Filmmaker showcases Jamaica’s underground music scene
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- Filmmaker showcases Jamaica’s underground music scene
- The Wailers stage an ‘Exodus’ on the island
- Reggae & World music is set to come alive again this summer on one …
- Canada Reggae Music Achievement Awards
- Learning from Bob Marley
Filmmaker showcases Jamaica’s underground music scene
Jamaica Gleaner
He captures the raw ambition of each aspiring artiste with an intimate and unique camera style giving them their first taste of fame as well as a vehicle to turn their dreams into reality. Inspired by the graffitied walls of Kingston exotic countryside of Clarendon pristine beaches of Montego Bay and remote ghetto dancehall parties RiseUp captures the stark poverty inequality and violence residing among a talented and proud Jamaican people. Featuring veteran music insiders RiseUp also yields inspiration and homage through the true spirits of reggae music including the legendary Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare. The film took Blotta four years to complete and he said it was the day-to-day passion burning that kept him going over those years. “It’s a journey it’s not a destination no matter what” he said. RiseUp is a poetic film that chronicles the improbable journey where life art and dreams collide and expresses the perennial Jamaican struggle through the lens and microphone of a very talented filmmaker. The documentary will also be screened at DocAviv (www.
The Wailers stage an ‘Exodus’ on the island
Hilton Head Island Packet
?I can count on one hand (the ones) that didn?t. ? The most recent tour by the Wailers ? which still contains some of the original members who served as backing band to Bob Marley and other reggae kings ? has traveled as is customary throughout American and Europe. Atias thinks that?s because even in a recession people turn to reggae music to escape their worries. The Wailers performing the album ?Exodus? PassafireWhen: 8 p. TuesdayWhere: Shoreline Ballroom cean Center 40 Folly Field Road Hilton Head IslandTickets: $20 in advance $23 day of showInformation: 843-842-0358.
Reggae & World music is set to come alive again this summer on one …
WebWire (press release)
Stir in a pinch of sandy beach excellent camping a beautiful park a scoop of live music a sprinkling of crafts food drum and dance troops children’s activities and plenty of interactive exhibits Hudson River Eco Reggae & World Music Fest Returns this Summer with a Purpose at Croton Point Park Croton on Hudson in Westchester County NY an half and hour from the Bronx and one hour from New York City. NEW YRK NY May 15 2009 – Reggae is set to come alive again this summer on one of New York’s most magnificent rivers as some of the industry’s top conscious artists celebrate another Hudson River EC Reggae & World Music Fest extravaganza with a purpose. The annual Hudson River EC Reggae & World Music Fest returns this August 22 2009 from noon to 8 pm with Brigadier Jerry Mystic Dub Living Truth and soon to be confirmed – Sister Carol Fat Joe and Toots and the Maytals among others. This year the festival now in its 2nd year returns with a purpose and partnered with Carib ID as to spread the Census message to Caribbean nationals while spotlighting the need to save the environment through green initiatives. Presented by Greenergy Productions LLC the annual festival will share the message why every Caribbean national must fill out the 2010 Census form that will be mailed to households next March and write in their country of origin under question 8 while ticking `No Not Hispanic. `The day-long family-oriented event will also feature Hip Hop Latin and World Music entertainment also with food and craft vendors as well as EC workshops and children’s activities at the Children’s Pavilion such as storytelling face painting EC puppet show and a VIP Pavilion “Taste of the Caribbean” offering a variety of foods and beverages. To help ensure a successful eco-area organizers have partnered with the non-profit organization Sustainable Living Roadshow a coalition of educators entertainers and activists who tour across the country in a fleet of renewable fuel vehicles to empower communities and individuals to utilize sustainable living strategies for a healthier lifestyle and planet.
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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Learning from Bob Marley
The Punch
He was just 36 but he had achieved enough to make him greater than most of his mates who would live up to 100 years. He had 12 kids; he had been awarded the Jamaica rder of Merit (the country?s third highest honour); he had recorded several bestselling albums and succeeded in rising from a poor kid with racial insecurities to one of the world?s most influential musicians and activists. But most importantly Marley put Reggae music and his country Jamaica a little Caribbean country of less than three million people on the world map. There were not many great reggae apostles before him and there have not been many since his departure. Not even his colleagues Bunny Wailer and Peter Tosh were able to near his achievements. Marley was a messenger of love hope and freedom and paradise. Even though his father was white he chose to identify with the emancipation struggles of the blacks and his lyrics often campaigned for the cause of the black nation.
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