Reggae Legend I Kong Signs New Deal With Tropical / Sunset Records.
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- Reggae Legend I Kong Signs New Deal With Tropical / Sunset Records.
- Flex-ing his urban muscles
- Purple haze settles over Auditorium Shores
- Interview: UB40’s Saxophonist Brian Travers
Reggae Legend I Kong Signs New Deal With Tropical / Sunset Records.
PRLog.rg (press release)
Forgotten Man will include new tracks not available on any previously released CDs by the reggae legend. This initial CD will give the label the ability to begin work on the I Kong account which will then set up releases for future albums by the legendary artist whom is in the studio preparing for a brand new CD to be released later on this year. “They (Tropical Records) are a highly regarded new record company to bring new I Kong music to reggae music fans. The signing of I Kong is one of the best signings of my life and I expect him to see successes for him to stay with Tropical for the remainder of his incredible career. ? The label expects some great things by this artist and this deal gives I Kong great resources to have his catalog of recorded music placed in major retail and at major radio.
Flex-ing his urban muscles
New York Daily News
“When an emcee introduces me as Flex at a show the crowd still shouts out my other name. Flex?s music may be classified as “urban” but don?t call it reggaetón. The singer describes it as “reggae romántico” and his newly released record “.
Purple haze settles over Auditorium Shores
UT The Daily Texan
Diop was one of several vendors selling Bob Marley merchandise Sunday afternoon. Large crowds reggae music and relaxation were defining aspects of the festival. The sticky smell of good marijuana mingled with dust on a beautiful Sunday afternoon as hippies of all varieties hit their pipes in plain sight. I donned a sundress and spent the day at the Austin Reggae Festival as the weekend’s rainy weather came to an end. The festival which has been going on since 1994 is Austin’s longest-running outdoor music event. This year the Skatalites and the Wailing Souls headlined the event held at Auditorium Shores.
Interview: UB40’s Saxophonist Brian Travers
LAist
After the progressive rock and disco of the 70’s Britain’s teenagers that included us were looking for something rooted in reality. UB40 were not too taken with Punk music although the culture was cool always being far more interested in soul and reggae music music you could dance with a girl to rather than jump up and down with your mates. We were very political and very committed anti-whatever you got and regularly marched on anti racism demonstrations taking on the right wing extremism that always thrives on economic depression which at the time was getting strong support from the very disillusioned and poor uneducated white working class. It manifested itself as a new Skin head culture. Ironically a few years previously the skin head fashion and culture was very multi racial thing and the very place where Reggae after Ska and Bluebeat arrived in inner city Britain from Jamaica via the influx of Jamaican people coming to England looking for work. We were young and naive and really did believe we could change something with our songs but as time passed we soon learnt that songs change nothing that does not stop us from continuing to write with a social conscience and although we might not put right any wrongs we aim to seduce with the music and subvert with the lyrics.
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