Firehouse Sound and Basslines
Info (02) 9287 2000. Tickets $55 + bf Ticketek www.ticketek.coom www.metrotheatre.com.au

Saturday 11th February
Freaky Lou, Raz Bin Sam And Lion I Band and selecktas Krazy Dayv, Coolamon and Huckleberry
The Great Northern, Byron Bay

Thursday 23rd February - Jamaica Sunsplash. The Sun Bar, The Valley
MCs Jamaican Destiny, Fresqo, JamHot Soundsystem (Uganda), Rhythm Collision Sound System and Gumjam Sound
System (Japan) and Trenchtown Jimmy (Jamaica). 9pm onwards. $10 / Free before 10pm
Check flyer: http://members.iinet.net.au/~soundsystem/Sunsplash2006.jpg

Check recent street press reviews of us here: www.rhythmcollision.com.au/StreetPress.htm

Tune into “The Yard” www.4zzzfm.org.au/theyard Sunday 6-8pm - 2 hours of crucial reggae music on Radio 4ZZZFM 102.1

Blaze session
Phil

Check out ONE 4 ONE’s new web address @ www.one4one.info .
The site has a free downloadable mp3 of the song GANJA off our new EP Scare Tactics.

One 4 One has just made one of their songs Ganja available for download off their site @ www.one4one .info Just click the download free Ganja leaf.

The song is from their new EP Scare Tactics which is selling well all over the North Coast and is becoming available on several online independent CD stores. Check out the site for more details.

New Venue for Nimbin Reggae Club
And the line up for this season is great!!!
Grove Foundation
Johnny Ganja
Rasta
De Anarcist DJ
El Scorcho
Quanda Kumanjie
One 4 One
Dub Shack
& many others
With the new venue at NIMBIN BUSH THEATRE there is much much more install.
So bring on upful vibes, you’re instruments & friends.
Remember its on Thursday the 3rd of November from 7pm till late
Admission by donation($5)
The Nimbin Reggae club will be in session on every first Thursday of the month
From the 3rd on
For mre info you can go to www.one4one.info
See ya there
Hawk I Rastafari
One 4 One

Saturday 15th October
Rhythm Collision Sound System - Explosive Dancehall and Reggae vibes. The Emerald Room, upstairs @ The Pavilion
123 Boundary Street, West End. Concious selection from Basmati, Lucky Luc and Samedi Sound. Session controller
MC Jamaican Destiny - massive nite for real. 9pm til real late. $5 Entry. Lucky door prize pack of reggae CDs from
www.didgerecords.com

Australian reggae forum: www.ozreggae.com check this now for the latest reggae shows, info and news

Also….

Friday 14th October - Anarcho Soul Space Dub Phenonemon
Dynamic Thrills (EP Launch), Heavyweight Champion, Wastas with Dub Matrix selecting
The Zoo, $10/$8

Sunday 16th October
Offshoots Of Reggae - Heavyweight Champion, Samedi Sound, Infra-Dread, Selecta Bing, No MC & De La Haye
The Rev, 5pm onwards, $6/$5 with free BBQ

Saturday 5th November - Always The Sun album Australian tour
The Black Seeds (New Zealand) www.theblackseeds.com , Kooii and Rhythm Collision Sound System
The Zoo

Saturday 3rd December - Terrashere Productions presents Tippa Irie and Mikey Boops Australian tour
One of the worlds finest reggae dancehall stars and soundsytems with locals Raz Bin Sam & Lion I Band, Rhythm Collision Sound System and DJ Booth. Great Northern Hotel, Byron Bay, $15+bf
Check: http://pbsfm.org.au/Documents.asp?ID=1856&Title=PBS+Presents%3A+TIPPA+IRIE
Info on (02) 6685 6454 www.byronbayentertainment.com

Don’t forget to tune in pon “The Yard”, www.4zzzfm.org.au/theyard Sunday 6-8pm - 2 hours of crucial reggae music
on Radio 4ZZZFM 102.1

Him’s Reggae Concert Photographs, pictures of your favorite Reggae artists on stage.

Morgan Heritage Photos Posted
Greetings all, I have just posted 89 photos from September 18th’s show at Java Junction in Clearwater Florida. I hope you enjoy. Reggae Fans this show was great even though only about 30 people turned out to see them at this small venue in Florida. No promotion means no people. Even theough the crowd was small the group performed like they were in front of 10,000. Hard to believe the reggae fan turn out for a group of this caliber.

Paul Sean

The explosion of Jamaican dancehall over the last few years can pretty much be traced to one man: Sean Paul. His 2002 breakthrough album, Dutty Rock sold almost six million copies, spawned five hit singles and won a Grammy for Best Reggae Album. Not only that, it paved the way for other dancehall artists to bring the sound of the Kingston streets to a wider audience, changing the game of mainstream hip-hop in the process. Now Sean Paul is ready to do it again, having teamed up with some of Jamaica’s hottest producers to put together his long-awaited follow-up. Old-school dancehall riddims, up-to-the-minute club-bangers, even a touch of reggaeton–all come together in The Trinity. Hear it now on The Leak.

Story by Dave Stelfox
Let no one tell you that dancehall doesn’t have a social conscience. Take one of the scene’s biggest tunes of the moment, “No STD” by Leftside, for example. The message (if you don’t wear condoms, you could pick up something nasty) is something that needs to be heard in Jamaica right now and where better to spread the word than to the captive audience of a dance. Whether they’ll take it seriously or not is another matter, of course, and the fact that the whole song is delivered in the voice of Dr Evil from the Austin Powers movies does little to lend gravitas. Also on the Ice Cube riddim (Mr Wills, JA. 7″), Elephant Man takes a break from the usual “weddy-weddy” silliness and dance instructions with “Tek Time”, a hell-for-leather, X-rated guide on how to please the ladies, and Ward 21 ride the hyperspeed beats with their usual schizophrenic aplomb on “Keep It Poppin’”.

Next up is Patrick “Roach” Samuels’ killer Siren riddim (Time Travel, JA , 7″ and Greensleeves, UK, 2×12″). The name is self-explanatory, a crunching, rigid beat splashed with air-raid signals, but it’s amazing how well this oft-used rave effect wears. The picks here are Buju Banton’s title track, Predator’s “Get Ahead”, and Turbulence’s “As Far As It Can Go”. It’s also worth asking how far he can go, too, as 2005 has been golden for this hugely underrated artist, peaking with the release of “Notorious” on the Scallawah riddim (THC Records, JA, 7″), every right-thinking new roots fan’s record of the year.

While on the subject of straight-up reggae, it’s album time. Following the phenomenal success of “Welcome To Jamrock”, voiced on Maximum Sound’s World Jam riddim, Damian Marley’s long player (Universal, U.S., CD) takes the same name as his hit single. Sadly, the rest of it is nowhere near as good. In fact, it’s almost entirely filler, despite guest spots from the Roots’ Black Thought, Bounty Killer, and Eek-A-Mouse, and begs the question of whether or not Marley is getting a free pass solely on the strength of his name. A much better bet is I Wayne’s Lava Ground (VP, U.S., CD). Featuring “Living In Love” and “Can’t Satisfy Her”, the two big singles, and some choice moments in the form of “Life Seed” and “Cool As Breeze, this guy’s voice is truly irresistible.

Still, the biggest reggae album of the year is sure to be Sean Paul’s third long-player. Despite worldwide hits as a solo artist, Sean Paul is still most famous as the man who gave BeyoncŽ a little island spice. However, The Trinity (VP, U.S., CD) could be his smartest and bravest move yet, turning its back on high-profile r&b collaborations and keeping the focus firmly fixed on his home country. No doubt he’s a pop star, but he’s also a bonafide dancehall artist and this record plays the mainstream game on his own terms. The producers are all Jamaican, the rhythms are the best Kingston has had to offer over the past couple of years, and the only guests to come from further afield are Puerto Rican r&b sisters Nina Sky and, of course, it’s all the better for it.

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Singer Minott to appear at Club Octopus

Roots Reggae lovers and connoisseurs of classic reggae music are in for a treat on Friday 16 September when the Club Octopus in association with Big People Music presents veteran Jamaican singer Lincoln “Sugar” Minott.

At 49 years old the “granulated one” shows no signs of slowing down and his career, which began in 1969 with Tony Tuff and Derrick Howard as “The African Brothers, is still going strong.

AP Wire | 09/13/2005 | Marley’s son returns reggae to roots

Marley’s son returns reggae to roots

MARK LELINWALLA

Associated Press

NEW YORK - Being an icon’s son isn’t easy. Yet Damian Marley is doing just fine. The son of Bob is leading reggae back to its roots with his enthralling summer anthem, “Welcome To Jamrock,” and new album.

The articulate, socially conscious artist known as “Jr. Gong” spoke to The Associated Press about the return of traditional reggae, gang violence, working with Alicia Keys and continuing his father’s legacy.

Guardian | Arts features | ‘I’ve sold more than Bob Marley’ ‘I’ve sold more than Bob Marley’ Shaggy tells Amina Taylor why he deserves to be ranked among reggae’s best . Bob Marley’ Shaggy tells Amina Taylor why he deserves to be ranked among reggae’s best . Bob Marley’ Shaggy tells Amina Taylor why he deserves to be ranked among reggae’s best . Bob Marley’ Shaggy tells Amina Taylor why he deserves to be ranked among reggae’s best .

Reggae Internet Radio stations broadcasting Roots and Dancehall channels 24×7. Tune in at www.bigupradio.com.