Buju Banton’s ctober show draws ire of LA gay community
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- Buju Banton’s ctober show draws ire of LA gay community
- Hasidic star Matisyahu mixes it up on new album
- Hasidic star Matisyahu saving reggae with new disc
- Grammy reggae legend Lee Scratch Perry Lights Up At Los Angeles …
Buju Banton’s ctober show draws ire of LA gay community
Los Angeles Times
?To schedule him again really feels like disregard for the community. ?Banton has attempted to distance himself from the lyrics of ?Boom Bye Bye? in recent years and now presents himself as a more spiritual and Rasta-centric songwriter. To some reggae fans pressure to prevent Banton from playing amounts to censorship while gay activist groups see Banton?s songs as hate speech an example of an ugly undercurrent of homophobia in some reggae music. Michael Roth vice president of communications for AEG the venue's owner gave this statement regarding Banton?s concert:We are aware of the concerns that were brought to our attention this week with regards to Buju Banton?s ctober appearance. We are reaching out to the artist artist management and the L. Gay and Lesbian Center to satisfactorily resolve the issues that have been presented.
Hasidic star Matisyahu mixes it up on new album
The Associated Press
He’s added electronica funky pop straight-up guitar rock and even a touch of folk to his playlist. Singing lessons have given his voice new depth and melody. “It’s not really any longer about me being the Hasidic reggae guy” he says an interview. “I’m informed by Hassidism and Judaism and reggae music but it’s not that black and white and it’s not that simple. “The early reaction? Not always cheers in Crown Heights the rthodox Jewish neighborhood in Brooklyn where he lives in a modest apartment with his wife and two young sons. “Just yesterday I was walking down the street and some kid was walking by me. He’s like ‘Matis stick to the reggae!’ I was like ‘Ahhgh!’” he recalls.
Hasidic star Matisyahu saving reggae with new disc
Reuters
Apart from late reggae pioneer Bob Marley his various offspring and the British band UB40 reggae never gained much traction in the United States. And Hasidic Jews were not exactly noted practitioners. Matisyahu sees himself as a savior of the genre. “Reggae music in a lot of ways got really stagnant” he said. “You see a lot of the reggae bands play today and it’s the same horn patches on keyboards that they’ve been playing for 15 years and not in a retro-cool kind of way. It’s totally nauseating to me. “We’re taking elements of reggae music but totally crossing over into different genres and blending different things.
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Grammy reggae legend Lee Scratch Perry Lights Up At Los Angeles …
Examiner.com
Perry has released over fifty albums an amazing feat in itself. Having started working in the music business back in the Fifties Perry’s first record was 1961’s “Chicken Scratch. ” Perry’s first hit “People Funny Boy” released in 1968 on his Upsetter label was instrumental in helping shape what would become known as reggae music.
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