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First off, maximum respect to 17 North Parade and VP Records for placing a priority on releasing anthologies from those roots artists we love.  Their recent compilations, including Gregory Isaacs, Dennis Brown, and Barrington Levy anthologies, include 2 or more CDs and some contain even a DVD of notable performances/interviews.  Thanks especially to Zack Reed in Promotions for making sure that we here at WORLD-A-REGGAE have a chance to listen to these new releases and let our readers know what we think of them.  They have each been stellar in my opinion and I would recommend to any reggae fan reading this to go online and grab them.  The song selection, sound quality, and sleek, lightweight packaging is the best on the market right now.

There is a duality to Yellowman which makes this latest compilation an important one in the excellent series of reggae anthology compilations they have been releasing of late. This deejay, singer, and performer is a very important figure in the evolution of reggae in that he brought excitement back to the music with a focus on the live performance.  He comes to prominence in the early 80s, and reaches superstardom in 1983 with the album Zungguzungguguzungguzeng and an unforgettable appearance in Jamaican Dancehall Volcano Hi-power 1983.  In his prime, there was no man (or woman) who could outperform “King Yelowman” onstage.  He would simply light the club on fire and whip the audience into a frenzy.  High, high energy shows, intelligent and well-crafted lyrics, and an endless appetite for the ladies.  That is Yellowman.

On the other hand, while he brought back an energy and excitement to the sound that had been missing since Bob Marley, probably the greatest stage performer Jamaica has ever known, passed from this plane of existence, he was also part of the movement that introduced “slackness” to the music.  Slackness would kill the whole sound and vibe, and fans (especially outside of Jamaica) began to look away.  Although it appeared that slackness was killing the music, it was the financing of the music that was at the root of the problem.  Drugs, especially crack cocaine hit the island hard like a hurricane and drug money was rife in the music business, financing many of the infamous dancehall tunes we all remember and love.  Money determines which songs are made, which riddims are used, and which singers will bless the mic and dirty money is the toughest negotiator.  Until the streets were cleaned up, and the drug pushers in jail or dead, the music would suffer.

Hip hop fans will be most interested with this set as no other Jamaican artist had as much influence on the genre as did King Yellow.  The “Zungguzungguguzungguzeng” riddim, first cut by Alton Ellis in 1967 at Studio One as “Mad Mad Mad” was the foundation riddim for many hit rap songs by artists such as KRS-One, Sublime, Notorious B.I.G., Tupac Shakur, and Blackstar, formed by Mos Def and Talib Kweli.  While Yellowman generally gets the credit for influencing hip-hop, it is no doubt Errol “Flabba” Holt and the Roots Radics band who are responsible for either writing or perfecting the riddims that were eventually lifted by hip hop artists and used as the jump-off for a career in hip hop.

King Yellowman downplays his role in the creation and forwarding of slackness in the dancehall.  “What dem call slackness, me call reality” is what he told the press.  To this day, King Yellowman is a giant in the history of Jamaican music – a man whose name and face are recognized the world over.  This compilation finds its place at both the center of any respectable reggae collection, and in the car stereo of any music fan looking to bob their head and have some fun. The duality of Yellowman.

Yellowman    — Young, Gifted & Yellow (2CD/DVD)
Release date : Apr. 23, 2013
Label : 17 North Parade

Tracklist:

 1 Mad Over Me
 2 Shorties
 3 Soldier Take Over ft. Fathead
 4 Lost Mi Love
 5 Mister Chin
 6 Mr. Wrong ft. Fathead
 7 Herbman Smuggling ft. Fathead
 8 Eventide Fire
 9 Operation Eradication ft. Fathead
10 Out Of Hand
11 Them A Fight I
12 Death Of Barnabas
13 King and Queen ft. Sister Nancy
14 Yellowman Getting Married
15 I’m Getting Divorced ft. Fathead
16 Morning Ride
17 Night Flight
18 Top Form
19 Water Rock ft. Fathead
20 Duppy Or A Gunman
21 Zungguzungguguzungguzeng
22 Who Can Make The Dance Ram
23 Quiet
24 Bunn The Kutchie
25 The Girl Is Mine ft. Peter Metro
26 Ram Jam Master (a.k.a. Wreck A Pum-Pum)
27 Body Move
28 Nobody Move Nobody Get Hurt
29 Galong Galong Galong
30 Walking Jewelry Store
31 Gregory Free
32 Jah Mek Us Fi A Purpose ft. Sister Nancy
33 Love Struck
34 Rub A Dub A Play ft. Fathead
35 Rub And Go Down
36 Bam Bam ft. Fathead
37 One Yellowman Ina The Yard ft. Fathead
38 Strong Mi Strong
39 Blueberry Hill
40 Where Is Santa Claus? ft. Mrs. Yellowman

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“Cas’ new album expresses his growth not only as a person, but in the studio and in his music. The diversity of La Si Dah showcases the many sides of him. It’s wonderful to see his fans embrace Cas from album to album with such strong support,” says Easy Star CEO Eric Smith.

Cas has also added more tour dates to his already prolific tour schedule including a solo acoustic show with the legendary Sheryl Crow on June 13 at Innsbrook After Hours in Richmond, VA. He joins his band for shows in San Diego, Los Angeles and Scottsdale, AZ, right after. In July, he heads to Europe for his first tour on the continent, which will bring him to Germany, Switzerland, Holland and the Czech Republic. And he has already seen his Fall begin to fill up with appearances at Shangri-La Festival in September, Yonder Mountain String Band’s Harvest Festival in October, and plenty of college and university shows slated throughout.

Press accolades for La Si Dah have been pouring in from a diversity of media outlets.

“La Si Dah is a music lover’s album. And while mixing genres is more art than science, more instinct than formula and more heart than head, Haley proves it can be done and delivers again with La Si Dah.”
 – The Pier

“Cas Haley is one of the finest voices in music today. Cas is a soul man joyfully playing in a reggae river.” – Angelica Music

“…the perfect reggae/pop crossover album…this album is as good as it gets.” – Reggaemani

“La Si Dah is an album that calls you to run away with it, and it’s a call that’s difficult to resist.” – LA Examiner

Tour Dates:

June 13 – Glenn Ellen, VA – Innsbrook Snagajob Pavilion (opening for Sheryl Crow)

June 14 – Ocean Beach, CA – Winston’s (with band)

June 15 – Hermosa Beach, CA – Saint Rocke (with band)

June 16 – Scottsdale, AZ – Martini Ranch (with band)

July 12 – Baden, Switzerland – Triebguet Frischluft Bar (solo acoustic)

July 13 – Neustadt, Germany – Kulturwerkstatt Forum

July 14 – St. Peter Ording, Germany – Café Instinkt (solo acoustic)

July 16 – Leiden, Netherlands – Qbus

July 17 – Winterswikjk, Netherlands – Living Room Concerts

July 18 – Beusichem, Netherlands – Bruine Kip

July 19 – Augsburg, Germany – Outdoor Festival (solo)

July 20 – Tabor, Czech Republic – Mighty Sounds Festival (solo acoustic)

July 21 – Berlin, Germany – Yaam (solo)

Aug 16 – San Juan Capistrano, CA – The Coach House

Aug 22 – Sioux City, IA – Morningside University (solo)

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(WASHINGTON, D.C.)—A lineup of artists including Jacob Hemphill & Trevor Young, Junior Marvin, Citizen Cope, David Hinds, Toshi Reagon, Speech, Alice Smith, Rocky Dawuni, and Roots Radics will salute legendary reggae singer Bob Marley as the Kennedy Center, in collaboration with the GRAMMY Museum®, presents The Legacy of Bob Marley on Sunday, June 23, 2013 at 8 p.m. in the Concert Hall. The evening will celebrate the international artistic and social influence of singer Bob Marley and his music. Artists are subject to change.

In the words of his daughter Cedella, Bob Marley “made his reggae music to uplift us, inform, entertain, inspire, and make change in the world. He’s a musician, a poet and songwriter, a philosopher, a soldier, an activist, and a leader.” Born in Saint Ann Parish, Jamaica, Marley became the catalyst in the popularization of reggae, taking a genre born in the streets of Kingston and turning it into one of the most recognizable music forms in the world. Songs like “Redemption Song,” “Get Up, Stand Up,” “One Love,” and “Stir It Up” are as popular today as they were during his lifetime. His influence around the world remains unparalleled, irrespective of race, color, or creed.

ABOUT THE GRAMMY MUSEUM®
Paying tribute to music’s rich cultural history, this one-of-a-kind, 21st-century museum explores and celebrates the enduring legacies of all forms of music, the creative process, the art and technology of the recording process, and the history of the premier recognition of excellence in recorded music — the GRAMMY Award®. The GRAMMY Museum® features 30,000 square feet of interactive and multimedia exhibits located within L.A. LIVE, the downtown Los Angeles sports, entertainment, and residential district. Through thought-provoking and dynamic public and educational programs and exhibits, guests can experience music from a never-before-seen insider perspective that only The GRAMMY Museum® can deliver. For more information, please call 213.765.6800 or visit www.grammymuseum.org. For exclusive content, join the organization’s social networks as a Twitter follower at www.twitter.com/TheGRAMMYMuseum and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/thegrammymuseum.

ABOUT THE KENNEDY CENTER
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is America’s living memorial to President Kennedy. It is the nation’s busiest performing arts facility and annually hosts more than 2,000 performances for audiences totaling nearly two million; Center related touring productions, television, and radio broadcasts welcome 40 million more. Now in its 42nd season, the Center presents performances of music, dance, and theater; supports artists in the creation of new work; and serves the nation as a leader in arts education. With its artistic affiliates, the National Symphony Orchestra, Washington National Opera, and VSA, the Center’s achievements as a commissioner, producer, and nurturer of developing artists have resulted in more than 200 theatrical productions, dozens of new ballets, operas, and musical works. The Center’s Emmy and Peabody Award-winning The Kennedy Center Honors is broadcast annually on CBS; The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize is seen on PBS. Each year, millions people nationwide take part in innovative and effective education programs initiated by the Center. The programs of the DeVos Institute of Arts Management at the Kennedy Center offer practical training to thousands of arts managers and board members at all stages of professional development in the United States and around the world. As part of the Center’s Performing Arts for Everyone outreach program, the Center stages more than 400 free performances of music, dance, and theater by artists from around the world each year on the Center’s main stages, and every evening at 6 p.m. on the Millennium Stage.

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After filling concert halls all over France and winning the hearts of a multitude of fans, Tryo will be presenting their latest album, Ladilafé. The DJ and Jamaican producer U-Roy will be back at Dour, taking us through a half century of his work – he’s been going since 1961! A regular performer at Dour, Anthony B will also drop by to say hello. Raggasonic, stars of 90s French ragga will be back with their new album Raggasonic 3. And some new faces, Jah Mason & Dub Alkom will be giving out some positive vibes will their dancehall reggae. Elsewhere, the impressive Dub Fx will bring some of the psychadelic/dub beat boxing he has already been playing around the world.

Check out the list of reggae / dancehall artists performing at DOUR Festival below:

• Alborosie
• Aba Shanti I & Earl Sixteen
• Anthony B
• Blackboard Jungle Sound System
• Dub Invaders High Tone Crew
• Dub Fx
• ERM & Lee Scratch Perry
• Jah Mason & Dub Akom
• Mungo’s Hifi feat. YT & Solo Banton
• Prince Alla, Sylford Walker & Asham Band
• Raggasonic
• Rohan Lee and Asham Band
• Skarbone 14
• The Aggrolites
• Toots and the Maytals
• U-Roy

This week, we’ll have some more hardcore/metal names and some electronica announcements!

TICKETS, FESTIHUTS AND FLEXOTELS

Tickets are on sale at the same price as 2012.

Don’t fancy camping? Why not reserve a Festihut or a Flexotel?!

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This is your chance to WIN 1 x 2 FREE TICKETS to see Romain Virgo live at P60- Amstelveen at July 4, 2013. We Give Away 2 x 2 Tickets for this great show! How can u make a chance to win? Please send an email to info@worldAReggae.com and tell us why WorldAReggae should Give you 2 Free Tickets for this show at P60- Amstelveen (NL).

Please Note your first and last name in the name and write the title of this show in the mail.

Contest will close at June 30, 2013

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Less than a week since “Double Trouble”spilled on the Internet and the song has garnered thousands of views via viral videos on youtube. The single was produced by Grammy award winner Buju Banton’s eldest son Markus Myries who  who heads his own successful Markus Records label and has been delivering a succession of hits productions who have charted both locally and internationally.

Although his birthday isn’t until June 12th, fan favorite Five Star General Bounty Killer just celebrated his birthday in style in Jamaica with a star studded party mixing fans, friends and celebrities. The Digicel and Busta soft drink brand ambassador I-Octane who has been busy in studio and with worldwide performances is gearing up for his new venture when he teams up with RepJA to launch shirt .

The I-Octane & Bounty Killer “Double Trouble” single produced by Markus Records is available on itunes and distributed by 21st Hapilos Digital.

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The act imposed strict noise and time constrain on Jamaica’s iconic street dance culture and other forms of entertainment on the island.

According to Mavado, they are killing dancehall culture with the NoiseAbatement Act.

“Everywhere in the world you go people know Jamaica for reggae music, sports and entertainment,” Mavado told Irie FM. “When you make dancehall suffer you make the youths that eat off dancehall suffer. When you lock off dancehall and those things you’re killing dancehall and your killing the culture of the country.”

These days Mavado spend most of his time in the U.S. touring and recordingnew material. The Gullyside singjay is also signed to Cash Money Records.

Dancehall music has seen a resurgence in recent years with several hip-hop artists doing crossover danceall singles.

Rap legend Snoop Dogg, now Snoop Lion, has also made a full transformation from hip-hop to reggae with a full length reggae album.

The Noise Abatement Act in Jamaica has been one of the most controversial law imposed on dancehall in recent history.

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Known mostly as an entertainment promotions company, Calico Music Group has it’s pulse on music and has branched into a production company. The reggae ballad produced by CMG brings out Gyptian’s rich melodious vocals that the artist is so well known for, and the chorus brings a haunting melody that touches the soul.

Gyptian who is best known for such hits as Hold Yuh, Nah Let Go, Serious Times, Mama, Beautiful Lady, I Can Feel Your Pain, amongst many others, has received international success and topped billboard charts several times.

Despite such huge success, Gyptian remains humble and continues to deliver quality music to the world, he states “I Really Sing ‘Pon The Higher Soul – Real, Authentic Music, And It’s Just Life And Music.”

“Memories In My Head” will be released on itunes and distributed by 21st Hapilos Digital.

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