Gambia: Freadyman – Country’s Newest Breed in Dancehall Reggae
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- Gambia: Freadyman – Country’s Newest Breed in Dancehall Reggae
- STLtoday – Community News Releases
- Panettiere Launching Music Career With Candie’s
- Bounty’s It’s Da Party gets wet on June 15
- Sixshot Spinners: DJ Untouchable
- When poor artists and punk rock really ruled
- Jazz Listings
Gambia: Freadyman – Country’s Newest Breed in Dancehall Reggae
AllAfrica.com – Jun 6, 2008
For freadyman the music is a vehicle for the message that he wants to send across to the world. The young artist is now busy working on his new and first solo CD which is to be released in early 2008. He has climbed the platform as the newest breed with marvellous reggae music. Mixing African manual instruments to reggae and stiring properly his burns steadily like a dread furnace. Relevant LinksWest AfricaArts Culture and EntertainmentGambiaMusictraditional manual instruments one would at least think of fusing with reggae’s groovy beats are forced to be in a happy matrimony with the baseline drums horns and the melody. Freadyman a youthful Gambian ensemble is serving reggae with the spice of Kora (West African local guitar) Djembe and the Flute. He merges its heritage culture and tradition to the popular reggae that has eaten deep into the nerves of all.
STLtoday – Community News Releases
St. Louis Post-Dispatch – Jun 6, 2008
Their high energy live show is a must-see. Local Jewish rock reggae band “Zeda’s Beat Box” will be returning for their second appearance at Off Broadway. “Zeda’s Beat Box” sets ancient Hebrew text and original English lyrics to the deep groove of reggae ska and rock music. San Francisco Bay Area producer DJ Bradelectro describes the music as “a cross between Bob Marley The Clash and Fiddler on the Roof”. Opening the evening’s music promptly at 7 pm will be the debut of a new “acoustic-reggae-jazz-rocksteady-blues” set featuring “Tommy Halloran” and his family & friends. Tommy’s versatility improvisational skills and charm should prove to present a highly entertaining start to the evening’s festivities. Spinning records before and between bands will be veteran D.
Panettiere Launching Music Career With Candie’s
Billboard – Jun 6, 2008
The brand’s incorporation of her music into the campaign follows in the footsteps of its deal last summer with Interscope and Fergie whose songs “Big Girls Don’t Cry” and “Glamorous” were promoted in Candie’s TV commercials. While best-known to audiences as world-saving cheerleader Claire Bennet on NBC’s “Heroes” Panettiere’s record deal with Hollywood precedes her prime-time success from the past two years according to Hollywood Records senior VP of marketing Ken Bunt. CM8ShowAd(”Middle”); “We had to work within her crazy schedule to determine what direction she wants to go with her music” Bunt says. “Wake Up Call” is a reggae-flavored pop song that was written by Andreas “Quiz” Romdhane and Josef Larossi who have previously written tracks for Geri Halliwell Diana Ross Il Divo and Westlife.
Bounty’s It’s Da Party gets wet on June 15
Jamaica Observer – Jun 6, 2008
An enthusiastic tennis player Yap is one of Jamaica’s leading young musicians. Her professionalism is endorsed by multinational companies and heads of government who have invited her to entertain at some of their most prestigious events. Though classically trained Jessica has opened her repertoire to encompass all genres of music including reggae jazz and rhythm and blues. Yap has performed at the Air Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival and the Miss Jamaica Universe Pageant. Outside of Jamaica she has performed the New England Orchestra; as well as shows in Washington and Florida. Jessica Yap will be performing this Sunday June 8 at the Georgian Society function at Greenwood Greathouse in Montego Bay. Mega Flex makes the right connection with Love QuestionSpanish Town-based artiste Mega Flex is currently getting loads of attention from radio stations islandwide with his latest single Love Question.
Sixshot Spinners: DJ Untouchable
Sixshot.com – Jun 6, 2008
You said your pops comes from Jamaica so talk about his musical influence and your career DJing?Well I’ve been around my pops all my life so basically he gave me extra influence on music in general. He gave me that extra vibe and technique that can be done with two turntables and a mixer taking certain skills and turning them into something extreme. Pretty much I’m influenced on the hip-hop and reggae side of music so I am able to take sound and loop it up and physically get my crowd involved. I love to play music and take the party to the next level. Everybody speaks on their hard times when they first learned how to DJ. What was the case with DJ Untouchable when you first started?Being from Philly pretty much when I first started it was me playing around doing the block parties. The block parties and cook outs was and still is cracking during the summer.
When poor artists and punk rock really ruled
Toronto Star – Jun 6, 2008
Artists in run-down warehouses. And the OCA long before they added the "D. "Martin Robertson lived through it and remembers it well… "I decided to live on Queen St. It was a simple choice because I’d been watching Queen St grow as a funky neighbourhood a bit like where I’d lived in London which was Notting Hill Gate" Robertson said. After working with music icons like Elvis Costello David Bowie and Brian Ferry in London New York and Los Angeles Robertson was drawn to the Queen St. But Robertson said it may not have happened if not for the Ontario College of Art (it added Design in 1996) which in the 1970s began to welcome experimental and performance art unleashing an influx into the community that influenced music art and culture. The college will play host to groundbreaking documentaries including Segato’s Rebel Zone; Deanne Taylor’s Art Vs. Art chronicling the campaign by artists to unseat former Toronto mayor Art Eggleton and memorabalia culled from attics and basements including photos playbills and poster art.
Jazz Listings
New York Times – Jun 6, 2008
(Chinen)BROOKLYN MUSIC WIDE OPEN (Saturday) This minifestival features a handful of Brooklyn-affiliated artists like the percussionist-composer Adam Rudolph who performs in a trio (at 7 p. ) as well as his large Organic Orchestra (at 8:15). Then the clarinetist Matt Darriau presents Yo Lateef his tribute to the multi-instrumentalist Yusef Lateef. At the Belarusian Church 401 Atlantic Avenue at Bond Street (718) 369-6931… com; suggested donation $10. (Chinen)ERNEST RANGLIN (Saturday and Sunday) Mr. Ranglin is a jazz guitarist with substantial reggae roots — or vice versa depending on your outlook. He touches down in these parts infrequently which is just one reason to take note of this weekend engagement. Joe’s Pub at the Public Theater 425 Lafayette Street at Astor Place East Village (212) 539-8778 joespub.
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