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Vol 5, Issue 2
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Lucky Dube Murder Suspect Denied Bail
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Ludwe Gxowa, the man suspected of murdering reggae star Lucky Dube, was denied bail when he appeared with six others in the Balfour magistrate's court on Thursday on theft charges, police said.
The men were charged with stealing copper cable valued at R150 000 from an Eskom power station near Grootvlei, Balfour, in September last year, said Captain Leonard Hlathi.
While his six co-accused are out on bail for the robbery, Gxowa has been kept in custody. Gxowa was out on bail when he allegedly assisted in the murder of Dube, said Hlathi.
The case was postponed until March 20.
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The Unbreakable Reggae Tour Starts
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Mr. Majestic pictured
The Unbreakable Reggae Tour will blaze stages throughout Northern California, Washington State and Oregon with an all-star line-up of internationally known artists including Mr. Majestic, Yami Bolo, Chezidek, Jr. Toots (a product of the famous Toots & the Maytals), Hurricane Gilbert and Turbulence.
The highly, anticipated show will kick off on January 14th, 2008 with Hurricane Gilbert’s annual birthday bash. The event, which has been sold out in the past, anticipates more than 700 attendees. The producers of the tour, Krystyle Entertainment and Simplicity Management and Entertainment plan to take the tour all over the country and internationally in an effort to increase the awareness of reggae music.
Click link at top of this newsletter for more info.
Jan 14 - DNA Lounge
375 11th St., San Francisco, CA 94103
(415) 626-1409
Jan 16 - Moe's Alley
1535 Commercial Rd. Santa Cruz 95065
(831) 479-1854
Jan 17 - Casper Inn
14957 Caspar Rd, Caspar, CA 95420
(707) 954-8533
Jan 18 - Red Fox Tavern
415 5th St, Eureka, CA 95501
(707) 269-0282
Jan 24 - Ashland Armory
208 Oak St., Ashland, Oregon 97520
(541) 482-1271
Jan 26 - Velvet Jones
423 State St, Santa Barbara, CA
(805) 965-8676
For more info: (813)903-9247, keisha@pickettpr.com
www.pickettpr.com
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Pan African Film Festival
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February 7-18, 2008 - One City, 12 Days, Over 80 Countries
...Film-Culture-Community
'08 OPENING NIGHT GALA
PAFF has announced that award-winning filmmaker Charles Burnett's NAMIBIA: THE STRUGGLE FOR LIBERATION will open its 16th annual festival on Thursday, February 7, 2008 in Hollywood at the Directors Guild of America.
Starring Carl Lumbly, Danny Glover, Joel Haikali, and Obed Emvula, NAMIBIA depicts the long struggle waged by the people of Namibia for their independence that was ultimately won with the help of Cuban military volunteers fighting in Angola. The 1987 battle of Cuito Cuanavale, in which the South African army was decisively defeated, turned the tide in the liberation struggle for all of Southern Africa. This was one of the key factors that led to Namibian Independence and the election of Sam Nujoma as Namibia's first President and forced the white supremacist South African government to free President Nelson Mandela and to negotiate with the African National Congress.
Radio veteran Lee Bailey of Eurweb.com will again host the red carpet and entertainment provided by Malcolm Jamal Warner's Miles Long.
THE NIGHT OF TRIBUTE - The
red carpet star-studded event will take place Saturday, February 9 at
the Nate Holden Performing Arts Center in Los Angeles. Tickets are on
sale at www.paff.org.
REV. DR. DELLA REESE will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2008 PAFF Night of Tribute, an annual celebration that acknowledges the contributions and achievements of Black filmmakers and actors. Other honorees include independent filmmaker CHARLES BURNETT who will receive the Pioneer Award; actor IDRIS ELBA will receive the Canada Lee Award; actress TARAJI P. HENSON will receive the Beah Richards Award; Los Angeles City Councilman BERNARD PARKS SR. will receive the PAFF Community Service Award and fine artist DIANA SHANNON-YOUNG has been selected to receive the 2008 Artist Achievement Award. Actor JIMMY JEAN-LOIUS will serve as the MC. Ceremonies.
In addition to their awards, each honoree's African ancestry will be revealed courtesy of AfricanAncestry.com.
'08 CELEBRITY HOST
Award-winning, critically acclaimed actor ISAIAH WASHINGTON ("Get on the Bus," "Grey's Anatomy") has been chosen as PAFFs 2008 Celebrity Host. WASHINGTON, who most recently starred in NBCs "Bionic Woman," was the 2005 recipient of PAFFs Canada Lee Award. It was then that Washington, who is African-American, discovered through a DNA test designed to trace his African ancestry that he is likely of Mende descent from Sierra Leone. In December 2006, he visited his ancestral homeland and received a warm welcome from the local people. Since then, Washington has built the Chief Golia Foday Memorial School in the rural village of Njala Kendema through his non-profit organization the Gondobay Manga Foundation and continues to advocate cooperative planning to achieve positive timely improvements in the lives of the people of Sierra Leone. www.gondobaymangafoundation.org.
TICKETS on sale at the following locations:
Eso Won Books -4331 Degnan Blvd. - L. A., CA -323-290-1048;
Simply Wholesome - 4508 W. Slauson Ave. - L.A., CA 323-294-2144
www.paff.org
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David Bassie Fuentes (of Hepcat, Dubcat, The Aggrolites) Benefit Tribute Concert
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A Benefit Concert has been planned for David Bassie Fuentes (of Hepcat, Dubcat, The Aggrolites). This Benefit & Tribute Concert
features Dirty Reggae Bunch (with members of The Aggrolites, Hepcat and surprise guests), Skanic, The Upbeat and The Amalgamated and MC Junior Francis.
The concert is set for Sunday, January 20 (no work, no school the next day in honor of Martin Luther King Day) at The Belly Up, 143 S. Cedros Ave., Solana Beach, CA at 8pm / 21 and over. (858) 481-8140 / www.bellyup.com
David is survived by his wife and two young children. The goal of this is to raise as much money for David’s family as possible (Fuentes Memorial Fund). BellyUp is also working on various items for a silent auction including a Vespa.
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Peace & Blessings
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Thousands Of Original Music Recordings Missing From Jamaican Archives
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A massive collection of 1970s music including original recordings by reggae greats Bob Marley and Peter Tosh has disappeared from the archives of the former Jamaica Broadcasting Corp., authorities said.
The possible theft of thousands of vinyl records and compact discs is a blow to the island's history, said Olivia Grange, Jamaica's information minister.
Musicians and former JBC employees criticized the government for not properly maintaining the archives.
Workers at the newly formed Public Broadcasting Corp. of Jamaica noticed the disappearances while touring the old JBC building. They had planned to use the archived material for their first programs, Grange said.
The archives also contain such iconic videos as the 1977 visit of Fidel Castro and the 1978 One Love Peace Concert,' in which Marley famously called two bitter Jamaican political rivals onstage to join hands.
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Reggae Academy Awards Nominations
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Members of the public are invited to cast their votes for the various categories in which a number of artists have been nominated by the Reggae Academy Awards. Having received entries submitted by its members based on recordings first released anywhere in the world between December 1, 2006 and November 30, 2007, the Academy has now released its list of nominees. The inaugural presentation of Reggae Academy Awards, is set for February 24, at the National Indoor Sports Centre.
For the category of Most Popular Artist, nominations are: Tarrus Riley, Queen Ifrica, Jah Cure, Beenie Man, Buju Banton, Munga Honourable and Busy Signal in that order.
For Most Popular Song, the public is ask to choose from: She's Royal, Nah Go A Jail, Sticky and Roots.
The Best Dancehall Album will be chosen from: Gully Sit'n, Intoxication, Foreva and Walk Out.
Nominated in the Best Solo Male Vocalist category are Tarrus Riley, Pressure, Jah Cure and I-Octane.
In the Best Female Vocalist category are: Queen Ifrica, Etana, Cherine Anderson and Ce'Cile.
The nominations for Best Vocal Group/Duo are: Cherine Anderson and Chuck Fender, DaVille and Sean Paul, Morgan Heritage and TOK.
For the Best Reggae Album, the contenders are: Mind Control, Book Of Life, True Reflection and On My Mind.
In the Best Reggae Compilation Category are: Strictly The Best Vol 38, Jamdown Riddim Driven, Reggae Gold 2007 and One Drop Anthems 2007.
In the Best Video category the nominations are: She's Royal, Faithful, Stab Vampire and We're Missing You.
Best Dancehall Compilation Album include: Tremor Riddim Driven, Biggest Ragga Dancehall Anthems, Dreaming Riddim Driven and Heathen Riddim Drive.
For the Best Dancehall Video are: Nah Go A Jail, Church Heathen, Back It Up and Love Is Wicked.
Nominations for the Best Dancehall Recording are: Conscience, Watch Dem Roll, Nah Go A Jail and One Loaf A Bread.
Contenders in the category of Breakthrough Dancehall Artist are: Munga Honourable, Bugle, Brick and Lace and Demarco.
Vying for the Best Dancehall Riddim are: Tremor, Gearbox, Power Cut and Sativa.
In the gospel category nominations for the Best Gospel Album are: 4 A Reason, Real Life Story, Prodigal Son and Ghetto Priest.
For the Best Gospel Song the nominations are: Help, Can't Stop Now, Bongo Town and The Gospel.
For Best Gospel Video the nominations go to: Help, Ketch A Fire, Feels It Knows and Gully People Supen.
The Best Gospel Male Vocalists under consideration are: Jermaine Edwards, Prodigal Son, Omari, and Jai.
In the female gospel category, the nominees are: Chevelle Franklyn, Shelly Thunder and Carlene Davis.
The Best Vocal Gospel Group will be chosen from: Katalys Crew, Prodigal Son and Jason Mighty.
Nominations for the Best Music Producer are: Don Corleon, Stephen McGregor, Stephen Marley and Christopher Birch.
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Monty Alexander To Postpone Appearance on Rebel Salute
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(pictured: Monty Alexander)
FROM THE DESK OF MONTY ALEXANDER
New York, January 8, 2008
Dear Friends,
I have been looking forward to playing at Rebel Salute 2008 since this past May when Tony personally invited me to participate to the event.
In these last few days however, I have been experiencing a profound sense of personal loss with the passing of the great pianist Oscar Peterson, who died at 82 on December 24 in Toronto, Canada. For the last five decades, Dr. Oscar Peterson was the giant and master of piano artistry in the world of Jazz, and he was my good friend. He had been one of my strongest supporters since I first met him in the 1960's. Oscar Peterson set the greatest example for excellence in Jazz not only for every pianist but also for all instruments-he played with power, force and passion. No other true Jazz artist had such an illustrious career.
I feel compelled to respond to his family's request that I perform at a special memorial concert in his honor. The concert is on January l2 in Toronto, the very same day as Rebel Salute. This brought me considerable conflict and internal struggle because I had made a promise to my brother, Tony Rebel. I have spoken to Tony of my dilemma and I am grateful that he understood my situation- that I must be in Toronto on January 12. I do hope that those who care for my musical efforts will also understand my difficult decision.
Please acquaint yourself with the legacy of the Majestic Giant of music: Dr. Oscar Emmanuel Petersono II I: www.oscarpeterson.com
Sincerely,
Monty Alexander
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UPCOMING RENEGADE CONCERTS IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN OREGON
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Saturday, January 12
EEK-A-MOUSE ALSO ZION ROOTS - Harlows, Sacramento, CA
Friday, January 25
THE ENGLISH BEAT -MontBleu Resort, Stateline, NV
Saturday, January 26
THE ENGLISH BEAT - Olympic Village Inn, Squaw Valley, CA
Friday, February 1
THE ENGLISH BEAT - Miners Foundry, Nevada City, CA
Saturday, February 2
THE ENGLISH BEAT - Ashland Armory, Ashland, OR
Monday, February 11
PREZIDENT BROWN - Sawtooth Ridge Cafe, Tahoe City, CA
Thursday, Feb 21
GREGORY ISAACS Opening act Zion Roots -Harlows, Sacramento, CA
Wednesday, February 27
MIDNITE AND PREZIDENT BROWN, Mateel Comm. Center, Redway, CA
Friday, February 29
MIDNITE AND PREZIDENT BROWN - Historic Ashland Armory, Ashland, OR
For more information visit www.renegadeshows.com or call 530-583-2801
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A Reggae mStar is Born
Sean Paul born January 8, 1973
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The weekly E-Guide is a wonderful resource for those who live, love and enjoy reggae and its vibrant culture. It encompasses the music, energy and spirituality that define this unique and diverse community worldwide. You can expect CD releases and industry news, band tours, inspirational pieces, reggae trivia and of course, upcoming reggae festivals.
The Reggae Festival Guide Magazine is an annual publication which comes out in May. RBA Publishing (also home of sister publication Blues Festival Guide) prints 100,000 copies of the magazine which spotlights festivals throughout the year, feature stories on festivals around the world, radio DJ listings and stories with messages of upliftment.
For years, the Reggae Festival Guide Magazine received numerous requests for updates on festivals via email, and on May 2, 2004, the webmaster of ReggaeFestivalGuide.com, Kristine Cummins partnered with the magazine (RBA Publishing), and published the first emailed issue of the E-Guide E-Newsletter.
The readership is now over 10,000 reggae fans and counting. Each week, The Reggae Festival E-Guide reaches members of the Reggae community around the world.
The E-Guide is currently edited by Reggae Festival Guide's Marketing Director, Justine Ketola. Click here to email Justine.
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