Empire Days reflects the reality of our history
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- Empire Days reflects the reality of our history
- Who’s playing music and where in and around town this week
- MUSIC N THE MENU: Wesley’s spirited musical journey
- Homegrown Truckee Tribe provides the ‘reggae thing’
- Canada Reggae Music Achievement Awards
Empire Days reflects the reality of our history
Canada.com
The celebration is an entertaining and educational glimpse into the history of the way of life and of the people in Nanaimo. Simon Schachner is putting on a protest rally with reggae music to encourage the name change because the Empire is associated with the mass assimilation of the native American people. It was actually the Canadian government who was responsible for most of this abuse of First Nations up until the early 1970s. Shall we now change the name Canada Day to “The North American Peoples Celebration?”I hate the people responsible for abusing the native Canadians but the majority of people past and present outside of government are not responsible for bad policies. I don’t want to hear Britney Spears or reggae but music that reflects European Native and Chinese music in Empire times. Holden SouthwardNanaimo© Copyright (c) Canwest News Service E-mail this Article.
Who’s playing music and where in and around town this week
Philadelphia Inquirer
Easy Dub All-Stars: The collective’s spaced-out island-flavored remake of "Dark Side of the Moon" spent five years on the reggae chart. Then came "Dubside with Radiodread" a remake of Radiohead’s "K Computer. " Now what’s really killin’ us is their newly toked-up echo-enhanced rub-a-dub rendering of "Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club. " Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad opens.
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MUSIC N THE MENU: Wesley’s spirited musical journey
The Weekender
“It was actually one of the first Grateful Dead tributes” recalls Wesley with a smile. “There really wasn’t any such thing at that time but we were about as close as you can get. Wesley says that right around the same time he began to fully discover the sounds of Bob Marley and reggae music. It would change his life forever. “It was positive rhythms and he was speaking a Jah” he says adding that he found the spiritual aspects of the music equally appealing. “I loved the music and I wanted to play it. And everybody around me was like ‘You’re a white guy from Pennsylvania.
Homegrown Truckee Tribe provides the ‘reggae thing’
Tahoe Daily Tribune
And then switched to piano and then switched to guitar and bass. My sister has played fiddle since she was 2. We used to travel and do fiddle contests so we’ve been around a bunch of different genres of music which we incorporate into the reggae thing. “The “reggae thing” is the dub style of Truckee Tribe which on Friday makes its second South Shore appearance at Tahoe Underground. Most dub reggae which uses special effects breaks and loops is created in a studio. Truckee Tribe is somewhat unique because it dubs live with the only looping coming live from saxophonist Brian Hess. “It’s really a lot of fun to play” Stan Charles said.
Canada Reggae Music Achievement Awards
TropicalFete.com
“The committee made these selections based on the industries musical activity in 2008 going into 2009″ said Awards CE Mr. “The fans are really looking forward to this years ceremony and performances!” Nominees have begun campaiging for fan votes which have resulted in over 1000 votes being cast in one week. Held at the Crowne Plaza – Airport on June 14th 2009 Canada’s brightest stars will shine! Tickets are available at.
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